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Abbott sides with Xenophon against online gambling
TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has launched a pre-emptive strike against the Government by pledging to defeat a recommendation to liberalise online gambling.  Australia Online6/18/2013
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Online betting eats into state take
(Australia) -- ONLINE betting and interstate gambling operators are reducing the NSW government's tax take, as the competition for punters puts a tight squeeze on...
6/2/2013
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Tatts Group up the ante with online gambling
(Australia) -- ROBBIE Cooke admits he had no experience in the online world or travel business when he took the helm of Wotif.com back in 2006.
5/19/2013
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SA to ban live sports betting ads on TV
(Australia) -- Premier Jay Weatherill said live odds betting on television and its prominent inclusion during sports coverage was a blight on the sporting landscape.
5/4/2013
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Is Gambling Ruining Sport? You Bet!
(Australia) -- I recently read an article where a group of youngsters were asked what they thought about their NRL team’s chances of winning this year....
4/7/2013
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Two brothers gamble on social media
(Australia) -- While companies such as Jumbo Interactive Limited (ASX: JIN) have taken the online gaming industry to the next level, Melbourne brothers Toby and Josh...
4/2/2013
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Bwin under investigation in Australia
(Australia) -- A spokesperson for the Australian Communications and Media Authority confirmed to Bookmakers Review that in February 2013, the Authority investigated Bwin...
3/31/2013
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Apple's poker app may be illegal here
(Australia) -- Apple Australia may be breaching federal online gambling laws by offering an app such as PokerStars, which allows Australians to bet on casino-style games...
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No one wins when children play with gambling apps
(Australia) -- CASINO-style social media gambling apps are grooming children under 13 with inflated odds that experts fear is nurturing the next generation of problem...
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OP/ED: Pagcor keen on staying on top of game
(Philippines) -- We offer this clarification about our regulatory responsibilities, in response to the Inquirer’s March 19 editorial titled “Regulate...
3/18/2013
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Australia considers state-regulated online poker
(Australia) -- A study by the Australian government released last week has recommended regulating online gambling as part of a consumer protection initiative. The Review...
3/17/2013
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Practice Does Not Make Perfect In Internet Gambling
(Australia) -- Practice Does Not Make Perfect In Internet Gambling New research from Australia shows an increase in risk-taking by young people lured into Internet...
3/14/2013
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Better bets on table for
(Australia) -- Online gamblers are to be better protected under a new national harm minimisation and consumer protection standard. Minister for Broadband, Communications...
3/13/2013
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Final report on interactive gambling released
(Australia) -- The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Department) released its Final Report on the Review of the Interactive Gambling Act...
3/11/2013
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Knives out from all sides over online gambling laws
(Australia) -- The long-awaited review of the online gambling laws has been rejected by bookmakers and gambling critics with the federal government accused of ''...
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Online Gambling Set For Pre-Commitment As Australia Moves To Block In-Play
(Australia) -- Australia will introduce pre-commitment measures for online gambling, block in-play betting and delay online tournament poker liberalisation as part of a...
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OP/ED: Cards stacked against net betting
(Australia) -- Opening up the Australian online gambling market to more legal betting avenues will not occur until Australia has uniform harm minimisation and consumer...
3/10/2013
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Australia Expecting Changes In Online Gambling Rules
(Australia) -- Around the planet in various jurisdictions the laws regarding online gambling can change within months and this keeps operators feet to the fire in...
1/6/2013
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NRL's $50m-plus gambling deal
(Australia) -- Leviathan bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has taken over from TAB Sportsbet as the NRL's gambling partner in a multi-million-dollar deal.
1/5/2013
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Betfair teams up with Crown Casino's Aussie Millions
(UK) -- Online casino and gaming operator Betfair have inked a deal with Crown Limited to sponsor the 2013 Aussie Millions Poker Championship.
12/27/2012
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Australian Online Gambling On The Rise
(Australia) -- Australian Online Gambling On The Rise Australian’s enjoy a flutter but their gambling spend seems to be diminishing over recent years and in 2012...
