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NSW: Consultation Relating to Facial Recognition Technology in Gaming Venues
This week, Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) opened a public consultation period and invites submissions on the next stage of gaming reforms in NSW. The proposed changes include the introduction of mandatory facial recognition technology in NSW hotels and clubs with gaming machines.
The Gambling Industry in Australia
In a recent Vixio Forensic Explainer, ‘Australia: A Compliance Cautionary Tale’ Addisons partner and gambling industry specialist Jamie Nettleton spoke with Vixio’s contributing editor for Asia, Martin Williams. Martin traces how a series of compliance catastrophes in land-based casinos in Australia have led to the point where the entire Australian gambling industry, offline and online, finds itself in the midst of a regulatory crackdown.
Outcome of the 2024 Independent Inquiry into The Star
The report of Adam Bell SC’s 2024 independent inquiry into The Star Pty Limited (The Star), operator of The Star Casino in Sydney, was published today, 30 August 2024 (Bell 2 Report). The Bell 2 Report found that The Star is not suitable to be concerned in or associated with the management and operation of The Star Casino. An initial report released in 2022 following a previous inquiry conducted by Adam Bell SC also found that The Star was unfit to hold a casino licence in New South Wales.
Have you lodged your annual declaration with AICIS? The 30 November deadline to do so is rapidly approaching!
All Australian businesses who ‘introduce’ (manufacture or import) industrial chemicals or products containing industrial chemicals (such as cosmetics, paints, and plastics) have compliance obligations under the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). These obligations include registration as an ‘introducer’ with the AICIS, as well as the requirement to lodge an annual declaration.
Online Content Regulation in Australia
The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (OSA) is a key piece of legislation governing online content in Australia. eSafety is the regulator responsible for the enforcement of the OSA. Broadly speaking, the OSA is designed to assist individuals to manage online safety risks and to ensure that online service providers have in place systems and processes to prevent the distribution of harmful content online.
Northern Territory: Key Changes for the Regulation of Online Wagering
Commencement Date: 1 July 2024 The regulatory regime applying to online sports bookmakers (and other regulated wagering services, including betting exchanges and on-course bookmakers) licensed in the Northern Territory (the NT) will change with effect from 1 July 2024. The Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (RWA) comes into effect on 1 July 2024 and repeals the Racing and Betting Act 1983 (RBA).
Lexology Panoramic: Gaming 2024 - Australia
The Addisons Gambling team are pleased to have contributed the Australian chapter of “Panoramic – Gaming 2024” (formerly known as Getting the Deal Through), published by Lexology. Authors Jamie Nettleton, Brodie Campbell and Luca Febbo provide an update to the industry and highlight recent trends in the gambling sector and their potential implications.
Regulatory Update | AUSTRAC Enforcement Priorities
AUSTRAC expected to turn its enforcement attention to Clubs and Venues with EGMs The new AUSTRAC CEO, Brendan Thomas, has refreshed his leadership team and is making AUSTRAC’s enforcement intentions in respect of clubs and venues with poker machines very clear. A recent interview which Mr Thomas gave to the AFR can be accessed here.
Regulatory Update | AUSTRAC Enforcement Priorities
AUSTRAC expected to turn its enforcement attention to Clubs and Venues with EGMs The new AUSTRAC CEO, Brendan Thomas, has refreshed his leadership team and is making AUSTRAC’s enforcement intentions in respect of clubs and venues with poker machines very clear. A recent interview which Mr Thomas gave to the AFR can be accessed here.
Regulatory Update | Gambling and Sports Integrity
The New South Wales Police Force have today arrested three A-League football players from Macarthur FC over an alleged betting scandal. It was announced today that the NSW Police Organised Crime Squad Gaming Unit had been conducting a six-month investigation referred to as “Strike Force Beaconview”, into the alleged manipulation of yellow cards during A-League football matches for gambling purposes.
New Zealand - Online Gambling Regulatory Update
On 28 March 2024, the New Zealand Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Act (‘Act”) containing amendments to the Gaming Duties Act 1971 was passed by the New Zealand Parliament and has subsequently become law. The Act introduces a new type of gaming duty, known as the ‘offshore gambling duty’.
