Tim Costello & Mark Kempster - Australia’s Sports Betting Addiction

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Behind The Mask

Josh Piterman

27 episodes

5 months ago

Im Josh Piterman, Im a singer, actor and certified meditation teacher. I’ve played many roles in my life both on and offstage and worn many masks, but I’ve always had a curiosity for what’s happening behind those masks, behind identity and ego. I want to explore the real stories beyond the bright lights of people's journeys and get a VIP pass to the backstage tour of their lives. In this series, you’ll get to know some of the most extraordinary and inspiring people behind the masks that they wear. It’s an opportunity for them to share their authentic story. Their sacrifices, successes, hurdles, triumphs, insecurities, motivations, passions and fears, as well as their self-discoveries, philosophical or spiritual awakenings, the growth mindset tools they’ve used and the wisdoms and lessons they’ve learned, to navigate their way through life, with purpose and meaning. It’s time to be inspired by the depths of what it means to feel truly human. It’s time to go behind the mask.

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Tim Costello & Mark Kempster - Australia’s Sports Betting Addiction

Behind The Mask

1 hour 6 minutes 33 seconds

1 year ago

Tim Costello & Mark Kempster - Australia’s Sports Betting Addiction

Australia accounts for .33% of the worlds population yet it houses 20% of the worlds pokies machines. On any given single day, you’ll find 943 sports betting ads across our free to air television networks. I’ll just leave you with those numbers for a moment.

On this episode of the Behind The Mask Podcast, Im joined by chief spokesperson for the Alliance of Gambling Reform in Australia, Tim Costello and Mark Kempster who lost over $100,000 in sport betting over the course of his long addiction.

In this episode we discuss:

-What’s led to Australia’s obsession with sports gambling.

-What lured Mark into gambling and what makes it so incredibly hard for him and so many others to quit.

-How far ahead Australia are in terms of losses from the next worst country.

-The role former premier of Victoria Jeff Kennett had in beatifying gambling.

-The effect sport betting advertising is having on children as young as 10.

-Mark’s wife saving him from his likely suicide.

-Tim shares why NSW Labor Party has the biggest gambling addiction of all.

-Mark shares how is rehabilitation has inspired him to help others battling through their gambling addictions.

-Why Australia should implement all 31 recommendations from the late Peta Murphy’s report ‘You Win Some, You Lose More’ which pushes for a total ban on sports betting advertising across all media platforms in Australia.

If you or someone you know is in need of support, please contact: Gambling Helpline 1800 858 858 | Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 | Lifeline 131 114

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