Australia

Dabble Sports has paid more than AU$1 million in penalties after Australia’s communications regulator found the bookmaker failed to properly protect customers registered with BetStop.

A Gold Coast father received the birthday surprise of a lifetime after discovering he was Australia's only Division One winner in an A$8 million Oz Lotto draw.

Australia has passed new gambling reforms adding stronger protections for vulnerable bettors, including Adstop and tighter inducement rules.

LVCVA approved a $1.45M deal with GTI Tourism to market Las Vegas in Australia ahead of Qantas' new nonstop Sydney flight.

Star Entertainment has reported a A$307.3 million loss for the 2026 financial year. The Australian casino operator continues to face difficult trading conditions and major regulatory challenges.

Australia’s new gambling advertising laws will ban wagering company logos from sports uniforms, but existing sponsorship agreements could allow betting brands to remain on some jerseys until the end of 2031.

New South Wales will make facial recognition technology mandatory at gaming room entrances from 2028 as part of a major gambling reform package designed to strengthen self-exclusion and reduce gambling harm.

Crown Sydney and The Star Sydney have been fined a combined A$2.25 million after a 16-year-old used a fraudulent driver's licence to repeatedly enter and gamble at both casinos. The teenager visited Crown Sydney 19 times and The Star Sydney three times between April and August 2025.

Australia has passed major gambling reforms that will significantly restrict how betting companies advertise to consumers. The new rules target wagering promotions during live sport, celebrity endorsements, television and radio advertising, and online marketing.

Australian gamblers are being targeted by illegal offshore casinos using fake versions of some of the country's best-known gambling brands. A recently uncovered operation has used names including Crown Melbourne, The Star Sydney and The Lott to make unregulated gambling sites appear legitimate, with players directed to fake app-store pages through social media advertising.