An estimated 75% of all Premier League best are in-plays.Since 2000, it has become patently clear
that The Act has done little to stop Australian punters signing up with offshore operators.
And as in many other parts of the world, local operators are complaining that they
are having difficulty competing, particularly when offshore operators can offer in-plays and they can't.Betfair, which
has an Australian operating license and is therefore subject to the provisions of The Act,
estimates they lose around $200 million a year from an inability to offer in-plays to
Aussie punters. In football, in-plays may include bets on who will score the next goal,
what the air max france winning margin will be, or who will win the game...all placed after the
starting whistle has blown. And the Government is said to be quite receptive to
the submission. 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. But this could all change
soon.The AFL has penned a submission to the Government asking for the in-play provision of
The Act to be nike tn amended so Aussie punters can place these bets with local operators
on AFL games. It offers an enormous range of bet possibilities on any given game.
For longer games like cricket, in-plays extend per game bet options enormously.In-plays are an extremely
popular bet. In 2000, the Australian Government blazed a trail and led the world to
be the first country to enact online gambling specific legislation. Of course the big upside
for the AFL is an estimated doubling of licensing revenue from the likes of Betfair
and Tabcorp. With increased wagering tax revenue why wouldn't they be?It seems clear now that
the initial hope that a piece of legislation could prevent Australians betting with offshore operators
has waned. 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. And concerns about limiting bet
options for problem gamblers has given way to a rush to offer competing bet options
in order to maximize local operator earnings and tax revenue.Never a dull moment in the
world of online gambling.Milton Shaw has written hundreds of online gambling related articles for popular
casino and sportsbook portals like Casinos Page and 4 Online Gambling.
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