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Online gaming and online gambling continues to rise in Australia, Asia Pacific region
(Australia) -- The Media Man agency continues to probe the online gaming and gambling sector in Australia and the surrounding Asia Pacific region...
12/16/2012
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Is online gambling a pitfall for Christmas?
(Australia) -- THE rising popularity of online gambling will see more people take to their smart phones and computers in an attempt to win big this Christmas.
12/12/2012
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Traditional gambling falls, but online continues to rise
(Australia) -- A NEW study has shown Australia's love affair with the punt continues - but there are signs the relationship is not as strong as it once was.
12/9/2012
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Online gambling: it's mostly young men getting in too deep
(Australia) -- TYPICALLY, they will be a male aged between 18 and 24. They are usually technology savvy and started playing online poker games to kill time, maybe...
10/21/2012
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Churches up the ante on online gambling
(Australia) -- GREATER regulation is needed to protect young people from online gambling addiction, religious leaders say. Adelaide Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver...
10/14/2012
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Australia's Victoria Experiencing Online Gambling Crisis
(Australia) -- According to an article published recently in the Australian news source The Herald Sun, the state of Victoria in Aus is in a crisis situation when it...
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Victorians lose $15 million a day having a bet
(Australia) -- VICTORIANS are gambling away $15 million a day - or $625,000 every hour - and suffering record losses. More than $5.4 billion was lost last financial year...
10/7/2012
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Sportalists Club To Trade in Australian Online Sports Betting
(Australia) -- Australian sports betting has become a business that is exceeding all expectations and the latest trend is creating major profits for many different...
9/16/2012
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Australian Gambling Industry Concerned Internet Betting Taking Over
(Australia) -- Australia has been embroiled in controversy regarding the legalization of online gambling in the vast nation. The offline terrestrial casinos, pubs and...
9/13/2012
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Victims angry gambling scam still operating
(Australia) -- Victims of an internet scam based on the Gold Coast say Queensland Police are not doing enough to shut it down. New South Wales Police say the so-called...
8/21/2012
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Online gambling threatens Australian pubs, casinos
(Australia) -- In Australia, pubs, clubs and casinos - the bricks and mortar of the gambling industry - are facing a challenge from the massive growth in internet...
7/20/2012
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Reputation of Online Poker Machines at Risk, Report Online Casino Australia
(Australia) -- Last week news sites such as the Herald Sun reported the problem of gambling addiction in Australia. The addiction to the types of poker and pokie...
7/10/2012
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Cyber betting warning as more Australians visit punting sites
(Australia) -- RAMPANT growth in online gambling has raised serious concerns among experts that the nation is developing a dangerous problem.
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Kids know footy team odds better than the names of star players
(Australia) -- EXPERTS are warning a closer watch is needed on online gambling after a steep rise in betting, fuelled by domestic sports and lottery websites.
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Millions more punt online
(Australia) -- AUSTRALIAN sport fans are gambling online in record numbers, exclusive research has found. In the past six months, almost five million more visits were...
7/6/2012
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Clubs push for online casino games monopoly
(Australia) -- CLUBS should be the sole operator of online casino games if they are legalised, with the community-benefit model of pokies revenue flowing to local clubs...
7/5/2012
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Illegal online poker is costing Australians $68m
(Australia) -- Nearly 130,000 Australians are playing illegal internet poker games, with United States operators raking in $68 million in one year, according to new...
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Poker sites are flush with Aussie players
(Australia) -- NEARLY 130,000 Australians are playing illegal internet poker games, with US operators raking in $68 million in one year, according to research.
6/14/2012
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Government unveils online gambling report
(Australia) -- A Federal Government report has recommended the introduction of online gambling licenses to eligible providers, in a plan to legitimise the sector amid...
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Metro bets off the rails as bookie bows to pressure
(Australia) -- ONLINE betting company Sportsbet.com.au has stopped taking bets on whether Melbourne's trains will run on time following a request from Metro Trains...
