Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) Bill 2020

October 2021

© Commonwealth of Australia 2021
ISBN: 978-1-76093-293-0

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Chapter 1—Introduction

  Referral
  Conduct of the inquiry
  Acknowledgement
  Note on references
  Structure of this report
  Purpose of the bill
  Other related inquiries
  Key provisions
  Consideration by other parliamentary committees

Chapter 2—Key issues

  Context of the bill
  Support for the bill
  Possible models for prohibiting credit card use for online wagering
  Potential unintended consequences
  Other matters
  Committee view

Australian Greens' Dissenting Report

Dissenting Report from Centre Alliance Senator Stirling Griff

  Introduction
  The urgent case for change
  Harms associated with credit card betting
  The faulty argument for self-regulation
  Conclusion

Appendix 1—Submissions and answers to questions on notice

Appendix 2—Public hearings

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 to prevent interactive gambling service providers from accepting payments by credit card (either directly or indirectly), create a criminal offence and civil penalty provision for a person who accepts, facilitates or promotes credit card payments for interactive gambling services and provides for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirements.



Past Public Hearings

10 Sep 2021: via videoconference

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