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Liquor & Gaming NSW fines PlayUp Interactive A$586,000 for 33 ad offences

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Liquor & Gaming NSW said PlayUp Interactive was fined A$586,000 after the Downing Centre Local Court found it guilty on 33 counts of publishing gambling advertisements containing prohibited inducements. The regulator said it identified the advertisements on the operator’s website; PlayUp trades as Draftstars. The company was contacted for comment.

Operators face substantial penalties in New South Wales for publishing gambling advertisements containing prohibited inducements.

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ASA bans Casumo Spinumo campaign over repeated gambling prompts

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