6/13/2012
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William Hill withdraws from Australian Betting market
(Australia) -- William Hill, the British bookmaker, has closed its online sports betting business in Australia, probably to protect its application for a Nevada Gaming...
6/10/2012
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Greens back betting bans on local footy
(Australia) -- THE Greens are a leading a push to ban online betting on local football matches amid concerns it could lead to corruption. The Age reported on Friday that...
6/4/2012
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William Hill shuts down Australian betting website
(Australia) -- British bookmaker William Hill PLC has shut down its online sports wagering business in Australia, likely to protect its pending application for a Nevada...
6/3/2012
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How to Get a Valid Free Sports Bet Online
(California) -- They offer each-way gambling on tennis, golf and football. They pay distinctive attention on greyhound pounding and horse racing. Additionally they focus...
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Why Australia needs an online poker trial
(Australia) -- The debate over gambling, it seems, bears a close resemblance to that over drugs in its polarised nature and resistance to evidence and logic.
6/2/2012
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Children left open to online gambling by review
(Australia) -- A LOOPHOLE that allows children access to gambling-style games on their phones and on social media websites has failed to be closed by the review of...
6/1/2012
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Tabcorp to Bet on Online Poker
(Australia) -- Australian gambling companies like Tabcorp are betting on the government allowing poker online. If laws change, Tabcorp will leap at the chance to trial...
5/31/2012
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Abbott rolls dice with stand on online gaming
(Australia) -- THE Prime Minister has challenged the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, to back poker machine reforms after his vow to oppose any expansion of online...
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Abbott sides with Xenophon against online gambling
(Australia) -- TONY JONES, PRESENTER: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has launched a pre-emptive strike against the Government by pledging to defeat a recommendation to...
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Online gambling a risk to many
(Australia) -- Australians have a love of gambling – from a punt on their favourite footy team to backing the winner of the Melbourne Cup. There are those of us...
5/30/2012
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Abbott comes out against online gambling
(Australia) -- The federal coalition has declared it will oppose any moves to open up online gambling. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he's not against gambling...
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Tony Abbott vows to block online gambling in Australia
(Australia) -- TONY Abbott has vowed to resist any government move to allow online gambling, branding it a "dark cave" that would place addicts beyond help.
5/29/2012
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Australian Panel Backs Online Tournament Poker, In-Play Betting, But With Restrictions [sub req'd]
(Australia) -- An Australian government draft report has gone ahead with recommendations allowing in-play sports betting and testing online tournament poker to help cut...
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Expert backs Government's interim gambling report
(Australia) -- An interim review of Australia's decade-old online gambling laws has recommended legalising some forms of online poker.
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Online bets to come with measures to limit harm
(Australia) -- LEGAL online poker tournaments and in-play sports internet betting are a step closer, but micro-betting where punters can bet on events such as individual...
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Plan to expand online betting
(Australia) -- AUSTRALIANS could get access to legal online poker tournaments and a wider choice of online sports betting options under proposals to liberalise the...
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Report recommends liberalising Australian online betting
(Australia) -- Online poker tournaments and live sports betting online could be legalised across Australia under new proposals before the federal government to...
5/23/2012
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Clever money backing legal online gambling
(Australia) -- GAMBLERS could be free to punt online during live sporting matches and play online poker for cash under controversial moves being considered to legalise...
3/29/2012
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Rise in online gambling puts punters at risk
(Australia) -- The convenience and comfort of betting from home is driving a surge in internet gambling, according to a large survey of punters that found half of those...
3/28/2012
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Online gaming and Entertainment company 2UP buys online pokies site
(Australia) -- Listed online gaming and entertainment company 2UP Gaming PLC (2GM:F) has purchased online affiliate pokies website WebNetPokies.
3/20/2012
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Aussies Turn to More Online Gambling, Sports Betting
(Australia) -- As the 2012 NRL and AFL seasons get ready to kick-off, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal how much Australians are spending on sports...
