WA’s state-owned gambling agency targets customers with promotions to maintain profits

Annual report attributed strong retail performance, in part, to its $13.8m spend on advertising

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A gambling agency owned by the Western Australian government targeted customers with promotions to maintain its “strong margins”, despite a federal inquiry calling for them to be banned without delay, due to community harm.

Western Australia is the last state to still own a gambling agency, the WA Tab, which is managed on its behalf by Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA). All gambling profits are returned the state’s racing industry, although taxes are still paid to the state government.

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