Location: Australia
ASIC says prediction markets are not “in the public interest”
30 October 2026 at 4:44am UTC-4
Australia’s financial watchdog says that it “is not currently convinced that prediction markets for retail clients are in the public interest,” echoing multiple warnings ...
Tabcorp hails “strong” fiscal FY26, profit up 43.6% to AU$71.1 million
30 October 2026 at 3:58am UTC-4
Australia’s Tabcorp has described its fiscal 2026 as a year of “strong performance and execution,” citing the launch of its National Tote, a new retail commercial model and ...
OPINION: The economics of gambling advertising – what Australia’s regulators are getting wrong
22 October 2026 at 2:23am UTC-4
The Australian Parliament recently passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Act 2026, which significantly tightens restrictions on gambling advertising ...
ACMA to ban celebrities and influencers from gambling advertising
19 October 2026 at 7:43am UTC-4
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released initial guidance on restrictions preventing notable people from appearing in gambling advertisements, with ...
Sportsbet told to stop using AI content of AFL players
14 October 2026 at 6:36am UTC-4
The Australian Football League (AFL) has told its sportsbook partner, Sportsbet, to stop posting AI-generated content of its athletes without permission from the players ...
PointsBet expecting 16% drop in fiscal first-half revenue on Australian business decline
14 October 2026 at 6:29am UTC-4
Australia-based PointsBet Holdings is expecting a 16% yearly drop in its fiscal half-year revenue (from 1 April to 30 September), to AU$113 million, “attributable to the ...
33 Australian MPs and advocates urge Northern Territory to tackle online gambling harm
7 October 2026 at 9:17am UTC-4
More than 30 politicians, community groups, and gambling reform advocates have urged the Northern Territory government to strengthen protections against gambling harm, following ...
Tabcorp launches One Pool national tote
2 October 2026 at 3:52am UTC-4
Australian wagering group Tabcorp has launched One Pool, its national tote, merging the country's three main tote pools into a single pool for the first time, as publicized by the ...
Tabcorp fined AU$350,000 over failure to implement multi-factor authentication
24 September 2026 at 6:33am UTC-4
Australia's sports betting operator Tabcorp VIC Pty Ltd has been fined AU$350,000 by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for failing to implement ...
Australian Northern Territory legislator plans bill to target online betting
21 September 2026 at 7:10am UTC-4
An independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Australia’s Northern Territory is planning a bill to strengthen protections for young people and restrict gambling ...
Australian bookie Dabble fined more than AU$1 million over BetStop breaches
16 September 2026 at 7:29am UTC-4
Australian daily fantasy sports and wagering platform Dabble has paid over AU$1 million in penalties after an Australian regulator found it had failed to close the accounts of ...
“Channelization” of players into licensed sphere should be a top priority of any successful regulated gaming market: paper
9 September 2026 at 4:04am UTC-4
The “channelization” of players from the black market into the regulated sphere should be a primary goal of any government offering or looking to introduce a regulated gaming ...
Australia to ban foreign-matched lotteries and online keno from 2027
2 September 2026 at 7:39am UTC-4
Australia’s recently passed gambling laws, the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Act 2026, will prohibit foreign-matched lotteries and online keno from 1 January ...
PointsBet warns that tightening Australian gambling ad restrictions will give a free hit to illegal offshore operators
27 August 2026 at 3:26am UTC-4
Australia-based sports betting operator PointsBet has taken aim at the government’s wagering advertising reforms, warning that further restrictions risk handing the market ...
SkyCity rejects two takeover proposals that “did not adequately reflect the underlying value of the company”
26 August 2026 at 6:31am UTC-4
New Zealand-based casino and igaming operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has rejected two takeover proposals, after its board determined the offers didn’t adequately reflect ...
