Jun
19th

Gambling Inducements To Be Banned By Australian State

It did not take gambling companies in Western Australia long to proceed to market their products in the state once the Racing and Gaming Minister of Western Australia lifted the ban on advertising.

However, they have recently proposed legislation to try and put a stop to adverts offering players free bets at online gambling sites operating within the territory, They feel that these act as an inducement to players to open gambling accounts.

Western Australia is not the only state that is trying to curb this sort of advertising and will be joining Victoria, South Australia as well as New South Wales in their endeavor.

The State Government is adamant that by offering free bets to players as an incentive to gambling is improper and that guidelines should be introduced in order to prohibit this practice. They feel that it is a responsible gambling issue and that they take their responsibility in this regard very seriously.

Due to the governments strong disapproval of the practice of offering free bets many online gambling companies who operate within Western Australia territory have stopped this form of advertising voluntarily. The minister is attempting to encourage the rest of the gambling operators to take the same action before they are forced to do so by legislation.

The minister stated that Cabinet has approved of these amendments which will be included in the race fields legislation that will establish a requirement for all Australian wagering operators to pay for the Western Australia racing product that they use in their gambling business.

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