Betting ban doesn't need federal approval A ban on live odds betting during sports broadcasts does not require commonwealth legislation, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says. Mr Weatherill on Monday said he wanted to ban such advertisements before the end of the AFL season, but federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said on Tuesday he preferred the matter be dealt with by the commonwealth, because of the involvement of broadcasters. "South Australia have no power under the communication provisions, commonwealth powers," Mr Conroy said. They do have certain other powers, but they reached an agreement at COAG (Council of Australian Governments) to go through a consultation phase. Mr Weatherill said he was not seeking to legislate under the Broadcast Act or the Communications Act, but under the Authorised Betting Act, which included codes of practice for gambling organisations and advertising guidelines. He said the SA process operated in parallel to the COAG consultation. "The details are very clear - we're banning live odds advertising, and we have a very broad definition of advertising," Mr Weatherill told reporters in Adelaide on Tuesday. It will cover signage on the ground, television, and all forms of advertising including anything that identifies the availability of live odds betting, the odds themselves, and anything that encourages betting of this sort. The ban would not necessarily totally block advertisements by gambling companies unless they referred to live odds betting, he said. Likewise, sports clubs sponsored by betting organisations might not be affected, depending on the promotional nature of the logos on their jerseys. Affected clubs could include the Adelaide Crows, sponsored by Adelaide Casino, and the Sydney Kings, sponsored by Crown Limited. Mr Weatherill said South Australia would not copy "inferior" industry self-regulation, which proposes that advertisements continue during ad breaks. "You give industry capacity to regulate in this way and they're going to regulate to protect their interests, they're not going to regulate to protect children or the public interest," he said. What you're seeing is the anxiety of people that realise that they are no longer going to be able to make mega-millions of dollars out of vulnerable consumers. He said the proposed terms of the ban would be open to community consultation in the near future.