Australia-based sports betting operator PointsBet has taken aim at the government’s wagering advertising reforms, warning that further restrictions risk handing the market advantage to illegal offshore operators.
The reforms will also make the operating model for licensed operators “more complicated and more expensive,” according to comments from PointsBet Group CEO Andrew Catterall at the company’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday.
As reported by Complete iGaming, the parliament has – under pressure from anti-gambling campaigners – passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, which among many other changes will see wagering advertising banned during live coverage of sporting events on broadcast and online content services, as well as in sports venues and on players’ and officials’ uniforms.
