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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Inquiry recommends ban on trailing commissions in Australian online gambling

An Australian bipartisan parliamentary inquiry has proposed national laws to ban commissions being paid for provision of online gambling to an individual.
An Australian bipartisan parliamentary inquiry has proposed national laws to ban commissions being paid for provision of online gambling to an individual. Photograph: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

News Corp and other media outlets could lose a steady stream of gambling revenue if the federal government takes up a parliamentary inquiry’s call to ban trailing commissions.

Websites that refer people to gambling companies through advertising often get paid a commission from the punter’s subsequent losses. In some cases, this can be around 30% of their net losses.

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