Good morning. Digital borders may be difficult to see, but regulators are increasingly determined to enforce them. Australia’s House has passed a bipartisan gambling reform package featuring an online advertising opt-out register, age and identity checks, and tighter limits on inducements and sports broadcasts. The bill now moves to the Senate, with two Coalition lawmakers opposing it for not going far enough. South Korea has taken an even harder approach, blocking Polymarket and insisting that language options, blockchain technology and decentralized operations do not exempt an overseas platform from domestic gambling laws.
What you need to know
- Australian gambling reforms cleared the lower house, introducing an opt-out register funded by licensed wagering operators.
- South Korea has blocked access to Polymarket after ruling that its winner-takes-all prediction markets create an illegal gambling environment.
On the radar
- UAE gaming and Abu Dhabi financial regulators formalize oversight ties.
- Victoria regulator steps up AI, data use to tackle gambling harm.
- Hengqin Port records 110M crossings, with visitors making up 40%.
- LT Game launches Steam & Fortune roulette in Macau casinos.
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Australia wagering ad bill advances to Senate
Australia’s proposed gambling advertising and inducement restrictions passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and are expected to clear the Senate this week with Coalition support. The amended package establishes a national online advertising opt-out register funded by wagering operators, restricts direct marketing to new, high-risk and former BetStop users, bans certain commission arrangements, and extends the pre-game advertising blackout from five to 15 minutes. It also moves the three-advertisement-per-hour broadcast limit to 5 am.
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