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ARTICLE · 14 MARCH 2013

Final report on interactive gambling released

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The Final Report on the Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 resulted in 32 recommendations by the Department.

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Judith Miller
Judith Miller

The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Department) released its Final Report on the Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth) (IGA). The review has resulted in 32 recommendations by the Department, which include:

  • Development and implementation of a national standard for harm minimisation and consumer protection as a first step
  • Removal of the exemption under the IGA which currently permits micro-bets to be made over the phone or at a physical venue
  • Permitting currently prohibited online gaming sites that offer poker tournament gaming services to obtain a licence on a trial basis on the conditions that:
    • they only offer online poker tournaments (which are considered the lowest risk type of online gaming), and

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