Asia Gaming eBrief: Australia wagering reforms secure lower-house approval
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.…
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. The post Asia Gaming eBrief: Australia wagering reforms secure lower-house approval first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.