Problem gamblers don't enjoy watching or reading about sports because they are too focused on the outcome of their bet, a parliamentary committee has been told.
As well, the promotion of gambling on sport has contributed to their addiction.
The University of Sydney's gambling treatment clinic said many of its clients had observed advertisements encouraging them to bet and portraying winners as having a better time with friends.
As well, the promotion of gambling on sport has contributed to their addiction.
The University of Sydney's gambling treatment clinic said many of its clients had observed advertisements encouraging them to bet and portraying winners as having a better time with friends.
"That promoted the idea that they may actually become a deeper supporter of the sport through wagering," the clinic said in a submission to a joint houses inquiry into online gambling.
That led many of them to believe that they could turn their knowledge and interest in their favourite sports into a supplementary income source.
The clinic's submission noted access to online betting allowed problem gamblers to still attend work, but distract their attention from productivity and quality of life.
Access to online betting for fans also reduced their pleasure in watching sport, it said.
"Over time, sports gamblers report that they no longer enjoy watching or reading about sports, because the focus of their attention is no longer about the different aspects of the sport, but rather almost exclusively on the outcome of their bet," the report said.
Cyber crime was an expanding problem due to the growth in the global digital economy, the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said in its submission to the joint parliamentary committee.
"The use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability and the ACC supports any mechanisms that will harden the Australian sectors to serious and organised criminal exploitation," the ACC said.
The ACC estimated organised crime costs Australia up to $15 billion a year with the criminal organisations looking to exploit any opportunity to make money.
"This makes professional sport an attractive target," the ACC said.
Australian sports ministers agreed on June 19 to endorse a national policy on match fixing in sport to protect the integrity of Australian sport.
This policy would give all Australian governments to work with sports and betting companies to deter and deal with corruption in sport.
That led many of them to believe that they could turn their knowledge and interest in their favourite sports into a supplementary income source.
The clinic's submission noted access to online betting allowed problem gamblers to still attend work, but distract their attention from productivity and quality of life.
Access to online betting for fans also reduced their pleasure in watching sport, it said.
"Over time, sports gamblers report that they no longer enjoy watching or reading about sports, because the focus of their attention is no longer about the different aspects of the sport, but rather almost exclusively on the outcome of their bet," the report said.
Cyber crime was an expanding problem due to the growth in the global digital economy, the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said in its submission to the joint parliamentary committee.
"The use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability and the ACC supports any mechanisms that will harden the Australian sectors to serious and organised criminal exploitation," the ACC said.
The ACC estimated organised crime costs Australia up to $15 billion a year with the criminal organisations looking to exploit any opportunity to make money.
"This makes professional sport an attractive target," the ACC said.
Australian sports ministers agreed on June 19 to endorse a national policy on match fixing in sport to protect the integrity of Australian sport.
This policy would give all Australian governments to work with sports and betting companies to deter and deal with corruption in sport.
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