Gambling Amendment Bill to Be Discussed by Tasmanian Parliament Later this Week

Gambling Amendment Bill to Be Discussed by Tasmanian Parliament Later this Week

Tasmanian Government could unveil its future gambling bill in Parliament in a couple of days, with the debates on the proposed piece of legislation expected to begin on October 14th. In August 2021, the Government received a total of 26 submissions to the exposure draft of the proposed bill, called the Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021. Furthermore, a consultation paper on gaming amendments gathered a total of 68 submissions before the aforementioned piece of legislation was even drafted. The proposed bill seeks to introduce individual operating licences…

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William Hill Refuses to Sign Up to Irish Bookmakers Association’s Safer Gambling Code

William Hill Refuses to Sign Up to Irish Bookmakers Association’s Safer Gambling Code

British bookmaker William Hill has turned down requests to sign up to the Irish Bookmakers Association’s (IBA) Safer Gambling Code that has already been approved by gambling operators in the country. The Code calls for gambling advertising to be suspended from live television, and, even more importantly, for players to be no longer able to use credit cards to fund gambling transactions. However, the bookmaker’s refusal to sign up to the Safer Gambling Code threatens to cause a major disagreement in the local gambling sector, as it has undermined the…

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