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A new digital wallet that is aimed at reducing money-laundering risks and gambling-related harm is being rolled out for the first time in New South Wales (NSW). According to reports, up to 200 people are set to take part in the trial. Kevin Anderson, the Minister for Hospitality and Racing, has shared that so-called e-wallets are being tested as part of a first-time initiative that is focused on helping managers of brick-and-mortar venues and law enforcement officials recognise money-laundering cases. He has revealed that the trial is part of an…

Sports organisations and franchises in Australia have reiterated a commitment to making sports betting safer in the country. So far this week, three sports organisations have shared a decision to extend their partnership agreements with the Reclaim the Game campaign of the Government of New South Wales (NSW) for two more years, hoping that the move would eventually help sports fans and gambling customers get away from match-fixing and various destructive gambling patterns. The three sports organisations that backed the NSW Government’s Reclaim the Game campaign include A-League soccer clubs…

The beginning of the month saw new rules featuring stricter protections for underage individuals come into force at the beginning of the month as part of the commitment of the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) to safeguard young people and vulnerable people. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed that it is to now take some complaints about the content of gambling and lottery adverts into consideration to make sure that such content will not be found strongly appealing to children and young people. Under the new rules, marketers are…

An inquiry regarding the impacts of online gambling on Australian residents has been recently rolled out, following a referral from the Honorable Amanda Rishworth MP, the Minister for Social Services of Australia. A couple of weeks ago, the research was officially launched to check the impact that digital gambling has on local people, considering the increased online gambling participation rates. The chair of the House of Representatives’ standing committee on social policy and legal affairs, Peta Murphy MP, has noted that the ongoing inquiry will provide a new point of…

A person with inside knowledge of the casino sector in Queensland said that the local regulatory body has been “asleep at the wheel” after it was revealed that the state’s watchdog has not prosecuted any casino operator in the state over the past five years. Currently, the oversight of the four casinos in Queensland – Brisbane’s Treasury Casino, The Star Gold Coast, Cairns’ The Reef Hotel Casino, and Townsville’s The Ville Resort-Casino – has been carried out by the Office of Liquor and Gambling Regulation (OLGR). The Brisbane and Gold…

Modified Australian news stories have been used in Facebook posts to promote mobile gambling applications. Reportedly, videos posted on the social media platform and viewed tens of thousands of times showed altered Nine News reports regarding mobile gambling apps which, according to the information in these reports, have turned gamblers into millionaires. The reports, however, are not genuine. As a spokesperson for Nine News officially revealed, the Facebook videos depicted altered versions of genuine news reports of the media hub without authorisation. One of the Facebook posts included a 38-second…

The Government of the Northern Territory (NT) has quietly released four reports regarding the social cost of gambling and the negative consequences of gambling-related harm. According to the Menzies School of Health Research, which compiled “The Social Costs of Gambling harms in the NT” report, the social costs of gambling in the Northern Territory were estimated at more than AU$190 million on an annual basis. These costs include not only the impact that gambling has on people at risk but also the harm caused to other residents of the state.…

The relationship between gambling and crime has become the centrepiece of a new UK study. The results of the research clearly showed that increased gambling eventually leads to increased crime rates, too, but some experts believe those results may be biased. A series of articles by Will Grimond, a data reported using information from a local charity seeking reforms in the UK – the Howard League – was published across some regional news hubs at the beginning of the week, including London World, Sussex Express, and Liverpool World. In these…

The inquiries held into the largest gambling and casino groups in Australia have seen serious allegations emerge. As Casino Guardian reported, the Bergin inquiry found that Casino Resorts has allowed money laundering to take place in its casinos, while at the same time partnering with junket operators with links to organised crime. On the other hand, another investigation found that Crown’s biggest competitor – the Star Entertainment Group – has disguised illegal debit and credit card payments of Chinese nationals as accommodation expenses and has sent false documents to its…

On September 20th, the Victorian Parliament passed extensive restrictions on the operations of Crown Melbourne in response to the recommendations made by the Royal Commission following its investigation into the operations of the Australian gambling giant. Under the new rules, the casino customers will be required to set limits on both the time and money spent at the gambling venue’s premises. The Royal Commission inquiry found that Crown Resorts engaged in gambling laws violations, including links to foreign criminal organisations, facilitating money laundering, and other instances of exploitative and illegal…