Illegal Billboard Ads Land BlueBet in Hot Water With the VGCCC

Illegal Billboard Ads Land BlueBet in Hot Water With the VGCCC

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced yesterday that it has handed BlueBet an AU$50,000 fine after finding the operator guilty on 43 counts of illegally promoting gambling. BlueBet’s transgressions are centred around the operator’s decision to advertise betting on a number of digital billboards in Laverton, Point Cook, Rockbank, Ravenhall, and Werribee in August and September 2022. In all cases, the billboards were located on or above a public road. As the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 explicitly prohibits this form of advertising when it comes to gambling,…

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