In the end, it was a photo finish. In the administration’s final furlong, the Gambling Regulation Bill came up on the rails and just got over the line.

It’s a victory for the coalition and James Browne, the junior justice minister — failure to legislate for gambling in the internet age was a national embarrassment. And while it has been universally welcomed — nobody can actually publicly oppose laws that reduce harm — there’s still plenty of quibbling with the result.