Tag Archives: Interactive Gambling Act

ESSA responds to Australian review of illegal offshore wagering

SBC News ESSA responds to Australian review of illegal offshore wagering

ESSA have issued a response to the Australian review of illegal offshore wagering, citing the Interactive Gambling Act of 2001 and stating that Australia had enforced an inconsistent position on in-play (or live) betting. The following points from ESSA covered the inconsistency of this approach:  Australia has enforced an inconsistent position on in-play (or live) betting. The Interactive Gambling Act …

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New South Wales’ OLGR gets tough on advertising inducements

SBC News New South Wales' OLGR gets tough on advertising inducements

New South Wales (NSW) betting regulator, The Office of Liquor Gaming & Racing (OLGR) has warned the Australian betting industry that it will not tolerate any form of promotional/marketing consumer inducement for gambling products. The OLGR industry warning comes as the regulator announced last week that it launched advertising charges against operators’ Tabcorp, Crownbet, bet365 and Unibet. In 2015 OLGR …

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