Tarek Barakat
AustraliapoliticianMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Tarek Barakat is the deputy secretary of the Hospitality and Racing department in New South Wales, recently in the news for addressing concerns about the legality and fairness of hardship exemptions granted to certain clubs that allow them to bypass shutdown laws despite their substantial gaming revenues.
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Tarek Barakat, deputy secretary of the Liquor and Gaming Office in NSW, expressed concerns about influencers increasing the risk of gambling harm.
Gambling influencers are flooding social media with videosThe Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-08-04
Australia· 2026-08-04
Hospitality and Racing deputy secretary Tarek Barakat stated that the review was part of the purpose of the exemptions.
RSLs, clubs exploit hardship exemptions to bypass shutdown lawsThe Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2025-08-31
Australia· 2025-08-31
