Plan to beam gambling ad on to Sydney Opera House sparks national outrage

The plan to promote a horse race on the sails of the Sydney Opera House has been met with public anger and counter-protests. An online petition has gathered more than 250,000 signatures in a bid to ‘save’ the Opera House from commercialisation. The New South Wales premier overruled Opera House management to make sure Racing NSW were allowed to promote the Everest race through the projection of lights on to the side of the world heritage-listed  building. National rugby and cricket events and the Olympics have been promoted on the sails in the past but protesters have argued that gambling shouldn't be given the same platform
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