{"id":777035875,"date":"2025-12-10T08:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777035875"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:08:02","slug":"australia-proposes-exclusion-of-gambling-from-research-and-development-tax-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-proposes-exclusion-of-gambling-from-research-and-development-tax-incentives","title":{"rendered":"Australia proposes exclusion of gambling from research and development tax incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Draft legislation that would bar gambling, tobacco and nicotine-related research from the national tax Incentive, leaving support only for harm-reduction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The federal government has put forward draft legislation<\/strong> that would exclude gambling-related research and development from eligibility under Australia’s R&D Tax Incentive. The proposal, now open for consultation, also covers tobacco and nicotine products. Research for harm-reduction projects would still be covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move would remove eligibility for online and land-based gambling technologies, wagering platforms and gaming machines. The government argues that taxpayer-funded incentives should not support innovation that may heighten addiction risks or undermine national health goals, which it says is inconsistent with public-health objectives<\/strong> and could dilute efforts to reduce the prevalence of problem gambling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data from the Australian Tax Office showed that gambling companies claimed close to AU$90m (US$59m) in R&D tax credits in the 2021\/22 financial year, a figure the government described as misaligned with the scheme\u2019s purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the gambling sector argues that removing access to R&D incentives could slow innovation in areas such as compliance and fraud prevention. Some companies warn that the measure may push research activity offshore or leave the industry at a disadvantage compared to other tech-driven sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry groups, health organisations and research institutions can submit feedback until January 30. The consultation period aims to clarify technical definitions and distinguish harm-reduction initiativebefore the bill moves to parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> MPs push Australian government for gambling ad ban<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Draft legislation that would bar gambling, tobacco and nicotine-related research from the national tax Incentive, leaving support only for harm-reduction projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777028008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Australia's federal government has introduced draft legislation to exclude gambling-related research and development from its national R&D Tax Incentive, with an exception for harm-reduction projects. This policy aims to align taxpayer-funded innovation with public health objectives, despite industry concerns that it could impede advancements in compliance and fraud prevention, potentially driving R&D offshore. The proposal is currently open for stakeholder consultation to refine technical definitions.","focusai_entities":"Australian Tax Office, federal government, parliament","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), journalist_researcher (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Harm-Reduction Definition?","query":"What specific criteria will define 'harm-reduction projects' for continued R&D tax incentive eligibility, and how will this be enforced?"},{"label":"Competitive Landscape Impact?","query":"How will this legislative change impact the competitive landscape for Australian iGaming operators versus international counterparts, particularly regarding innovation in core gaming verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[289,225,25047],"class_list":["post-777035875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-australia","tag-legislation","tag-research-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035875","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777035875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035887,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035875\/revisions\/777035887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777035875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777035875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777035875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}