Australia

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS POISED TO INTRODUCE NEW LAWS TO BAN GAMB­LING ADVERTISING DURING LIVE SPORTING EVENTS AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK — BUT THE IMMINENT MOVE HAS PROMPTED ANGRY OPPOSITION FROM SPORTING BODIES, WHICH SAY THE MOVE WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE FUNDS FOR GRASSROOTS SPORT. The Australian understands that...

Australia’s federal government wants to harmonize state-level online sports betting point-of-consumption taxes (POCT), potentially dealing a blow to the Northern Territory’s status as the country’s premier online licensing jurisdiction. On Friday, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison (pictured) held a meeting with his state and territory counterparts to discuss the upcoming...

In this week’s poker news round up we remind you of the death of online poker in Australia, a storm brewing above the heads of the High Rollers competing in the PokerStars Championships and more. Australian poker players were dealt a blow this week when the Interactive Gambling Amendment...

A empresa de jogos online Sky Bet foi multada em 1 milhão de libras por permitir que centenas de pessoas potencialmente vulneráveis continuassem a apostar depois de terem pedido para serem impedidas de o fazer, enquanto enviava material promocional a mais 50.000. O TRIBUNAL FEDERAL MULTOU O OPERADOR GLOBAL...

Crown Resorts has been unable to contact any of its employees since they were detained three days ago in a series of late-night raids in China and taken away for questioning. “To date, Crown has not been able to speak with our employees and is working closely with the Department of...

While Canberrans are spending significantly less on gambling than they were five years ago, problem gambling remains entrenched and almost half of losses come from problem gamblers, a new study has found. Overall, gambling losses have dropped significantly in five years in Canberra, from $288 million in 2008–09 to...

Não é nenhuma surpresa saber que quase metade de todas as perdas em jogos de azar no Território da Capital Australiana são incorridas por um número relativamente pequeno de “jogadores problemáticos”. Isto está muito alinhado com o que acontece em outros lugares da Austrália e no exterior. A estatística...

The Australian Wagering Council (AWC) has warned that punters will “bear the brunt” of South Australia’s proposed new 15 percent place of consumption tax on betting companies. The South Australian Government has announced plans to introduce a levy on the net wagering revenue (NWR) of betting companies offering services...

Tom Lippa says his elderly mother Elfriede was once “a vibrant woman” who was living in her own condo in Victoria and would visit his sister every day to walk her dog. But unbeknown to Lippa and his sister, their mother, now 91, would go to the View Royal Casino after those...

The state government of South Australia has announced a new place of consumption tax to be levied on betting companies offering services in the state. To be included in next month’s state budget and commenced from 1 July 2017, the 15% tax is Australia’s first interstate gambling tax, and...

Uma oferta para dar aos apostadores 200 dólares em apostas grátis levou a que a casa de apostas online Bet365 fosse multada em 2,75 milhões de dólares por conduta enganosa e fraudulenta. O gigante das apostas sediado no Reino Unido promoveu “Apostas grátis de 200 dólares para novos clientes”...

Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing  Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL  Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...

Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...

A loophole allowing punters to place bets online during sporting events will be closed by the federal government as part of a comprehensive review. Gambling-safety advocates have broadly welcomed the recommendations of the O’Farrell review into the online sports-betting industry, released on Thursday, including the establishment of a national...

Advertisements for gambling would be treated like tobacco promotions and banned completely under a policy announced by the Greens. The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said on Friday the ban would “make it possible for people to sit down with their kids and watch a game of footy without...