New Zealand - Online Gambling Regulatory Update
On 28 March 2024, the New Zealand Taxation (Annual Rates for 2023-24, Multinational Tax, and Remedial Matters) Act (‘Act”) containing amendments to the Gaming Duties Act 1971 was passed by the New Zealand Parliament and has subsequently become law. The Act introduces a new type of gaming duty, known as the ‘offshore gambling duty’.
Australia: National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering - Key Updates and Next Steps
With the launch of the National Self-Exclusion Register in August last year, the 10 agreed consumer protection measures under the National Consumer Protection Framework (NCPF) have now been fully implemented in all Australian jurisdictions. The NCPF measures were agreed to by the Australian Federal and State and Territory governments in 2018 and have been progressively implemented over a number of years.
Australia: National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering – Key Updates and Next Steps - Addisons
With the launch of the National Self-Exclusion Register in August last year, the 10 agreed consumer protection measures under the National Consumer Protection Framework (NCPF) have now been fully implemented in all Australian jurisdictions. The NCPF measures were agreed to by the Australian Federal and State and Territory governments in 2018 and have been progressively implemented over a number of years.
Chambers Global Practice Guide – Gaming Law 2023 - Addisons
Jamie Nettleton and Samuel Gauci from the Addisons Gambling Law Team have contributed to the Australian chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guide – Gaming Law, published by Chambers and Partners. The Chambers and Partners Gaming Law 2023 guide outlines the licensing and regulatory regimes in 34 jurisdictions. The Australian chapter provides an overview of the Australian gambling regulatory framework which considers various forms of gaming and gambling services, both online and land-based.
Direct Selling Legal Update 2023
With 2024 just “around the corner”, now is a good time to look at some of the legal issues which have been relevant in 2023 to those operating in the direct selling sector in Australia. Issues which we have regularly advised on include how to conduct a product recall in Australia; identifying unfair terms in contracts and amending them to reduce risk; steps to take to be privacy compliant; and guidance on undertaking comparative advertising in a compliant way.
Australian Parliamentary Report recommends ban on online gambling advertising
This morning (28 June 2023), the long-awaited report entitled “Online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm” was released by the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs of the Australian House of Representatives. This report contains 31 recommendations, which seek to address gambling harm and put in place various regulatory measures to reduce that harm.
Q&A: land-based gambling in Australia
Land-based gambling Types What types of land-based gambling are permitted in your jurisdiction, and is gambling regulated at a national or subnational level? Land-based gambling is regulated at the state and territory level. Permitted forms of land-based gaming include wagering (including totalisator betting), lotteries, casino gaming and gaming machines (ie, poker machines). Only licensed casinos are permitted to provide table gaming services.
Changes to the Regulation of Games in Australia
The Australian Government announced yesterday a proposal to introduce minimum classification requirements for social casino games and games containing paid loot boxes. The Federal Minister of Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, will seek the agreement of all Australian States and Territories to the introduction of a mandatory minimum classification for these types of games. What are the changes?
Addisons Law adds Michiel Brodie to Gambling Team
Australian law firm Addisons announced that gambling specialist Michiel Brodie will be joining the firm as a consultant. Brodie has more than twenty years of experience in the gaming industry in Australia, having worked with several state government agencies over a distinguished career. He has been brought into Addisons in an advisory capacity; focusing on gambling regulations and anti-money laundering procedures.
AUSTRAC Crown probes carry potential for major financial pain
Austrac investigations into the Australian casino sector are extensive and ongoing, write Jamie Nettleton and Brodie Campbell, a partner and solicitor respectively, with law firm Addisons. In this article, the lawyers outline some of the key updates and their implications.
ACMA issues record $2.5 million penalty to an Australian business for Spam Act breaches and requires business to issue refunds of approximately $1.2 million
Australia March 21 2022 Earlier this year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued a record penalty of $2.5 million to Sportsbet for breaches of Australia’s Spam Act 2003. This amount is the largest infringement notice penalty issued by ACMA. Further, Sportsbet is required to issue customer refunds which will total approximately $1.2 million for money lost on bets associated with the spam messages.
