Australian bookmaker Sportsbet is being criticized in both the traditional media and social media for offering odds on the outcome of a vote on whether or not to legalize gay marriage Down Under. The company is just the latest operator to learn that the dictum, "There's no such thing as bad publicity," may not always…
Lottoland CEO Nigel Barrell is a very busy man these days as he defends his company's business model from fierce criticism in Australia, as well as expanding the scope of Lottoland's daily operations. On Lottoland's business operations side, the company recently announced that has received a financial services from Gibraltar for its Fortuna subsidiary. Fortuna…
The Australian Federal Court has slammed a proposed Tabcorp-Tatts merger that would have seriously shaken up the massive Aussie gambling industry. It's a move that's left stakeholders on both sides stunned and shareholders wondering if it's not time to move on from the ambitious plan. Word of the court's decision broke on Wednesday when the…
Lottoland is under attack in Australia. All across the Land Down Under, gambling operators and governmental entities are mounting a fierce resistance to the company's unique business model that allows players to bet on the outcome of local and international lotteries. In Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria, local governments are working feverishly to scale back…
Australian online gambling operators are looking at a whole slew of new regulations and taxes as 2017 draws to a close. The new regulations are part of an ongoing effort by Australian lawmakers to exert more control over an industry they see as operating without proper regulatory boundaries. The first big hit to the Aussie…
Australia's digital lottery market is heating up as Crown Resorts launches a new digital lottery product called CrownLotto. It's a move designed to shake up the rapidly growing Aussie digital lottery market, but it's one that social critics are not happy about. Crown Resorts announced their new lottery product early this week and expect to…
After months of debate, the Australian Government has officially banned gambling ads during live sports broadcasts that air before 8:30 p.m. It's all part of a broadcast reform package that's extremely kind to broadcasters and pretty darn cruel to bookmakers. News of the ban came on Saturday morning and will likely have a major impact…
Advertisements that promote gambling are a mainstay of Australian sports broadcasting but they could be a thing of the past if a new proposal from the country's Communication Minister becomes law. Earlier this week, Aussie Communications Minister Mitch Fifield announced that he would be presenting a tough, new proposal that would ban all advertising for…
Ladbrokes' Australian division is being hit with a $35,000 ($26,334 USD) for running advertisements that ran afoul of Liquor and Gaming New South Wales' regulations. The advertisements in question allegedly induced citizens of New South Wales to gamble and that's a big no-no in New South Wales. Under New South Wales' law, operators are strictly forbidden…
Crownbet, an Australian was chided recently by Australian TV watchdogs for allegedly running gambling ads during a children's show. In the process, Crownbet became the first operator to be challenged under the country's new Commercial TV Industry Code of Practice 2015. According to reports from Australian media, Australia's Nine Network ran six ads for Crownbet during…
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