Australia Introduces Stricter Verification Rules for Online Gambling
Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator, AUSTRAC, has announced that online gambling service providers must implement stricter customer identification procedures in the coming year (2024). According to the statement, under the National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering, the pre-verification rules have been updated as the regulator and local governments look to close any loopholes that allow potential money...
Australia to ban the use of credit cards for online gambling
Australian gamblers will soon be banned from using credit cards for online betting. The government is looking to introduce new legislation in the upcoming months, which will bar this payment method. In an announcement, the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, and social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, look to bring online gambling into line with land-based gambling – which already limits the use of credit cards. Rowland...
We prepare our bets for the World Cup in Qatar
The 22nd edition of football’s biggest international competition is also the first tournament to take place in the Middle East, being held in a predominantly Muslim Arab country. The placement of the competition in the break between the two halves of the season also stands out, with much higher expectations from the footballers. We start from the idea that they come directly from club teams, with no additional preparation but...
