Online gambling
‘G’day cobber’: Australia requests Curaçao crack down on online casinos
The Dutch Caribbean is a hotbed for online casinos, many of which have been found by Australian authorities to be illegally advertising to and serving Australian gamblers.
- by Sarah Danckert
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Australia may ban gambling ads within three years after inquiry report
Gambling harm experts say advertisements can encourage young people and those with gambling problems to seek out betting when they would otherwise abstain.
- by Amelia McGuire, Calum Jaspan and Paul Sakkal
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Media & marketing
The Guardian to forfeit ‘millions’ as it dumps gambling ads
Guardian Media Group will stop accepting gambling and wagering advertising across all its channels, in a move its local boss said will cost it millions of dollars.
- by Calum Jaspan
How big is the threat of illegal offshore wagering?
Some of the country’s biggest bookies have called for the government to consider the proliferation of offshore wagering, prompting criticism from anti-gambling advocates and harm experts.
- by Amelia McGuire
Analysis
Gaming & wagering
The $25 billion pokies giant gambling on tech
Aristocrat is the hidden name behind the headlines when talk turns to Australia’s addiction to poker machines, but the $25 billion group has made its biggest gamble on the tech industry.
- by Colin Kruger
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Gambling
Top sports wagering lobbyist was Morrison government gambling minister’s chief
The appointment of an adviser to the Morrison government on gambling regulation as boss of the peak gaming industry group has prompted calls for tighter lobbying rules.
- by Paul Sakkal
Closure for ‘absurd’ loophole allowing online gambling with credit cards
Anti-gambling advocates say the forthcoming federal ban must be the first step in a broader crackdown on the industry.
- by Lisa Visentin
Premier League clubs ban gambling ads on shirt fronts
Eight of the league’s 20 clubs currently have front-of-jersey gambling sponsors, with the new policy to take effect in just over three years.
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Gaming & wagering
Betr to cop $210,000 fine over 100-1 odds promotion
Liquor & Gaming NSW is expected to penalise Betr after the wagering outfit ran advertisements in News Corporation newspapers offering 100-1 odds for bets of up to $10 on any horses racing in last year’s Melbourne Cup.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Sports betting
Shut up, and let the bookies take your money
Footy fans have made clear their dislike of the sheer volume of gambling advertising, and yet still it continues to grow.
- by Greg Baum
Not a ‘major issue’: AFL, NRL bosses defend ads at gambling inquiry
Australian sporting chiefs have warned grassroots sports will suffer if revenue from gambling advertising is cut, downplaying concerns at a parliamentary inquiry into online betting.
- by Amelia McGuire and Paul Sakkal