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Australia bans credit card use for online gambling to curb problem gambling

The Australian government has recently implemented a ban on the use of credit cards for gambling. Picture ShutterstockGambling is a popular activity in Australi

BlueBet fined in Australia over gambling advertising breaches

The Australian sports betting company BlueBet has been fined $50,000 for gambling advertising breaches following a complaint from a member of the public. B

I gambled away $400,000 by the time I was 30, and there was a hidden cost too

Key PointsThe federal government's BetStop register has been used by 18,000 Australians in its first six months.It is being predominantly used by Australians me

Australian Gambling: From Problem to Solution – News from Manipur – Imphal Times

Gambling is an integral part of Australian culture. But behind the facade of legal betting platforms there is a shadow side – gambling addiction. The patholo

Two Australian businessmen bought a casino in a tropical paradise — only to shut it down

The Jewel casino once stood at the turquoise shores of Iririki Island — crowned with a white sign tempting tourists to cross the bay from Vanuatu's capital ci

Online gambling ads should be banned within three years, report says

KEY POINTS:A parliamentary report has recommended a ban on online gambling advertising.The report makes 31 recommendations, including a national gambling regula

Crypto casino billionaire Ed Craven’s dad buys trophy beach house for $16m cash

Jamie Craven, the father of Australia’s youngest billionaire Ed Craven, has swooped in and bought the Sapphire Beach house of Nathan Tinkler for $16 million -

Violence, gambling and animal welfare concerns: Are people turning away from the Melbourne Cup?

On the first Tuesday of November each year, Australians across the country tune in to the "race that stops the nation". The Melbourne Cup is one of Australia's

Big win for Melbourne’s Crown casino

Gaming giant Crown Resorts will be allowed to continue operating its Melbourne casino after the Victorian gambling regulator deemed Crown was suitable to retain

Victorian gambling regulator allows ‘a very different Crown’ to keep casino licence, ASX falls after Wall Street slides — as it happened

Australian shares edged lower on Tuesday tracking overnight Wall Street losses, led by banking and real estate stocks, as investors awaited key local and U.S. i

Australia’s Online Gambling Ads Face Uncertain Future

Sports betting is most popular among Australian young people than any other age group, and this trend has only increased over the past 15 years.Authors Gianlu