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Betting in Australia

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Operators in Australia

6 profiles

Australia licenses wagering providers through state and territory authorities. The national ACMA register brings those providers together.

About this directory. Selected market profiles, listed alphabetically, not a ranking or a complete register. Source review: . Licensing and availability can change; use the linked sources for the latest position.

No paid placements or affiliate tracking links appear in this directory. An operator disclosure is not independent licence verification. Local age, identity and location requirements apply.

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Local betting landscape

Australia licenses online sports and racing betting through state and territory regulators, mostly the Northern Territory, but the Interactive Gambling Act prohibits online casino, online poker and in-play betting placed online. Advertising is legal but increasingly restricted.

Australia at a glance

Status
Regulated, open licensing
Regulator
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) federally; state and territory racing and gaming regulators for licences
Statute
Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth); state licensing Acts (for example Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Act)
Online sports betting
Licensed, mostly under Northern Territory licences
Online casino
Prohibited online (casino games, poker, in-play online betting)
Minimum age
18
Tax on winnings
No tax on winnings
Affiliate marketing
Allowed

The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 is the federal law. It prohibits providing online casino games, online poker and online in-play sports betting to people in Australia, and since 2017 it has been enforced against offshore operators by ACMA, which blocks sites and pursues their executives. Online pre-match sports betting and racing betting are lawful when licensed by a state or territory; most corporate bookmakers hold Northern Territory licences.

Online betting on sports and racing before the event starts. In-play bets must be placed by telephone. Lotteries and keno are licensed by state. Online casino and poker are prohibited.

Rules that matter to players

Minimum age 18. Winnings are not taxed. Credit cards were banned for online betting in 2024. BetStop, a national self-exclusion register, launched in 2023.

Advertising and affiliates

Affiliate marketing is lawful for licensed betting products. Advertising during live sport broadcasts is restricted, inducements to open an account cannot be advertised in several states, and a national ban on online gambling advertising has been debated since a 2023 parliamentary inquiry recommended it.

Tax

Operators pay state point-of-consumption taxes of 10 to 20 per cent on net revenue.