Ban live odds in sports coverage: Xenophon INDEPENDENT senator Nick Xenophon fears a crackdown on promoting live betting odds during sport broadcasts will be "lost in the wash" after the next federal election. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said on Sunday a coalition government would legislate a ban to shield children from gambling promotion unless the TV industry acted first. Senator Xenophon says he doesn't think Mr Abbott's plan goes far enough. He will meet Mr Abbott next week to discuss his private members bill to remove a loophole that exempts sports broadcasts from a gambling advertising ban during G-rated programs. "Parliament is very much out of step with community sentiment," Senator Xenophon said. He wants legislation on the issue before the election. "There's an opportunity to deal with this sooner rather than later," he said. My concern is post-election, it will be lost in the wash. Senator Xenophon says parents stop him in the street regularly, telling him the infiltration of gambling promotion in sport has gone too far.