By SectorWire desk ·
Australia’s Labor government proposed a national gambling advertising opt-out register in a bill introduced on Monday. ACMA would operate the register, and licensed online wagering providers would fund its regulatory costs through a levy.
Licensed online wagering providers would pay a levy to fund a national system allowing users to opt out of gambling advertising.
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Existing jersey sponsorship contracts could continue until December 2031, while domestic lottery operators would receive an exemption.
The envisaged system would require online advertising services to check registrations every 14 days and suppress gambling advertisements for registrants.
Tabcorp’s telemarketing penalty follows another regulatory fine within the preceding three months, highlighting repeated enforcement exposure.
Dabble Sports’ self-exclusion breaches resulted in a fine exceeding AUD1m, highlighting the financial consequences of those failures.
Wagering operators must identify customers at risk of harm and restrict inducements under Australia’s passed federal reforms.
Licensed Australian wagering operators could face higher compliance costs while competing with offshore businesses outside the advertising requirements.