Regulatory shakeup to trigger Australia consolidation
The introduction of deeper layers of regulation will result in a number of gambling operators ceasing to conduct business or merging operations in 2022, says legal expert Jamie Nettleton, a partner with Addisons. Regardless of the many trials, Australia is to remain an attractive market for local and international operators. Much about the gambling sector in Australia in 2022 can be predicted from events in 2021.
Crown Resorts case highlights lack of regulatory communication
In early June 2021, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) announced that it had stepped up its investigations into possible breaches of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws by a number of the leading Australian casinos, including Crown Perth, The Star Sydney and SkyCity Adelaide. This followed an earlier investigation commenced by AUSTRAC in October 2020 into potential non-compliance by Crown Melbourne.
Jamie Nettleton: Regulatory shakeups likely in pipeline • AGB
It is not just COVID-19 and its effects for which 2020 will be remembered by the Australian gambling sector. The event likely to have the most long-lasting impact is the NSW Casino Inquiry.
New Zealand - Regulation of Offshore Betting Operators | Lexology
New Zealand
August 13 2020 Overview The New Zealand regulatory regime applicable to offshore betting operators has been updated through the enactment of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (NZ) (RIA), which came into effect on 1 August 2020. Among other things, the RIA establishes a point of consumption taxation regime, as well as obligations to pay product fees (known as information use charges) in respect of bets taken on racing and sporting events that take place in New Zealand.
TGA proposal to declare various sports supplements are therapeutic goods: submissions close on 3 December 2019 | Lexology
Australia
October 30 2019 The way in which sports supplements are regulated in Australia is being reviewed, which could lead to significant changes to the way these products are formulated, positioned and marketed.
Australia - Online Gambling: What is a Bet? Decision in Lottoland v ACMA | Lexology
Australia
September 26 2019 Addisons acted for Lottoland in Lottoland’s recent successful application to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in which it sought declarations that various of its products were not “prohibited interactive gambling services” under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth) (IGA). The decision of Sackar J., which was handed down on 26 July 2019, is the first time that provisions of the IGA have been considered by a superior court in Australia.
New Zealand - Development in Online Gambling Regulation | Lexology
New Zealand
August 26 2019 Overview New Zealand has joined the list of countries in introducing a regulatory regime that will require offshore gambling operators to pay fees in respect of both gambling services provided to New Zealand residents and bets taken in respect of New Zealand racing and sporting events.
Loot Boxes, Surprise Mechanics, and Kinder Eggs - How should loot boxes be regulated? | Lexology
Overview Globally, several jurisdictions are in the process of considering, or have already considered, their regulatory regimes in respect of loot boxes and have reached differing views as to the best way to regulate them. In this focus paper, we consider Australian and international regulatory developments with respect to the regulation of loot boxes.
Direct Selling Legal Update - June 2019 | Lexology
Legal Advice that Makes Business Work Direct Selling Legal Update June 2019 www.addisonslawyers.com.au The Addisons difference In a time of significant structural change in the legal profession in Australia, when many firms are growing through mergers and international alliances, Addisons has focused upon quality rather than quantity. Addisons presents a different model; a model which has proven attractive to large international brand names as well as iconic Australian companies.
New Modern Slavery Reporting Requirements in Australia - Is Your Direct Selling Business Prepared? | Lexology
On January 1 2019, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (the MSA) came into effect. The MSA requires reporting entities to prepare annual Modern Slavery Statements (Statements). These Statements are to be lodged with the relevant Minister and will be recorded on a register and accessible publicly. The MSA is reflective of international concerns in respect of modern slavery, and is modelled substantially on the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act.
Gambling Law & Regulation Newsletter December 2016
To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF . This year has seen significant developments in Australia’s regulatory landscape relating to gambling. Among the key developments that have taken place are: We will monitor each of these issues in 2017.
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