Australian Government Could Relax Online Gambling Rules
In 2000, the Australian Government blazed a trail and led the world to be the first country to enact online gambling specific legislation. The Interactive Gambling Act 2000 (The Act) was designed to protect local operators from offshore operators, and also to curtail 'problem gambling' by limiting exposure to online bet options.
The Act rendered it illegal for operators not licensed in Australia to advertise or offer their product to Australian Residents - supposedly protecting local operators. Another key provision of the Act was a ban on all "in-play" bets - supposedly limiting problem gambling opportunities.
An in-play bet is basically a bet on an event occurring within a game, placed after the game has commenced. It offers an enormous range of bet possibilities on any given game. In football, in-plays may include bets on who will score the next goal, what the winning margin will be, or who will win the game