#Australian Gambling Research Centre

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Casino Revenue Statistics: Trends and Analysis Report

The gambling industry is a major contributor to the global economy, generating billions of dollars annually through many forms, such as sports betting, lotteries, online gambling, and more. With the increasing popularity of online gambling and the legalization of gambling in more countries, more and more people have been hooked on it. As a result,…

Industry ・ 20 October 2023

Irish Central

The online casino landscape in Australia and how Aussies choose an online casino

Gambling is a prevalent activity in Australia, with more than 80 percent of the adult folk participating in some gambling. While the Irish might have specific expectations for online casinos, the Australian anticipation of online gambling might differ completely. For example, the sports played in Australia and Ireland are also different. Therefore,…

Law ・ 07 October 2023

Financial Review

Online gambling ministers to meet amid credit card crackdown

Australia has the highest annual gambling losses per person in the world - $1300 per adult, totalling more than $25 billion - fuelled by high poker machine use and online gambling. Nearly three-quarters of Australian adults have gambled once in the past year, the Australian Gambling Research Centre says, and the estimated prevalence of "problem…

Payment Methods ・ 12 September 2023

Casino Guardian

Most Australians Support Proposed Suspension of Gambling Adverts before 10:30 PM, New Research Reveals

Over 50% of Australian adult residents believe gambling adverts on TV, radio, and on-demand platforms should be suspended before 10:30 PM. Most people have shared concerns that gambling advertising has managed to quickly spread across the nation and is normalising gambling among underage individuals. Last week, the Australian Gambling Research…

Industry ・ 28 March 2023

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Ban on gambling advertising wins support

More than half of Australian adults support banning betting ads on television, radio and on-demand platforms before 10.30pm, with most people now concerned that gambling advertising has become too widespread and is normalising the behaviour among children. Research published this week by the Australian Gambling Research Centre, a national agency,…

Sports ・ 26 March 2023

Casino Guardian

Simulated Casino Games Result in Massive Gambling Losses of Australians That Could Boost Problem Gambling Rates

Australian residents are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on illicit and unregulated simulated casino games on an annual basis with little to no hope of getting a payout. According to experts, this trend could result in an increase in the number of problem gamblers in the country. Currently, a federal parliamentary investigation into online…

Games ・ 27 February 2023

The Sydney Morning Herald

Aristocrat simulated gambling apps make millions, yet players can’t win a cent

Aristocrat told investors in November that players spent $US953 million ($1.4 billion) globally on in-game currency across its stable of social casino games in the previous financial year. The Australian company now makes almost half its revenue from games with in-app purchases - including in different genres - where repeated play is encouraged by…

Mobile Apps ・ 27 February 2023

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More Australians gambling online as AMA calls for government regulation

The AMA is calling on the federal government to do more to regulate online gambling platforms and advertising of online gambling products in a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Gambling and its Impacts on Those Experiencing Gambling Harm. It comes as new research from the Australian Gambling Research Centre shows many Australians…

Law ・ 24 November 2022

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No action a decade on from first call for independent regulator of online gambling and advertising

AMA President Professor Steve Robson said while online gambling has been of increasing concern for the past decade, calls for an independent regulator - which the AMA raised in its 2013 position statement on gambling - have gone unheeded. "It is astounding to think that despite the ubiquity of mobile internet technology and the advertising of…

Politics ・ 18 November 2022

NBC News

Slots to smartphones: Pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online

SYDNEY - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favorite sport, baseball, no matter where he is. "The…

Mobile ・ 27 October 2022

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Analysis-Slots to smartphones: pandemic sends Australia's gambling problem online

By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favourite sport,…

Mobile ・ 22 October 2022

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Analysis-Slots to smartphones: pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online

By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favourite sport,…

Mobile ・ 29 September 2022

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Australian watchdog adds six names to its iGaming ‘blacklist’

In Australia, the nation's media and communications watchdog has announced that it has asked local Internet service providers to block customers from accessing six more unlicensed online casinos and associated affiliate marketing domains. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) used an official Thursday press release to detail that…

Law ・ 21 August 2022

The Age

Crackdown on pokie site awash with ’tens of millions of dollars

Crackdown on pokie site awash with'tens of millions of dollars' We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. Australia's media regulator has cracked down on an illegal casino-style gambling website awash with tens of millions of dollars, ordering internet service providers to ban the…

