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At this time there are few viable and credible
markets within which to base the "big brand"
internet gambling operations. Indeed, Australia
effectively offers the only viable option at
this
time and with this offering is well positioned
to establish trust through regulation as "brandnames"
volunteer to submit to regulation. Such an
alliance would establish an international
benchmark by which the global internet gambling
industry will be judged. Most likely through
sheer market size, the current "illegals" would
either need to raise their standards to include
player protection, anti-money laundering and
other provisions or go out of business or
continue
in tax-havens as a front for the laundering of
the proceeds of transnational crime.
The other path is that due to reasons of
domestic politics or foreign trade pressures,
Australia
freezes progress or attempts to enforce a ban.
This would serve no other purpose than to
expedite both the loss of a significant export
market off-shore, and dilute the current appeal
of
"voluntary regulation" as trust through industry
self-regulation and "brand-names" are
established and governments loose control of any
compliance agenda. Attempted prohibition
does nothing to protect consumers.
3rd National Gambling Conference: Technologies
for the Regulation of Online Gambling.
S. J. Toneguzzo (Global Gaming Services Pty
Ltd). 1998. 4
PROHIBITION CONSIDERATIONS
CONTENT FILTERING
In July 1999 the Australian Government amended
the Broadcasting Services Act to cover
regulation of Content that is delivered over the
Internet.
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