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The Australian Government has revealed that it is set to hold a meeting with the federal, state, and territory Members of Parliament who are responsible for online gambling by the end of 2023. The move will be taken as part of the lawmakers’ intentions to suspend the use of credit cards for online gambling transactions. As Casino Guardian reported earlier this year, the Federal Government has brought forward a piece of legislation under which online gambling and wagering operators would no longer be allowed to accept credit card products and…

A new landmark study has revealed that problem gambling has contributed to 184 suicides in the state of Victoria over the eight-year period from 2009 to 2016. The study suggests that coroners could take into consideration whether there might be ways to improve the collection of information regarding gambling contexts associated with state- and nationwide suicides. The National Suicide Prevention Research Fund, which is currently operated on behalf of the Federal Government by Suicide Prevention Australia, was the body that provided the funding for the research. The latter was published…

The majority of Victoria’s population supports proposed mandatory pre-commitment limitations and prepaid cards on all pokies across the state that the Government of Premier Andrews has previously committed to. So far, however, local lawmakers have not announced any deadline for the implementation of the reforms. Recently, The Age revealed that, according to a survey conducted by Resolve Political Monitor, 57% of poll respondents in the state supported the proposed implementation of stricter measures on Victorian poker machines. Under the reforms, all gamblers in the state will have to set some…

According to a new report, Australian punters lost approximately AU$26 million on controversial poker machines operated by four Australian Football League (AFL) in the state of Victoria. As previously reported, local authorities have categorised gambling as a serious public health issue. Australian officials noted that punters lose hundreds of millions of dollars to the so-called pokies, which resulted in losses amounting to billions of dollars every year. Although there have been some changes to the country’s gambling sector, the infamous poker machines that are currently situated across the entire nation…

New research has found that about one in five Irish 16-year-olds are struggling to control the habit. A new report has suggested that the majority of teenagers experiencing problem gambling or excessive gambling were young males. The report, called “Children and gambling – evidence to inform regulation and responses in Ireland” gathered and analysed data from almost 2,000 teenagers aged 16 who attended secondary schools across the country. The research gathered the necessary data to analyse the gambling habits of Irish teens and to find out whether they had played…

A heated legislative session took place in the culture, media, and sports committee after a recent UK Government decision to reverse a proposed gambling advertising ban has fallen under intense scrutiny. Stuart Andrew, the UK minister for sport, gambling, and civil society, backed the Government’s decision, saying there was little evidence to suggest that gambling advertising directly resulted in increased gambling-related harm among Brits. He further noted that local lawmakers had been heavily reliant on the available evidence and further shared that only limited proof suggested that exposure to advertising…

For years, the UK online gambling landscape has been an epitome of diversification and dynamism. The great range of online gambling services represents a major part of the diversification of the country’s gambling industry. Another important dimension of this diversity that is particularly intriguing is the variation in customer demographics and age. According to the latest reports, the age groups that engage with online gambling platforms available in the UK very much vary in terms of gambling habits, interests, and participation in different types of services. Understanding these specific nuances…

Australian gambling operators seem reluctant to open betting markets on the upcoming Indigenous Voice referendum scheduled to take place on October 14 of this year. Licensed sportsbooks servicing the local market rarely shy away from taking wagers on political events, including state and federal elections. Some like Sportsbet have even briefly quoted odds on the outcome of the same-sex marriage national survey conducted in late 2017. However, no major sportsbook has so far ventured to open bets on the upcoming referendum that could introduce an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and…

A recent study conducted in Australia revealed that skill-based gambling machines put people at a higher risk of suffering greater losses in the long run due to the “illusion of control” they create. The study in question was intended to assist regulators in determining how they should approach these machines if they are introduced on the local market. Gambling Research Australia provided funding for the study, which was titled “Skill-Based Gambling in Australia” and was carried out by Central Queensland University. Following the study, the researchers insisted that the introduction…

New Zealand’s National Party has released some details in regard to an ambitious plan that is aimed at imposing a tax on offshore online gambling services and implementing taxes for foreign buyers of houses, along with other regulatory changes. Some industry experts have shared expectations for intense competition in New Zealand’s market ahead of the country’s general elections that are set to take place in October 2023. Considering some concerns regarding higher taxes, increasing inflation, and high-interest rates, a massive clash between the National Party and the Labour Party is…