Over 640 days ago, the Federal House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs published its report on online gambling harm in Australia, ‘You Win Some You Lose More’. The report had bold recommendations, including a ban on all advertising of online wagering.

From 29 September 2024, more stringent customer identification and pre-verification requirements (called Applicable Customer Identification Procedures (Verification)) applicable to WSPs will come into force across all Australian jurisdictions.