{"id":777037936,"date":"2026-02-12T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777037936"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:28:36","slug":"acma-fines-tabcorp-for-taking-illegal-in-play-sports-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-fines-tabcorp-for-taking-illegal-in-play-sports-bets","title":{"rendered":"ACMA fines Tabcorp for taking illegal in-play sports bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The operator has been ordered to pay US$112,701 for breaches of the Australian Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Tabcorp<\/strong> has paid a AU$158,400 (US$112,701)<\/strong> penalty for taking online in-play sports bets. An investigation conducted by the\u00a0Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found the operator accepted 426 in-play bets across 32 tennis matches between February 2024 and June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online wagers on a sporting event after it has started are prohibited in Australia under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA)<\/strong>. Tabcorp voided and refunded the bets, which it said occurred due to systems and communication issues with its third-party provider.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Carolyn Lidgerwood, ACMA member, said this is the third time since 2021 that Tabcorp has breached the in-play betting rules. \u201cThe law is clear and wagering services must have processes in place to prevent illegal in-play bets from being accepted,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cWhile we understand that most wagering operators rely on third-party providers to close betting on sporting events, they cannot outsource their legal responsibilities. The length of time it took Tabcorp to identify and then fix the problem was concerning and we expect Tabcorp to do better in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabcorp has entered into an enforceable undertaking requiring the company to undertake a review of its systems and processes. Any further non-compliance may result in proceedings through the Federal Court, ACMA warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> 6 Australian wagering providers breached gambling self-exclusion rules, ACMA finds<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The operator has been ordered to pay US$112,701 for breaches of the Australian Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777037939,"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$158,400 (US$112,701) by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for accepting 426 illegal online in-play sports bets, a breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This marks Tabcorp's third such violation since 2021, prompting an enforceable undertaking to review its systems and processes. The incident underscores the non-delegable nature of regulatory compliance for licensed operators, even when involving third-party providers.","focusai_entities":"Tabcorp, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Carolyn Lidgerwood","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), tech_data (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Tabcorp's Compliance Framework","query":"What specific enhancements to Tabcorp's governance frameworks and third-party vendor management protocols are mandated by the enforceable undertaking to prevent future IGA breaches?"},{"label":"Regulatory Precedent","query":"How might ACMA's firm stance on operator accountability for third-party system failures influence regulatory compliance expectations for other licensed wagering operators in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093,289,13716,25121],"class_list":["post-777037936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-acma","tag-australia","tag-tabcorp","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037936","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777037936"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777037962,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037936\/revisions\/777037962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777037939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777037936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777037936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777037936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}