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40 years of legal sports betting in Australia points to risks for US gamblers – and tips for regulators

  • Written by Alex Russell, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
40 years of legal sports betting in Australia points to risks for US gamblers – and tips for regulatorsThe country's history of state-sanctioned gambling goes back to the early 19th century.William West/AFP via Getty Images

Australians love to gamble. It’s often said that if they could, they would bet on two flies crawling up a wall. The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge were funded, in part, by government lotteries.

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