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This is so ridiculous..
Say hello to hell slow internet… as if our internet wasnt slow enough already…Aussie government are a bunch of douchebags.
@free bet 213714 wrote:
is this an attempt to force users into placing bets with Aussie based betting houses?
No – it’s not.
It’s illegal for Australian citizens to bet online on “micro-events” at any company.
So this covers a ban on casino, poker, and even live betting on sports events that are already in-play.
But it does not cover betting on horse races, and sports events that have yet to start which are perfectly legal for Australians to play – and to be advertised.
It’s quite convoluted and means that while Betfair are licensed for sports betting in Australia – and their specialty is actually in-play betting – they can only offer pre-match bets to Australian registered customers.
It’s been influenced a lot by anecdotal evidence from the real world of pubs, clubs, and casinos in Australia, where the addictive behaviour and real problem gambling (people blowing their life savings) has tended to be with “micro-event” devices such as the slot machines (aka pokies).I think the argument goes something like the Government is concerned that while gambling is a staple part of Austraslian culture, they are worried that Australian players cannot control themselves and will bet too much and too often on these short duration micro-events.
gooner
you can actually bet in play in aust, you just have to phone your bets through ,but are not able to place them over the internet,
most aussie books plus betfair offer this
Indeed, every sporting events have updates continually on the current odds…
Also, it is illegal for rooms to accept the bets, but it is fine as an Australian to make the bets – an important difference in the actual law.
This whole cencorship is very unpopular here, and hopefully wont get through. If it does, it wont only become porn and gambling sites…
@faststeady 213720 wrote:
you can actually bet in play in aust, you just have to phone your bets through ,but are not able to place them over the internet,
most aussie books plus betfair offer this
Agreed – as I said this is just for online betting … physically using the internet
This “phone” loophole was left in to satisfy existing bookmakers that operated this way.
The point being that this in-play system is betfair’s mainstream offering EVERYWHERE else.Micro events and the internet gambling (sports, casino, poker) are illegal in Australia hence the domain blocks listed by the OP.
