Report

Participation of Australians in online poker

18 October 2017

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017
ISBN 978-1-76010-648-5

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Committee membership (PDF 21KB)
Abbreviations (PDF 8KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 63KB)

Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgement
Structure of the report
Overview of regulatory framework
Participation of Australians in online poker
Prosecution of offences
Chapter 2 - Features and impact of poker (PDF 109KB)

Features of poker
Benefits of online poker
Gambling related harms
Chapter 3 - Regulatory approaches (PDF 134KB)

Evidence received on the negative outcomes of the prohibition of online poker
Evidence received on the positive outcomes of regulated access to online poker
Issues related to the regulation of online poker
Chapter 4 - Committee view (PDF 24KB)

Online gambling
Online poker
Labor Senators' Additional Comments (PDF 12KB)
Senator Bernardi's and Senator Leyonhjelm's Additional Comments (PDF 35KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions, tabled documents and answers to questions on notice (PDF 23KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings (PDF 12KB)

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

Past Public Hearings

17 Aug 2017: CANBERRA
01 Aug 2017: SYDNEY

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