Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

[1]        Senate Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 15 of 2015, 26 November 2015, Appendix 1; and Journals of the Senate, 2013–15, No. 130, 26 November 2015, p. 3493.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, 2013–16, No. 150, 19 April 2016, p. 4141.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, 2016, No. 2, 31 August 2016, p. 79.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, 2016, No. 3, 1 September 2016, p. 92.

[5]        Journals of the Senate, 2016, No. 8, 10 October 2016, p. 259; Journals of the Senate, 2016, No. 20, 28 November 2016, p. 629; Journals of the Senate, 2016–17, No. 28, 14 February 2017, p. 945.

[6]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, p. 13.

[7]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, p. 13.

[8]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, p. 14.

[9]        Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, p. 14.

[10]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, p. 14.

[11]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 14 of 2015, 2 December 2015, pp. 14–15.

[12]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 4.

[13]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, Report No. 50, 26 February 2010.

[14]      Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform, Interactive and Online Gambling and Gambling Advertising Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment, Second Report, 2011.

[15]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Final Report, 2012. DBCDE is now known as the Department of Communications and the Arts.

[16]      DBCDE, Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Final Report, 2012, p. 6.

[17]      Department of Social Services (DSS), Review of illegal offshore wagering https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-impact-of-illegal-offshore-wagering/.

[18]      DSS, Impact of illegal offshore wagering https://engage.dss.gov.au/review-impact-of-illegal-offshore-wagering/

[19]      Government Response to the 2015 Review of the Impact of Illegal Offshore Wagering, April 2016 https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/04_2016/government_response_review_illegal_offshore_wagering.pdf (accessed 28 February 2017).

[20]      Journals of the Senate, 10 November 2016, p. 448.

[21]      Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 [Provisions], November 2016.

[22]      Journals of the Senate, 2016–17, No. 31, 20 March 2017, pp. 1062–64.

[23]      Journals of the Senate, 2016–17, No. 32, 21 March 2017, p. 1092.

[24]      Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 1.

[25]      EM, p. 15.

[26]      Interactive Gambling Amendment (Sports Betting Reform) Bill 2015, proposed Part 7C and Part 7D.

Chapter 2 - Harm minimisation mechanisms

[1]        Betfair Pty Ltd v Western Australia (2008) 244 ALR 32.

[2]        Queensland Treasury, Australian Gambling Statistics 1988–89 to 2013–14, 2015.

[3]        Department of Social Services (DSS), Review of illegal offshore wagering https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/04_2016/review_of_illegal_offshore_wagering_18_december_2015.pdf, p. 44.

[4]        DSS, Review of illegal offshore wagering, p. 37.

[5]        DSS, Review of illegal offshore wagering, p. 39.

[6]        DSS, Review of illegal offshore wagering, p. 46.

[7]        N. Hing, Sports Betting and Advertising (AGRC Discussion Paper No. 4), Australian Gambling Research Centre, 2014.

[8]        Queensland Treasury, Australian Gambling Statistics 1988-89 to 2013-14 31st Edition, 2015.

[9]        S. Gainsbury et al, An investigation of internet gambling in Australia, Centre for Gambling Education and Research, 2011, p. 4.

[10]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 2.

[11]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, No. 50, 26 February 2010, p. 11.                             

[12]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p, 9.

[13]      The Hon Barry O'Farrell, Review of Illegal Offshore Wagering, 18 December 2015, p. 38.

[14]      The Hon Barry O'Farrell, Review of Illegal Offshore Wagering, 18 December 2015, p. 38.

[15]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, No. 50, 26 February 2010.

[16]      S. Monaghan, J. Derevensky, and A. Sklar, 'Impact of gambling advertisements and marketing on children and adolescents: Policy recommendations to minimise harm', Journal of Gambling Issues, 22, 252–274.

[17]      S. Monaghan, A Critical Review of the Impact of Internet Gambling, 2009, p. 8; see also Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 10.

[18]      Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 2.

[19]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 10.

[20]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 4.

[21]      Financial Counselling Australia, Duds, Mugs and the A-List: The Impact of Online Sports Betting, 2015, p. 4.

[22]      S. Monaghan, A Critical Review of the Impact of Internet Gambling, 2009, pp. 4–5.

[23]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 4.

[24]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 15.

[25]      Explanatory Memorandum (EM), Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth), p. 1.

[26]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 6.

[27]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 6.

[28]      Journals of the Senate, 2016, No. 15, 10 November 2016, p. 448.

