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The Latest Breaking News from Responsible Wagering Australia

'Backfired': Controversial sports gambling tax leaves $11m hole in ACT budget

Responsible Wagering Australia wants betting operations tax cut.

The Canberra Times

Global gambling company to leave Australia’s peak lobbying group

Entain will withdraw from Responsible Wagering Australia in coming months, as a government crackdown on betting ads looms

The Guardian - AU

Calls for crackdown amid report gambling lobbyists ‘wined and dined’ minister Michelle Rowland

MP Monique Ryan wants tougher laws around lobbying of politicians, saying current guidelines are ‘toothless and ineffective’

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I once sang Love Is in the Air to Labor’s Stephen Conroy – here’s what it taught me about Canberra lobbying

There is nothing wrong with lobbyists trying to influence the government. But we should know why they’re at Parliament House and who invited them

The Guardian - AU

Punters to splash ID before cash ahead of footy finals

Punters will need to have their ID and age verified before they're allowed to place any online bets under new regulations now in effect.

AAP

The ACT government move that infuriated a leading betting agency

There are concerns the ACT government is trying to shutdown the gambling and racing industries.

The Canberra Times

Taxing unregulated gambling is easier said than done

Nicola Willis needs to be careful to not drive punters to websites based in tax-friendly jurisdictions like Malta or Guernsey

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BetStop sports gambling self-exclusion register is almost here, but some doubt it will work

The national register — dubbed BetStop — is designed to help problem gamblers block themselves from the lure of sports betting, and is due to be launched any day.

ABC News

Sports betting 'de-conditioning' therapy to target triggers of online gambling addiction

Online sports betting is the fastest-growing form of problem gambling, but a South Australian researcher is hoping to fight fire with fire, by making a type of de-conditioning therapy available online or via telehealth.

ABC News

How online sports betting companies exert pressure on government to pay less tax

Sports betting companies threatened to abandon the Northern Territory, their traditional home in Australia, if taxes were increased, documents obtained under Freedom of Information reveal.

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