Latest ACMA Decision to Block Offshore Gambling Sites Could Not Have Actual Effect on Australians’ Gambling Participation Rates

Latest ACMA Decision to Block Offshore Gambling Sites Could Not Have Actual Effect on Australians’ Gambling Participation Rates

As revealed earlier this week, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is set to start forcing local Internet services providers to suspend certain foreign gambling websites. The decision follows the 2016 review of the Interactive Gambling Act commissioned by the former premier of New South Wales (NSW), Barry O’Farrell. The above-mentioned review was aimed at deriving more information regarding the risks associated with the illegal gambling websites that did not provide their customers with the same level of protection ensured by licensed gambling businesses on the territory of Australia.…

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Halifax Bank Rolls Out Mobile App Feature Allowing Customers to Block Gambling Transactions with Debit and Credit Cards

Halifax Bank Rolls Out Mobile App Feature Allowing Customers to Block Gambling Transactions with Debit and Credit Cards

The British banking brand Halifax has released a new feature to provide better protection to customers against gambling-related harm. The new feature available at the mobile application of the bank is a “gambling card freeze” and was developed as part of the bank’s efforts to provide support to customers who want to gamble responsibly and manage their finances in the best way possible. Customers of Halifax who use the bank’s mobile application would be able to use the feature to suspend their transactions to gambling companies. The gambling transactions ban…

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