i think there is a lot of confusion surrounding this
As I understand it, here in melbourne, we have two separate issues that are being reported together and somehow mixing things up
We have had a push the past few years for a internet filtering system to protect our kids as there has been a number of reports of pedophiles stalking kids, as well as wanting a system where parents can monitor kids internet surfing.
at the same time, we have alot of publicy surrounding the effect of all the pokie machines in clubs and hotels, and the amount of money being lost by pensioners etc on them, so there is alot of talk in our parliments how to address that
that is the extent of all these articles recently. I can say with a large amount of confidence, internet gambling/sportsbetting, is not on any agenda to restrict.
In fact, only recently , two weeks ago has victoria approved bookmakers, predominantly ones with internet representation, to be able to advertise in newspapers etc.
cheers