[29]      Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 [Provisions], 30 November 2016, pp. 2–3.

[30]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, 'Gambling Ministers agree to consumer protection framework for online wagering', Media release, 25 November 2016, https://www.mhs.gov.au/media-releases/2016-11-25-gambling-ministers-agree-consumer-protection-framework-online-wagering (accessed 1 March 2017).

[31]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, 'Gambling Ministers agree to consumer protection framework for online wagering', Media release, 25 November 2016, https://www.mhs.gov.au/media-releases/2016-11-25-gambling-ministers-agree-consumer-protection-framework-online-wagering (accessed 1 March 2017).

[32]      Department of Social Services, Answers to questions taken on notice (received 17 March 2017), p. 1.

[33]      Department of Social Services, Answers to questions taken on notice (received 17 March 2017), p. 1.

[34]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 59.

[35]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 59.

[36]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 59.

[37]      Mr Andrew Verdon, Assistant Director, Online Gambling Section, Department of Communications and the Arts, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 60.

Chapter 3 - Key issues

[1]        William Hill Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 6, p. 2.

[2]        Harness Racing Australia, Submission 15, p. 6; Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, pp. 17–18.

[3]        SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 12; and William Hill Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 6, p. 4.

[4]        Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 2.

[5]        Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[6]        SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 10; Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, p. 24.

[7]        SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 12

[8]        SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 12

[9]        Tabcorp, Submission 13, p. 2.

[10]      RWA, Submission 23, p. 4.

[11]      Mr Stephen Conroy, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA), Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 20.

[12]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 12; see also Gambling Impact Society, Submission 5, p. 2; Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 15.

[13]      Gambling Impact Society, Submission 5, p. 2.

[14]      Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 2.

[15]      Ms Heather Gridley, Manager, Public Interest, Australian Psychological Society, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 2.

[16]      Mr Mark Henley, Uniting Communities, Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 30.

[17]      Mr Mark Henley, Uniting Communities, Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 31.

[18]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 15.

[19]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 15.

[20]      Free TV Australia, Submission 2, p. 8.

[21]      Free TV Australia, Submission 2, p. 6; ASTRA, Submission 20, p. 2.

[22]      See SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 16; Ladbrokes Digital Australia, Submission 10, p. 25; Bet365, Submission 9, p. 14; Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, pp. 26–28.

[23]      Free TV Australia, Submission 2, p. 4.

[24]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, 4.

[25]      Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), Submission 20, pp. 1–4.

[26]      ASTRA, Submission 20, p. 4.

[27]      Free TV Australia, Submission 2, pp. 6-7. See also ASTRA, Submission 20, p. 6.

[28]      CrownBet, Submission 18, pp. 20–21.

[29]      CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 20.

[30]      Mr Stephen Conroy, RWA, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 20; see also p.24.

[31]      Mr Stephen Conroy, RWA, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 29.

[32]      Australian Hotels Association, Submission 14, p. 6.

[33]      Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 2.

[34]      Mission Australia, Submission 8, p. 1.

[35]      Mr Mark Henley, Uniting Communities, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 33.

[36]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p.11

[37]      Mr Richard Burt, Racing and Wagering Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 45.

[38]      The Hon Peter McGauran, Tabcorp, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 35.

[39]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 18.

[40]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 4.

[41]      Mr Tristan Reed, Department of Communications and the Arts, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 54.

[42]      Mr Tristan Reed, Department of Communications and the Arts, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 59.

[43]      CrownBet, Submission 18, pp. 18–19;

[44]      Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 3.

[45]      Dr Anna Thomas, Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 9.

[46]      Australian Hotels Association, Submission 14, p. 5. See also SportsBet, Submission 1, p. 19.

[47]      Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, p. 30. See also Sportbet, Submission 1, p. 19.

[48]      RWA, Submission 23, p. 5.

[49]      RWA, Submission 23, p. 5.

[50]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 11.

[51]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 12.

[52]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 12.

[53]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 12.

[54]      Gambling Impact Society, Submission 5, pp. 3–4.

[55]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, pp. 12–13.

[56]      CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 19. See also Tabcorp, Submission 13, p.3; Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, p. 31; Sportsbet, Submission 1, p.19.

[57]      See Tabcorp, Submission 13, p. 2; Ladbrokes Digital Australia, Submission 10, p. 24; Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, p. 39; Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 22; Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 1; CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 13; Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 8; RWA, Submission 23, p. 7.

[58]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 8.

