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By Jana Newland

Australian Government Ponders Credit Card Ban for Gambling

September 14, 2023

Government officials in Australia are getting ready to meet with their counterparts in other countries to discuss the booming online gambling industry. The purpose of this meeting is to formulate a strategy for completely rejecting the use of credit cards for supporting widespread online gambling activities across the country. As part of the proposed changes, […]

By Nate Wheeler

Rivalry Joins Australia’s Esports and Sports Betting Market

May 14, 2022

Rivalry Corp., an internationally regulated sports betting and media company, announced the launch of its online esports and traditional sports betting services in Australia earlier this week. The company has already received its first deposits and bets in Australia, marking the company’s second legal market after Ontario. Rivalry’s sports bookmaker license was issued by the […]

By Ameana Jones

ACMA Continues to Hunt Down Illegal Operators

November 2, 2018

Illegal online iGaming companies in Australia have met their maker. The country’s telecom watchdog has been hot on the trail of wrongdoers for a while now, and ACMA finally seems to be winning. ACMA Pulls the Trigger on Online Gambling Sites Australia has a history with trying to uproot illegal online gambling companies, in an […]

By Sienna Walker

Video Games Loot Boxes Linked to Gambling Addiction

September 18, 2018

Gaming has been quite fun. On top of playing some of the top-notch games out there, developers have offered players to truly stand out from the crowd. Buy skins, get loot boxes and re-design your avatars so that you leave your own unique footprint on this exciting new world. But have loot boxes become just […]

By Ameana Jones

Australia's Crown Under Review

July 3, 2018

If there’s been one country to feel the negative effects of gambling, that’s Australia. Anti-gambling campaigners have intensified their pitch in recent years. But far from targeting illicit online operations, the experts are warning against Melbourne’es multi-billion-dollar behemoth, the Crown casino. The casino, they say, is “rife with irresponsible gambling,” and that is quite the […]

By Nate Wheeler

Gambling Ads in Australia Now Targets Female Demographic

January 30, 2018

Things are changing for a lot of gambling companies. From targeting adrenaline driven male demographic, things have changed lately. In fact, according to a Melbourne gambling researcher, ads are no longer just targeting men. It has shifted towards targeting women to gamble. According to Deakin Uni gambling researcher, Associate Professor Samantha Thomas, “What we’ve seen […]