ACMA highlighted technology use by operators and customers in Australia’s regulated gambling market, according to a report. The available report text gives no further details on the findings or figures.
The report raises regulatory attention to AI use and potential gambling-related harm in Australia.
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ASIC chair Sarah Court said the regulator remains unconvinced that retail customers should trade prediction-market contracts in Australia. ASIC said the contracts can resemble bets with all-or-nothing outcomes and warned that Australian financial services licensees remain responsible for their legal obligations when facilitating access to offshore platforms.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has again criticised prediction markets and says it is still not persuaded that retail customers ought to trade them. The newest remarks came from Sarah Court, who chairs ASIC, and follow by only months a warning to Australians about offshore prediction platforms.
Australia's ACMA has published initial guidance on the celebrity provision of the country's new gambling advertising reform. From 1 January 2027, gambling advertising on television, radio and online may not show celebrities, and licensed online betting operators may not sign contracts involving celebrities in betting advertising. The rules cover all platforms, including news sites, online games and social media.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority said influencers with small followings could fall under Australia's wagering advertising ban, which takes effect in January 2027.
Reportedly, Australia’s Parliament passed federal gambling reforms on 19 August. The legislation introduces the Adstop advertising opt-out register and requires wagering operators to identify customers at risk of harm and stop offering them inducements. It also prohibits direct inducement marketing during customers’ first 14 days and inducements within three months of leaving BetStop.
PointsBet Group chief executive Andrew Catterall warned at its annual general meeting that Australian advertising reforms could raise licensed operators’ costs and hinder competition with offshore businesses. He urged the government to give enforcement agencies sufficient resources and powers to block illegal offshore operators.