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Roadmap for Gaming Reform report published

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Independent Panel brought together, for the first time, a mix of industry representatives, harm minimisation experts, police, experts in cybersecurity and privacy, academics, community organisations and a person with lived experience of gambling harm. Specifically, the Independent Panel examined the feasibility and acceptance of implementing cashless gaming technologies in…

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Victoria’s Gambling Industry Held to Account

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   In 2023–24, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) took 88 disciplinary actions against gambling licensees and employees, demonstrated zero tolerance for betting on or by minors, and began implementing a new risk-based, intelligence-led regulatory approach. Tabled in Victoria’s Parliament, the VGCCC annual report demonstrates a commitment to ensuring…

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Australia’s Government Delays Gambling Ad Ban

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Australia’s ban on gambling advertising will not be introduced this week. This may also be the last week the Australian Parliament sits this term, making the bill’s progression uncertain. The government has been further discussing gambling regulation since an inquiry last June. The late Member of Parliament Peta Murphy’s report…

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NSW Govt Appoints New Board Members to ILGA

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   The NSW Government has made appointments to the board of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), including a deputy chairperson and two new members. Associate Professor Amelia Thorpe and Nicholas Nichles have been appointed following a rigorous public expression of interest selection process. Additionally, existing member Chris Honey…

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IAG’s Andrew W Scott Announced as Latest Conference Chair for 2025 Regulating the Game Conference in Sydney

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Leading gambling law and regulation conference Regulating the Game has announced IAG’s Vice Chairman and CEO Andrew W Scott as the second Conference Chair for its 2025 edition, to be held in Sydney from 10 to 13 March 2025. With extensive expertise in the gaming sector, Andrew brings a wealth…

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Crown Fined $2 Million for Self-exclusion Breaches

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined Crown Melbourne $2 million for allowing 242 people who had self-excluded from gambling to place bets at the casino over an 8-month period between October 2023 and May 2024. VGCCC Chair Fran Thorn said: “It is an offence under the…

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