Poll results: In-play only likely addition from IGA reform
Two thirds of those polled expect live betting to be regulated in Australia, with changes coming as soon as November.
The majority of eGaming Review readers expect Australia to regulate in-play betting by the end of the year as the country reviews its Interactive Gaming Act (IGA).
Nearly two thirds of those polled (63%) anticipate the review to bring about changes to in-play laws, just one year after the country implemented a ban on the advertising of live odds on sports broadcasts.
Just 5% believe in-play will remain prohibited, although readers were more divided on the prospect of poker and/or casino being regulated.
A five-year trial of regulated online tournament poker has been suggested as a potential change to the existing regulatory framework, but while 16% of readers believe the prospect of extra revenue will see poker and casino legalised, the same proportion expects the two verticals to remain a bone of contention.
Earlier this week Sportingbet CEO Andy McIver, whose company derived 90% of its Q3 profits from Australia, told eGR that “[Potential] government moves to perhaps introduce in-play betting in Australia in November…would be very welcome.“