{"id":777009787,"date":"2023-10-02T10:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777009787"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:33:45","slug":"tabcorp-fined-us9590-over-gambling-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tabcorp-fined-us9590-over-gambling-promotion","title":{"rendered":"Tabcorp fined US$9,590 over gambling promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Liquor & Gaming NSW found that Tabcorp had offered an inducement to participate in gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Tabcorp has been fined AU$15,000 (US$9,590) for promoting inducements to people without TAB betting accounts in violation of New South Wales (NSW) regulations for gambling advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a press release, a magistrate from the Downing Centre Local Court ruled that the company had advertised a promotion on its website that included an inducement to engage in gambling. In NSW, it is unlawful to disseminate or communicate inducement advertisements to non-account holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane Lin, the executive director of Regulatory Operations at Liquor & Gaming NSW, stated, “Tabcorp is a large corporation and it is our expectation that an operator of this scale has strong internal controls and demonstrates greater vigilance to prevent members of the public being exposed to gambling inducements.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW bans the advertisement of inducements to participate in gambling activities, including encouraging more frequent betting. Additionally, it is against the law to incentivise the opening of betting accounts, referring of friends or consent to receive gambling advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks ago, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) initiated\u00a0legal proceedings against Tabcorp<\/a>, along with other eight venues, for alleged violations of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003. According to a press release issued by the VGCCC, the venue operators and a TAB agency allowed a minor to gamble on 27 occasions between September 8 and November 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> L&GNSW fines online bookmaker for illegally offering boosted odds<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Liquor & Gaming NSW found that Tabcorp had offered an inducement to participate in gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":20369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Tabcorp has been fined AU$15,000 by Liquor & Gaming NSW for promoting gambling inducements to non-account holders, violating New South Wales advertising regulations. This regulatory action follows recent legal proceedings initiated by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission against Tabcorp and other venues for allegedly allowing a minor to gamble. These incidents underscore heightened regulatory scrutiny on operator compliance with responsible gambling and advertising frameworks in Australia.","focusai_entities":"Tabcorp, Liquor & Gaming NSW, Downing Centre Local Court, Jane Lin, Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales, Victoria","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Compliance Audit Scope","query":"What specific enhancements to Tabcorp's internal control frameworks and advertising approval processes are being implemented to prevent future regulatory breaches across all operating jurisdictions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Harmonization Impact","query":"Given the concurrent enforcement actions by L&GNSW and VGCCC, what are the implications for a more harmonized national approach to iGaming advertising and responsible gambling regulations in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439],"tags":[13716],"class_list":["post-777009787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","tag-tabcorp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777009787"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041221,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009787\/revisions\/777041221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777009787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777009787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777009787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}