3/17/2012
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Regulate live betting: Tabcorp
(Australia) -- LIVE betting on sports is here to stay and the federal government needs to do more to regulate it, says gambling firm Tabcorp.
3/3/2012
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Australia: Should Australia legalise interactive gambling services, asks new review
(Australia) -- Australia's interactive gambling laws are under review, with the release of the discussion paper Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (...
2/10/2012
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Big Boom for Online Gaming in Australia
(Australia) -- The massive global growth of online gaming in recent years has truly reached the four corners of the globe. A recent academic study found that there has...
1/21/2012
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Internet Gambling – On The Rise in Australia Says University of Sydney
(Australia) -- Internet gambling is on the rise in Australia according to new research from the University of Sydney and Southern Cross University, with factors such as...
1/19/2012
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Internet Gambling Down Under Takes Off Like a Space Rocket
(Australia) -- Australians just can’t say ‘no’ to online gambling as smartphone technology grows in sophistication. The fact that gambling among...
1/18/2012
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COMMENTARY: Wilkie's online gambling problem
(Australia) -- Andrew Wilkie and Nick Xenophon needn’t worry: the pokie barns will soon be deserted because the customers will be at home gambling on their...
1/17/2012
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Easy access triggers explosion in online gambling - study
(Australia) -- POKER machines may be in the spotlight but academics warn online gambling could become a significant public health problem if action is not taken to...
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Online gaming the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia
(Australia) -- TONY EASTLEY: While Australian politicians are debating how to minimise the harm done by poker machines, researchers are warning that sports betting and...
12/11/2011
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Inquiry rejects online gambling Nill
(Australia) -- A PARLIAMENTARY inquiry into online gambling has rejected proposed legislation by Senator Nick Xenophon aimed at stopping Australians using offshore...
12/9/2011
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Australian Committee Backs Ban On Online 'In-Play' Bets, Targets Live Odds
(Australia) -- Australia should continue a ban on online "in-play" betting as well as ban outright the broadcasting of live odds and gaming company sponsorship...
11/20/2011
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Visa and Banks against new Australian online gambling laws
(Australia) -- There is trouble brewing between the government and banks in Australia as Visa and several large high street banks launch a campaign against proposed...
11/19/2011
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Australia: DBCDE reviews the IGA: Will the Federal Government Change the Law on Online Gaming?
(Australia) -- On Thursday 25 August, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) released a discussion paper to its announced review of...
11/13/2011
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Aussie Banks Against Proposed Online Gambling Restrictions
(Australia) -- Visa and several Australian banks have launched a preemptive campaign in an attempt to stop the Australian government from passing legislation that would...
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Australian Government Reviews IGA
(Australia) -- The Internet Gambling Act of 2001 is finally being reviewed by the Australian Federal Government, and certainly not before time. While they are reviewing...
11/12/2011
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Online Gambling – Aussie Betting Operators Ask Government to Lift Laws
(Australia) -- While most online gambling is not allowed to the Australian public, this does not stop them playing at offshore sites. However, the Government is taking a...
8/25/2011
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Australia Fleshes Out 'Overdue' Review Into Online Gambling Law
(Australia) -- The Australian government has released a new discussion paper for a departmental review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA), calling for...
6/30/2011
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The boom of online betting
(Australia) -- Reporter: Matt Peacock, Each year, offshore gambling websites break the law by taking in vast sums of money from Australian betters. 7.30's Matt...
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WA wants tighter net gambling rules
(Australia) -- The State Government has flagged banning West Australians from internet gambling if it is unhappy with Canberra's attempts to strengthen oversight of...
6/29/2011
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Australian Government To Review Online Gaming Law
(Australia) -- Australia's government has announced a wide-ranging review into online gaming legislation, joining two parliamentary enquiries and an inter-government...
6/28/2011
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Online gambling under the microscope
(Australia) -- Researchers from the Southern Cross University are investigating the effects of new gambling technology. Doctor Sally Gainsbury, from the Centre for...
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