AFL website's gambling opt-out feature fails to block odds

The AFL website's self-exclusion feature, designed to hide gambling content, fails to block all betting-related material, prompting criticism of its effectiveness. Users can still view match preview videos promoting gambling even after activating the toggle. The feature, intended to hide betting odds, does remove direct Sportsbet odds from the weekly fixture. However, videos hosted by former players promoting bets remain visible, despite the user's preference to opt-out of seeing gambling content. Critics argue the feature is "tokenistic," and experts suggest stronger measures, like age verification, are needed. The AFL stated they are working to include sponsored match previews in the opt-out feature.