Tag: 'online bookmakers'

Industry broadcasters find loopholes in gambling ad ban

Prime Minister hints at ban on gamblings ads during sporting events

18 May 1:26 am Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted on a possible ban on betting advertisements during sporting events across the country....

Sea Eagles sporting PointsBet sponsorship

Betting companies not worried by restrictions on gambling ads

28 March 11:26 am Australia's gambling operators are ready for increased regulation, says an industry insider...

Tabcorp

Tabcorp chief calls for national gambling regulator

9 March 2:57 pm The wagering giant believes a nationwide regulatory framework will help level the playing field...

TAB sports betting news

Tabcorp takes aim at online bookies in market share grab

22 February 10:15 am Australia's wagering giant is hoping to lure punters away from foreign-owned online bookies...

Victorian Mayor seeks support to stop gambling ads at sport games

17 January 7:20 am A Victorian mayor has asked for the corporation of councils in Australia to support the gambling advertising ban in every...

Credit card betting

Australian bookmakers call for ban on credit card gambling

21 November 11:04 am The bookies and banking groups are on the same page regarding credit card betting...

Tabcorp facing Tatts deal delay

Tabcorp pushing for Victoria to raise online betting taxes

14 June 3:14 pm Tabcorp believes foreign-owned online bookies need to start paying their fair share...

Rivalry sports betting news

Canada-based Rivalry starts taking sports bets in Australia

10 May 12:51 pm Toronto-based betting firm Rivalry has now taken its first wagers in Australia...

Credit card betting

Parliament launches inquiry into credit cards for online betting

11 August 2:16 pm A federal inquiry will consider whether the government should regulate credit card betting online...

Online betting bonus bans

Qld Government set to ban online bookmaker freebets & bonus bets

13 August 4:12 pm The Queensland Government has finally moved on bonus bets, free bets, and bookmaker signup bonuses...

Nicky Whelan and Ricky Ponting in BetEasy ad

Sportsbet to absorb BetEasy following Stars-Flutter merger

21 April 4:58 pm One of Australia's leading bookies is about to vanish from the market, according to local media sources.

Rugby league news

New NRL ‘super tax’ to include all finals and State of Origin

27 February 1:02 pm The NRL and Australia's bookies are locked in a standoff over plans to raise betting taxes.

Matt Tripp gambling news

Tripp sells BetEasy stake to Stars Group in $251m deal

4 December 4:40 pm Matt Tripp has sold his remaining BetEasy shares as The Stars Group prepares for a mega merger.

Victorian government mulls new online gambling tax

Victoria to ban bonus bets at online bookmakers from May 26

22 May 10:53 am From Sunday, online bookies cannot advertise free bets or enforce wagering requirements in Victoria.

Tatts Group and Tabcorp merger

NSW sanctions multiple bookmakers over illegal bonus offers

13 May 2:03 pm Bookies have used a number of alternative advertising streams to dodge NSW's bonus bet laws.

ANZ feels pressure from banking royal commission

ANZ outlines plan to curb credit gambling after commission grilling

3 December 11:17 am ANZ has become the first bank in Australia to clamp down on credit card gambling and will restrict online punters...

Australian gambling

Nation-wide self-exclusion scheme hits Queensland roadblock

9 November 10:23 am THE nation-wide self-exclusion scheme for problem gamblers has been delayed by Queensland, the sole jurisdiction yet to sign off on...

New NSW advertising laws see bookies, racing & media industries unite

22 March 2:05 pm AUSTRALIA’s media organisations have united with online bookmakers and the racing industry to raise concerns with the NSW government’s new...