Operators fined a total of $207,500 for running illegal gambling advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- Two Australian bookmakers have been fined a total of $207,500 for running illegal gambling advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ladbrokes and Neds were found to breach NSW law that states operators cannot run gambling advertisement that are seen to encourage consumers to play or play frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wagering operators found guilty of running such ads face fines of up to $110,000 per offence, while company directors can be criminally prosecuted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ladbrokes and Neds were found guilty of running several advertisements across Channel 7, Instagram and Facebook in 2018, which offered bonus bets for a smaller deposit such as a deal to \u201cDeposit $50, get $250 in bonus bets.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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