Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Australia has to fix its “real problem” with gambling ads during sports better.

There’s a push to ban all ads integrated into major sports broadcasts, with the issue in the spotlight on the back of the recently-concluded Paris Olympics.

Mr Dutton told Tom Elliott he was incensed by how ingrained the culture of betting has become around the country’s major sports.

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“I think it’s an abomination when you’re sitting there watching the footy…when there’s a conversation about someone’s multi,” he said on 3AW Mornings.

“In some cases, people are happy for their team to lose because they’ve backed a multi that involves the other team. The culture that has been driven here is a real problem.”

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