Incidents ・ 15 June 2022

Canberra Weekly

ACT online problem gambling bill causes problems

Debate over Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson's bill to protect online gamblers has been deferred after the Canberra Liberals accused Labor of profiting to the tune of more than $12.5 million from gambling. Dr Paterson called on the ACT Government to implement the National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering; to review the online gambling…

Gambling Addiction ・ 02 June 2022

The Border Mail

Online gambling companies need to be taxed for community harm

This week, an Australian gaming giant found its way into the finance pages of our major newspapers. And no, it wasn't the well-known casino company you're thinking. It was the virtually-unknown Virtual Gaming Worlds. More profitable than the highly-regard Canva and Atlassian, Virtual Gaming Worlds has a valuation of $3.38 billion. VGW is now being…

Law ・ 08 November 2021

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Online gambling problem: 'My son lost $70,000.'

The following contains mention of suicidal ideation, which may be triggering for some readers. When Sandra's son, William*, turned 18 in early 2019, he did what many young Australian men do. He went to the horse races and the casino with his friends. There, he indulged in an experience opened up to him by his passage into adulthood. Gambling. He…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 November 2021

Canberra Weekly

Gambling Harm Awareness Week: Don't bet your life

Online gambling has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to 24-hour access to online betting websites and apps. This week is Gambling Harm Awareness Week, and ACT Minister for Gaming, Shane Rattenbury, implored Canberrans to consider the impacts of gambling on themselves and the people they care about, and to seek support if they experience…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 October 2021

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Online bets won’t beat COVID blues

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Gambling Harm Awareness Week (18 to 24 October) is a timely reminder for Canberrans to consider the impacts gambling may have on themselves and the people they care about and to seek support if they are experiencing the signs of gambling harm. A survey from the Australian Gambling Research Centre found…

Covid ・ 17 October 2021

Casino AUS

Interactive Credit Card Gambling Amendment on Track to Pass

The Interactive Gambling Amendment to prohibit the use of credit cards for gambling seems to be on track for passage in the Senate. A committee report is due 8 October, and it will produce data regarding the benefits of banning credit cards for gambling. If all information emerges as anticipated, the Australian Parliament will likely pass the bill…

Payment Methods ・ 26 August 2021

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Mobile ・ 12 August 2021

UNSW Newsroom

Gamblers bet more when in the dark: feedback can curb their online losses

How to inject more reality into gamblers' overestimation of their chances of winning? One simple tool is feedback. Online wagering is the fastest-growing segment of gambling in Australia. It's a trend of particular concern because losing money through online brokering and betting apps is associated with higher rates of gambling-related harm than…

Covid ・ 07 August 2021

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Australia: Tabcorp backs potential ban on credit card gambling

ustralia's Tabcorp Holdings said on Wednesday that it would not oppose any potential ban on Australians punting with their credit cars, provided that local newsagents were still able to sell lottery tickets to customers. The company also pointed out that the accelerated switch towards online betting during the pandemic has brought the need for…

Payment Methods ・ 23 July 2021

Gambling News

Tabcorp Won't Resist If Credit Cards for Online Gambling Are Banned

Australia's biggest gambling company, Tabcorp, states that it will not oppose a ban on credit cards as a payment method in Australia. The company also added that this will not present a problem, as long as lottery tickets can still be sold by local newsagents. Speaking on the latest developments, including COVID-19, Tabcorp stated that the recent…

Payment Methods ・ 21 July 2021

Casino Guardian

Tabcorp Does Not Intend to Fight Proposed Credit Card Ban but Insists for National Gambling Watchdog

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp revealed that it does not intend to oppose a potential ban on credit card use for gambling transactions in the country, as long as local newsagents were still allowed to offer lottery tickets to customers. The betting, media and lottery company further noted that the quick switch towards online gambling during…

Payment Methods ・ 21 July 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

TAB to not oppose credit card ban for online gambling

TAB will not oppose credit card gambling ban, wants new national wagering regulator Gambling giant Tabcorp says it would not oppose any potential ban on Australians punting with their credit cards as long as local newsagents were still able to sell lottery tickets to customers. The ASX-listed wagering, media and lottery company also says the…

Payment Methods ・ 21 July 2021

Casino AUS

Major Aussie Online Casinos Experience Traffic Increases

Common sense would say that online casino traffic rose during the pandemic. More people confined to their homes, land-based pokies and pubs shut down, and financial challenges all added up to more people turning to online gambling for entertainment and escape. Studies have shown the assumptions about online casino traffic to be true. The Australian…

Mobile ・ 07 May 2021