Online Gambling in Australia Faces New Crypto and Credit Card Restrictions

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June 12, 2024

Australia is prohibiting the use of credit cards and cryptocurrencies for online gambling, a major move to safeguard its citizens from financial harm. In fact, on June 11, the government had already enacted these new restrictions, which carry significant fines for noncompliance. The new regulations impose fines of up to 234,750 Australian dollars, or around $155,000, on any betting operator that permits customers to gamble online using credit cards or digital currencies. That encompasses credit cards that are connected to electronic wallets, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and other credit products that have only recently emerged. These newly adopted online betting… Read More

United Kingdom May Ban Credit Cards from Online Gambling

Credit Cards and Online Gambling
January 27, 2018

The debates are continuing to range within the United Kingdom over the gambling system as a whole and whether or not there are certain people who are more at risk for succumbing to the dangers of gambling due to the presence of credit cards. The United Kingdom has had a long-established gambling industry and there are many within government who want to add further red tape to the industry through removing credit cards. Why credit cards, well, there are many within government who claim that the instance of problem gambling has risen exponentially over the past couple of years. However,… Read More