Its interesting to see Australia file for compensation, considering their current gaming laws.
The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA) was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament on 28 June 2001 and was given Royal Assent by the Governor-General on 11 July 2001. The passage of the IGA was an important element of the Government’s policy of preventing the escalation of the harmful effects of gambling on the Australian community.
The Offence
The IGA targets the providers of interactive gambling services, not their potential or actual customers. The IGA makes it an offence to provide an interactive gambling service to a customer physically present in Australia.
# This offence applies to all interactive gambling service providers, whether based in Australia or offshore, whether Australian or foreign owned.
# This offence carries a maximum penalty of $220,000 per day for individuals and $1.1 million per day for bodies corporate.
Interactive gambling services include those that are often described as ‘online casinos’ and usually involve using the Internet to play games of chance, or games of mixed chance and skill. Examples include roulette, poker, craps, online ‘pokies’ and blackjack. ‘Interactive gambling services’ are defined in section 5 of the IGA.