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ACMA finds Tabcorp’s Tap service fits Australia’s in-venue betting exemption

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Australia’s ACMA concluded that Tabcorp’s Tap service, as operated inside its venues, falls within the place-based betting exemption under the Interactive Gambling Act. The regulator said the finding applies only to the current venue-based service; expansion beyond those locations would require separate state and territory approvals.

ACMA supports Tap’s current venue-based model, but expansion beyond Tabcorp venues requires separate state and territory approvals.

End-of-day close Tabcorp (TAH), AUD, to 10 April 2026
Story date12 January 202610 April 2026

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Quarter ended 30 June 2015

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AUD 531.6m

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