03/01/23 Thailand to resume gambling on animal races and fights Thailand’s Interior Ministry has announced that traditional animal races and fights, such as cockfighting and fish fighting will resume.
02/28/23 Victorian PM won’t oppose sports betting ad reforms Premier Daniel Andrews says he’s not against proposals to reform regulations.
02/28/23 Regulator raises concerns over Australian gambling self-exclusion register The Northern Territory Racing Commission says it will continue with its own system unless changes are made to ACMA’s BetStop.
02/22/23 Australia’s Betr fined again for marketing breach The sports betting platform faces fines totalling AU$75,000 for three breaches.
02/21/23 ACT Senator calls for tougher regulation of gambling ads David Pocock, senator for the Australian Capital Territory, has met with experts to discuss possible regulations.
02/15/23 Tamil Nadu chief minister slams delays in bill to ban online gambling Chief minister MK Stalin has accused governor RN Ravi of disrespecting the Tamil Nadu Assembly by postponing his approval of the bill.
02/10/23 Free TV Australia rejects calls for further restrictions on gambling ads Free TV Australia has said that additional restrictions would make it difficult to provide free sports coverage.
02/09/23 Australian communications minister urged to quit over Sportsbet donations Crossbenches have demanded Michelle Rowland’s removal for “shocking errors of judgment.”
02/09/23 Victoria urged to follow NSW cashless gambling policy An associate professor and gambling policy expert says a similar cashless gambling system should be applied in Victoria.
02/08/23 Amused Group fined for emails to self-excluded customers Amused Group sent an email to 7,713 people, including 772 who had self-excluded.
02/07/23 NSW government provides more details on gambling reform proposal The government says it’s “one of the biggest gambling reforms ever undertaken in Australia”.
02/06/23 NSW PM plans to make all gaming machines cashless within five years Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed the legislation will be introduced if the coalition government is re-elected in March.
