{"id":777046475,"date":"2026-08-21T07:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777046475"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:24:33","slug":"betstop-reaches-67480-registrations-after-three-years-of-tackling-gambling-harm-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/betstop-reaches-67480-registrations-after-three-years-of-tackling-gambling-harm-in-australia","title":{"rendered":"BetStop reaches 67,480 registrations after three years in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The regulator highlighted that 38 per cent of registrants have chosen to self-exclude for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- BetStop, Australia\u2019s national gambling self-exclusion register, has reached 67,480 total registrations<\/strong> three years after its launch, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). As of 31 July 2026, BetStop had 41,290 active exclusions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulator highlighted that 78 per cent of registrants are aged under 40, while 38 per cent have chosen to self-exclude for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BetStop enables Australians to self-exclude from all licensed online and telephone betting<\/strong> services. Betting providers are prohibited from allowing excluded individuals to place bets or open new betting accounts, as well as from sending them direct marketing communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, an independent review identified opportunities to strengthen the service, particularly in the areas of awareness, user experience and support for registrants. In response, the ACMA has established a BetStop Taskforce<\/strong> to progress the review\u2019s recommendations. The taskforce will work with stakeholders to strengthen support pathways available to BetStop registrants.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> ACMA blocks two more illegal gambling sites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The regulator highlighted that 38 per cent of registrants have chosen to self-exclude for life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777046477,"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 national gambling self-exclusion register, BetStop, has reached 67,480 total registrations, with 41,290 active exclusions as of July 31, 2026. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) notes 78% of registrants are under 40 and 38% have opted for lifetime exclusion. Following an independent review, ACMA has established a BetStop Taskforce to enhance service awareness, user experience, and support pathways for registrants.","focusai_entities":"BetStop, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.95), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.8), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"BetStop Taskforce Priorities?","query":"What are the specific recommendations from the independent review that the ACMA's BetStop Taskforce will prioritize to strengthen the service, particularly regarding awareness and user experience?"},{"label":"Impact on Operator GGR?","query":"How is the increasing number of BetStop registrants, especially those under 40 and opting for lifetime exclusion, projected to impact the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) of licensed online and telephone betting operators in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093,289,24373,337],"class_list":["post-777046475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-acma","tag-australia","tag-betstop","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046475","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=777046475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777046487,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777046475\/revisions\/777046487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777046477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777046475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777046475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777046475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}