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Australian politician wants turnover tax on sportsbooks

SBC News Australian politician wants turnover tax on sportsbooks

An Australian politician is pushing to have the country’s gambling taxation laws overhauled, and has the sports betting industry in her sights. National Party senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie is pushing the federal government to impose a new national gaming tax and effectively ban gambling with overseas operators using ‘banking and other tools’. McKenzie has made a formal submission to …

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On-course bookmakers fail age test

SBC News On-course bookmakers fail age test

On-course betting operators are being warned that they must do more to prevent underage gambling after every track bookmaker approached in a test purchasing operation served a 16-year-old without asking for proof of age. People must be 18 or over to place bets at a racecourse. The tests were undertaken at Ascot on 20 June 2014 under the supervision of …

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