The Sports Stadiums of Shame: Australia's Flawed Approach to Advertising Regulation A report from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has exposed a stark reality about advertising in Australian sports, particularly in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL).
Every NRL club has an alcohol sponsor this season, while five AFL clubs are backed by gambling companies. These deals are worth tens of millions of dollars each year.
The saturation of alcohol and gambling ads is not a new phenomenon, but their sheer scale is alarming.