Australia
Aussie Online Gambling Market Sees 67% Rise During COVID-19

According to the new data provided by the analytics consultancy AlphaBeta and credit firm Illion, Australians’ online gambling has increased 67% during COVID-19.
The figures by AlphaBeta and Illion, based on transactions of 250,000 Australian consumers, show the online gambling industry as one of the biggest winners of the shutdown, alongside services such as food delivery up 63% and online retail and subscription services up 61%.
Gambling expert Dr Charles Livingstone says the rise could be down to new gamblers trying their luck online, or regular betters being forced to use online accounts.
“If that’s maintained throughout the year, or the next six months, we can look at expenditure around $2 billion additional in online gambling. Psychosocial stress is a key critical factor leading to a gambling habit and a gambling addiction. It’s difficult to imagine a slightly more stressful situation than we’ve got at the moment for many people,” he said.
ACMA
ACMA Blocks More Illegal Online Gambling Sites

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested the Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block more illegal online gambling sites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
The latest sites blocked include Crown Gold, Maxispin Casino, Rain.gg, Didibet, LuckyBet, Malina Casino and Spins of Glory.
Website blocking is one of a range of enforcement options to protect Australians against illegal online gambling. Since the ACMA made its first blocking request in November 2019, 1338 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked. Around 220 illegal services have also pulled out of the Australian market since the ACMA started enforcing new illegal online gambling rules in 2017.
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Australia
GLI Grows Stronger and Bigger in Melbourne with New Lab Location

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Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has had a robust presence in Melbourne since it opened the lab in 2007. The company and its presence in Melbourne is stronger and bigger now that GLI has moved to a new lab location in the city.
The move was necessitated by GLIâs continually growing operations, and the upgrade to a larger facility in South Melbourne physically positions GLI even closer to many of its customers. GLI also operates labs in Adelaide and Syndey.
GLIâs Melbourne lab offers a full suite of services including:
⢠iGaming and Land-based Testing
⢠Casino Management Systems (CMS) Testing
⢠Interoperability Testing
⢠Quality Assurance
⢠Compliance
âWe are excited about this next chapter as it strengthens our ability to meet our clientsâ continually evolving needs. With these expert teams working together under one roof, we are better positioned to than ever to deliver comprehensive solutions for todayâs gaming industry,â said Richard Howarth, Chief Business Officer â APAC.
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Australia
RTG Announces Evive Australia as the First Innovation to Take the Stage at Pitch!

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Regulating the Game (RTG) has announced Evive Australia as the first innovation to take the stage at Pitch! â part of the annual RTG gathering in Sydney in March.
The event will take place at the famous Sydney Opera House on 9 March 2026, as part of the sixth edition of the international regulatory and industry conference.
Evive is an app designed to help people change how they play or seek support for gambling harms. Created by Sam DeMello, a tech specialist drawing on his lived experience of gambling harm, and supported by Jay Robinson, a safer-gambling expert with over two decades of harm-minimisation and prevention experience, Evive Australia aims to deliver personalised tools, resources and pathways for anyone seeking to reduce risk or access help.
âEvive brings together real-world experience, clinical expertise and technology to create an accessible and credible platform for change. Pitch! was conceived to spotlight exactly these kinds of innovations â ideas that challenge convention, improve safeguards and reimagine the future of regulation and industry practice,â said Paul Newson, Principal at Vanguard Overwatch and founder of Regulating the Game.
âEvive isnât just another app, itâs a bridge between lived experience, behavioral science and practical support. It shows that compliance and compassion can coexist, and when they do, everyone benefits. The app gives regulators and operators confidence in credible harm reduction tools, while giving people a safe, stigma free path to change,â Robinson said.
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