A study by the Australian Gambling Research Centre found about a third of young adults who gambled in the last year started betting before the age of 18 .

Professor Samantha Thomas has extensively researched gambling reform and told RN Breakfast an age verification likely won't work - and says she's "very concerned with the framing" particularly from the Prime Minister around gambling reform - and is urging the Government to implement a blanket ban on gambling advertising.

• Guest:Samantha Thomas, Professor Public Health in the Determinants of Health Team, Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University 
• Producer: Kimberley Price