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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cystal Asige",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Speaker. I appreciate that, and for the opportunity to speak briefly on the mediated version of the Gambling Control Bill. First of all, this Bill came through our committee where I sit as the Vice-Chair, which is the Labour and Social Welfare Committee. When we were considering this Bill before it even went to mediation, I, as a member of that committee, opposed a lot of the provisions that are in this Bill. Also because the spirit of gambling, for me, is not really a legislative endeavor, I feel it needs to be thought about more in a philosophical way. Across the world, you will see that, I mean, even this title, I find it to be a bit of a juxtaposed kind of a title because it says ‘gambling control.’ I do not believe that you can control gambling. The world over, you will see that there are countries that have either allowed gambling to happen or completely refused for it to happen in their economies. However, those that have tried a middle ground, like we are trying right now, have not been able to control gambling as it implies in this title of the Bill. We need to remember The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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