Key Takeaways
- An inquiry into how Australians play online poker gives three weeks to interested parties to file submissions.
- It will report back in September, and the House may delay consideration of the gambling bill amendment until this date.
- Leyonhjelm and the AOPA are spearheading efforts to have online poker excluded from a forthcoming amendment to the IGA that will enforce a ban on offshore online gambling.
Earlier this month, a motion was granted to establish an inquiry into online poker in Australia and whether a forthcoming amendment to the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 is a “reasonable and proportionate” response.
The public submission process to the inquiry has now opened, and Australian poker players, industry associations and operators are all welcome to submit their opinion.
