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Many reviews have been undertaken over time by the Government in relation to gambling, including online gambling.

Limits on poker machine use, and no clear signals on tax reform, mean uncertainty for the poker machine industry.

While this decision provides support for the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, it may still be appealed.

The IGA has only had an extremely small impact on meeting the primary objective of reducing harm to problem gamblers.

Victorian ban on online betting kiosks overturned by the Federal Court.

The next suite of changes enacted by the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2016 will commence.

Key points of the federal budget from the perspective of entertainment. .

Gambling advertising has been the subject of much attention and debate in Australia recently.

Australia's interactive gambling laws are under review.

There is no doubt that technology allows gambling to be available almost anywhere at any time.

The future of Sydney's new 'super club' is far from certain. In a move conditional upon the merger of the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and Sydney Turf Club (STC), the NSW Government recently announced a package of potential reforms including $174 million in funding for the redevelopment of the Rosehill and Randwick race tracks. While both the AJC and STC Boards had given their unanimous endorsement of the proposed government package, it was up to AJC and STC members to vote on the merger of the

Computer Games such as Aliens vs Predator, Left 4 Dead 2, and Fallout 3 are amongst a number of computer games that have been banned (at least initially) from release in Australia. Currently, if a computer game is considered by the Classification Board to be of a category which should be more restricted than M 15+, then the game may not be released in Australia. Perhaps if there was an R 18+ category those games and many others would not have been banned.

The gambling inquiry was announced amid fears of future problem gamblers jeopardising the integrity of Australian sport.

These decisions present a unique opportunity for governments to adopt a coordinated approach to online gambling.

Media comments suggest that Australian sports may be at risk of match-fixing attempts from overseas betting interests.

Today’s High Court decision in Betfair & Anor -v- Western Australia is a watershed in the regulation of betting exchanges and other wagering and sportsbetting operators as well as other Internet businesses in Australia.

Even the High Court of Australia has found the question of patentability of computer-implemented inventions challenging. As a result of an equally divided opinion, an appeal...