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Easy access triggers explosion in online gambling - study
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 protect vulnerable users.  Australia Online3/29/2012
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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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