Australian PM Promises Further Restrictions on Online Gambling
Key Takeaways
  • Last week’s parliamentary question time in Australia produced a forthright promise from the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, to introduce tough new measures against internet gambling.
  • Prior to the election, PM Tony Abbott’s Liberal Party website referred to “the legitimate right of adults to gamble responsibly.”
  • The gambling lobby is now expecting that the future measures to counter unlicensed gambling sites will be accompanied by proposals to create a formal legal structure for online gambling.

Last week’s parliamentary question time in Australia produced a forthright promise from the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, to introduce tough new measures against internet gambling.