It’s been three years since late Labor MP Peta Murphy handed the landmark parliamentary inquiry and report into online gambling to Australians. 

The report, titled You Win Some, You Lose More, became a lightning rod in the country for those seeking to reform gambling and betting laws. 

On 20 August 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese‘s government secured passage of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, following a deal with the Liberal National Coalition opposition.

The reforms include: a limiting of TV gambling ads, a total ban on gambling operators appearing on sports jerseys and stadiums, a ban on celebrity endorsements alongside an opt-out register for online gambling advertising. 

But while many welcomed the reforms, some, including Rod Glover, husband to the late-Labor MP, said it “falls well short” of what Murphy had recommended in her report – that being full ban on gambling ads and inducements. 

On this episode of iGaming Daily, Charlie Horner sits down with SBC Editor-at-Large Ted Menmuir and SBC News Editor Ted Orme-Claye to dissect what the recent updates mean for the Australian gambling sector. 

“They’ve clearly taken a lot of inspiration from the Murphy Report,” Orme-Claye said of the reforms, “but they’ve not gone ahead with implementing the full thing because that would not be politically acceptable to a lot of other key stakeholders in Australian society”.

Menmuir went further, saying how despite the reforms, “I don’t think Australia has answered what is the fundamental flaw of the sector. It has no federal oversight on gambling. And no federal commission”.

This sense of fragmentation is unavoidable when looking at the reactions from those in the country. 

MP’s who had supported reform have been left largely unhappy at something they think hasn’t gone far enough. Meanwhile many in the gambling sector argue the reforms are “pointless” and ultimately damage the regulated sector. 

Catch up on the full debate here.