[59]      CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 14.

[60]      Gambling Impact Society (NSW), Submission 5, p. 3.

[61]      Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 1.

[62]      Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 2.

[63]      Dr Anna Thomas, Submission 3, p. 2.

[64]      Mr Julian Hoskins, Acting Group General Counsel, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 41.

[65]      Mr Julian Hoskins, Acting Group General Counsel, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, pp. 41–42.

[66]      Tabcorp, Answers to questions on notice. Refer to Tabcorp Wagering (VIC) Pty Ltd, Responsible Gambling Code of Conduct, January 2016, para 3.7. Also refer to para 3.5 on training.

[67]      Ms Lauren Levin, Director Policy and Campaigns, Financial Counselling Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 47.

[68]      Ms Lauren Levin, Director Policy and Campaigns, Financial Counselling Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 50.

[69]      Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, p. 17; Ladbrokes Digital Australia Pt. Ltd, Submission 10, p. 18; SportsBet, Submission 23, p. 17; Harness Racing Australia, Submission 15, p. 6.

[70]      Australian Wagering Council, Submission 11, pp. 17–18.

[71]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 23.

[72]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 17.

[73]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, pp. 17–18.

[74]      Australian Hotels Association, Submission 14, p. 5.

[75]      CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 12.

[76]      RWA, Submission 23, p. 2.

[77]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 24.

[78]      Sportsbet, Submission 1, p. 24.

[79]      William Hill Australia (WHA), Submission 6, p. 5.

[80]      RWA, Submission 23, pp. 2–3; The Hon Stephen Conroy, Executive Director, RWA, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 21.

[81]      Dr Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director, Gambling Treatment Clinic and Research Unit, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, on behalf of the APS, Answers to questions taken on notice, p. 1.

[82]      Dr Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director, Gambling Treatment Clinic and Research Unit, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, on behalf of the APS, Answers to questions taken on notice, p. 1.

[83]      Dr Anna Thomas, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 9.

[84]      Dr Anna Thomas, Additional information, 7 March 2017, p. 1.

[85]      Ms Jenny Williams, Submission 21, p. 2.

[86]      RWA, Submission 23, p. 6.

[87]      CrownBet, Submission  18, p. 8.

[88]      Australian Bankers' Association, Submission 16, pp. 2–4.

[89]      Mr Mark Henley, Uniting Communities, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 31.

[90]      Ms Jenny Williams, Submission 21, p. 4.

[91]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 55.

[92]      Treasury, Answers to questions on notice, p. 1.

Chapter 4 - Committee view

[1]        Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield and the Hon Alan Tudge MP, 'Consumer protections and tougher laws to combat illegal offshore wagering', Media release, 28 April 2016.

[2]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, 'Gambling Ministers agree to consumer protection framework for online wagering', Media release, 25 November 2016

Dissenting report by Nick Xenophon Team Senators - 'With online gambling, you can lose your home without having to leave it'

[1]        Mr Richard Burt, Chief Executive Officer, Racing and Wagering Western Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 44.

[2]        Mr Mark Clayton Henley, Manager, Advocacy and Communication, Uniting Communities, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 31.

[3]        Ms Lauren Levin, Director Policy and Campaigns, Financial Counselling Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 44.

[4]        Dr Anna Thomas, Manager, Australian Gambling Research Centre, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 12.

[5]        Mr Julian Hoskins, Acting Group General Counsel, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p.43.

[6]        Mr Stephen Conroy, Executive Director, Responsible Wagering Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 20.

[7]        Ms Lauren Levin, Director Policy and Campaigns, Financial Counselling Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 49.

[8]        Mr Mark Clayton Henley, Manager, Advocacy and Communication, Uniting Communities, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 31.

[9]        Ms Heather Gridley, Manager, Public Interest, Australian Psychological Society, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 2.

[10]      Mr Stephen Conroy, Executive Director, Responsible Wagering Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 19.

[11]      CrownBet, Submission 18, p. 20.

[12]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 4, p. 12.

[13]      Gambling Impact Society, Submission 5, p. 2.

[14]      Financial Counselling Australia, Submission 22, p. 15.

[15]      See pages 28–29 of the majority report.

[16]      Mr Julian Hoskins, Acting Group General Counsel, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p.38.

[17]      Mr Julian Hoskins, Acting Group General Counsel, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p.43.

[18]      Mr Stephen Conroy, Executive Director, Responsible Wagering Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 March 2017, p. 20.