The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has fined Tabcorp AU$262,920 (£134,731/€161,778/US$171,731) for breaching rules on in-play betting, while the regulator has also issued banning orders against a further seven illegal gambling websites.
An AMCA investigation, reported today (13 November), found Tabcorp was taking online in-play sports bets, which is illegal under Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001. In total, Tabcorp accepted 854 in-play bets across 69 tennis matches between April and October 2023.
Tabcorp said the breaches were the result of a technical bug in its systems. The first error occurred in April 2023 but was not fixed until October 2023. Tabcorp also noted it voided all bets, meaning consumers did not suffer losses, nor did it profit from the errors.
However, ACMA proceeded with the financial penalty, noting Tabcorp has previously been warned over in-play betting. In November 2021, Tabcorp was issued a formal warning for accepting in-play bets..
