Posts From: August 2024

10 Play breaches gambling rules in Australia

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found streaming service 10 Play, provided by Network Ten Pty Ltd, breached gambling advertising rules by presenting gambling advertisements outside allowed times...

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Tabcorp hit with record $4.6 million fine in Victoria

Tabcorp has been issued a substantial financial penalty and directed to transform its operations after extensive investigations by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission into several instances of non-compliance...

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Evolution hit with fine in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a consent agreement today presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting resulting in a fine of $7,500 against Evolution...

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Dutch gambling authority orders F1 to prohibit Stake advertising

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) has ordered the organisation of the Formula 1 in Zandvoort, Dutch Grand Prix, and racing team Sauber not to advertise illegal gambling provider Stake during...

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ACMA looks to block another four illegal gambling sites 

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal gambling and affiliate marketing websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling...

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Playup Interactive handed $586,000 fine over betting inducements

Online betting operator Playup Interactive received a record fine of almost $600,000 for offering free bets and inducing people to gamble. Playup Interactive, which trades as Draftstars, was fined $586,000...

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2% levy on gambling revenue could replace free-to-air advertising

A small levy on the many billions of dollars that gambling companies extract from Australians could compensate the media for revenue lost from a potential gambling advertising ban, with enough...

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Free-to-air TV in Australia needs gambling ads to stay afloat, says MP

The federal government looks set to reject calls for a blanket ban on gambling advertising, with cabinet minister Bill Shorten arguing media companies need the revenue in a battle with...

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Australian government urged again to ban gambling ads

Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung senator Lidia Thorpe has urged the Australian federal government to ban gambling ads “if they are serious” about addressing disadvantage for First Peoples. On Monday...

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Lottoland blocked by Brazil’s gambling regulator

LOTERJ had a new legal victory in the dispute with non-accredited bets. The judge rejected the Writ of Mandamus filed by Lottoland, which sought to suspend the judicial blockade of...

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