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Ministers agree to ban some sports betting incentives in Australia

September 11, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting

About a month after gamblers in Australia learned that 'legal' online casinos and poker rooms were to become a thing of the past, the sports betting industry is facing its own tough odds in recruiting new playe...

Mid-September marks PokerStars exit from Australia

Marie Kelley

August 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online Poker, Poker

Last week, the Australian Senate passed the Internet Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 which will outlaw online poker in the country. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives in June. The action by the Se...

Australian Government Considers Blocking ISPs in order to combat unlicensed iGambling sites

Marie Kelley

May 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia

Lawmakers of Australia have been quite busy over the past few months, working to change the law in a number of ways in regards to the gambling industry. Just last month, the Senate decided to pass a piece of le...

Australian government unified on problem gambling measures

Lars Jones

April 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online gambling regulation, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation

An agreement has been reached among federal, state, and territory ministers in Australia in a continued effort to crack down on problem online gambling. Among the items under consensus is a voluntary opt-out...

Australia passes legislation to ban online poker and in-play sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

In Australia, the Senate has today followed the House Of Representatives in passing a piece of amended legislation that has closed several loopholes to completely ban online casino and poker games as well as th...

Tabcorp Holdings Limited found guilty of publishing illegal inducements

Adam Morgan

December 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

After last week saw its planned $4.4 billion deal to purchase local lottery operator Tatts Group jeopardized following the emergence of a rival bid, Australian sportsbetting operator Tabcorp Holdings Limited ha...

Possible changes to Australian iGambling laws could spell trouble for major poker brands

Marie Kelley

November 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, Australia, Online Gambling News

Earlier this year the Australian Minister for Human Services, Alan Tudge, announced that he would be introducing legislation to amend the Interactive Gambling Act of 2001 to remove any loopholes that currently ...