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The '''Unlawful Gambling Amendment (Betting on Animals) Bill 2023''' is a proposed legislation in New South Wales, Australia, that aims to ban gambling on activities involving live animals, such as greyhound racing, harness racing, horse racing, and jumps racing.<ref>https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18429/First%20Print.pdf</ref> The bill was introduced by the Hon [[Emma Hurst]], MLC, a member of the [[Animal Justice Party Australia|Animal Justice Party]], on 22 November 2023.

The bill would amend the Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 to create two new offences: one for a person who gambles on an activity involving a live animal, and another for a licensed bookmaker who carries on bookmaking for such an activity.

== See also ==

* [[Emma Hurst]]
* [[Racehorse deaths 2023]]
* [[:Category: Animal law]]

== External links ==

* [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bills/Pages/bill-details.aspx?pk=18429 Unlawful Gambling Amendment (Betting on Animals) Bill 2023] Parliament of New South Wales
* [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/bill/files/18429/First%20Print.pdf First print Unlawful Gambling Amendment (Betting on Animals) Bill 2023] Parliament of New South Wales

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[[Category:Animal law in Australia]]
[[Category:Animal law]]