Gambling Reforms Pushed Ahead in Honour of Late MP

Ms. Murphy strongly supported the removal of online gambling advertisements in all forms.

A billboard advertising a popular sports betting site is seen along a highway in Nairobi, on November 8, 2017. The popularity of football, among other sports betting is fast rising across Kenya and Africa in unprecedented fashion, with a share of the unemployed seeking out the new craze as a substitute for employment aided by the ease of betting on mobile phone applications. / AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Online gambling policies have been revisited following the death of federal Labor MP Peta Murphy, who advocated against online gambling during her time in office.

Ms. Murphy, who strongly supported the removal of online gambling advertisements in all forms, passed away earlier this month due to a long battle with breast cancer.