Submission by ACTCOSS: Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) Bill 2020
29 April 2021
The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) Bill 2020 would prevent online gambling service providers from accepting payments by credit card (either directly or indirectly), create a criminal offence and civil penalty provision for a person who accepts, facilitates or promotes credit card payments for interactive gambling services, and provides for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirements.
ACTCOSS supports the Bill in its current form. This Bill creates an opportunity to reduce gambling harm resulting from online gambling. We urge the committee and all members and senators of the Australia parliament to support this important Bill.