The Australian government has revealed plans for legislation that would enable people to self-exclude from gambling on all online gambling websites.
The legislation will pave the way for the establishment of an online National Self-Exclusion Register that will aim to reduce gambling-related harm among Australians. It is a key element within a larger National Consumer Protection Framework, it also emerged today.
According to official data, Australians lose more than A$24 billion a year on gambling. On a per-capita basis, Australian gamblers lose more than any other nation in the world, about A$1,200 a year.
