A Call: Pray for Gambling Reform on 19 Oct

Join us in praying that political leaders take courageous action to help Australians harmed by gambling.

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    Gambling has Australia in its devastating grip 


    Australia loses more to gambling than any other country in the world – by far. $32.2 billion dollars in FY2023-4. 1 in 5 people surveyed in NSW in 2024 said they experienced harm from gambling.

     

    The gambling industry is unjust, targeting people who are vulnerable and aiming to trap them in a cycle of harm. Wesley Mission continues our 200-year history of raising our voice against injustice, advocating for policy change and supporting people who need a hand out of gambling’s grip.

     

    Now, we’re mobilising people of faith to pray for gambling reform on 19 October, the day before GambleAware Week begins in NSW. Together and by God’s grace, we will see change.

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      Our Points of Prayer

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      For the spiritual power gambling holds over our nation and state to be broken, in Jesus’ name

       

       

      VI

       

      For a material reduction in poker machines numbers and venues across NSW

       

      II

       

      For those trapped in a gambling addiction be set free

       

       

      VII

       

      For the grassroots voice of the collective Church, community groups, the media and individuals to become so great that Governments are compelled to act

       

       

      III

       

      For federal and state governments to enact full bans of all gambling advertising on all media platforms

       

       

      VIII

       

      For Indigenous, migrant and socially disadvantaged communities who are disproportionately impacted by gambling harm

       

      IV

       

      For the implementation of a mandatory cashless gaming card for poker machines across NSW, with robust harm prevention measures built in 

       

       

      IX

       

      For those who provide gambling counselling and education services – that they would be strengthened and their work even more fruitful

       

       

      V

       

      For poker machines across NSW to be powered down between midnight and 10am.

       

       

      X

       

      For the protection of Australian children from grooming by the gambling industry.
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      Our Points of Prayer

       

       

       

      For the spiritual power gambling holds over our nation and state to be broken, in Jesus’ name

       

       

       

      For a material reduction in poker machines numbers and venues across NSW

       

       

      For those trapped in a gambling addiction be set free

       

       

       

      For the grassroots voice of the collective Church, community groups, the media and individuals to become so great that Governments are compelled to act

       

       

       

      For federal and state governments to enact full bans of all gambling advertising on all media platforms

       

       

       

      For Indigenous, migrant and socially disadvantaged communities who are disproportionately impacted by gambling harm

       

       

      For the implementation of a mandatory cashless gaming card for poker machines across NSW, with robust harm prevention measures built in 

       

       

       

       

      For those who provide gambling counselling and education services – that they would be strengthened and their work even more fruitful

       

       

       

       

      For poker machines across NSW to be powered down between midnight and 10am

       

       

       

       

      For the protection of Australian children from grooming by the gambling industry

       
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      The case for change

      $ 2.27 B
      $ 2.27 B
      Lost in 91 days in NSW
      $ 88 M
      $ 88 M
      Lost through Gaming Machines
      $ 25 M
      $ 25 M

      Daily losses

      $ 1.34 M
      $ 1.34 M
      Lost per hour

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