Donations from gambling agencies to political parties are growing steadily

The Australian horse racing industry has been accused of dubious treatment for the increased visitor limit for public events.

Political donations from bookmakers that encourage horse betting have increased to about half a million dollars a year, the latest statistics show. According to him, the annual donations of betting companies increased from $ 9,900 in 2010 and 2011 to $ 473,161 in 2019–2020.

The industry has paid out up to 2.7 million in donations over the past ten years, mostly through Tabcorp and Crown Resorts, the owner of the online bookmaker Betfair Australia. $ 1.3 million went to the Liberals, the Labor Party received $ 1.1 million, and the citizens $ 229,000.