Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 25 OF 2009) - SECT 49

After section 4.7.7 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 insert —

        " 4.7.8     Appropriate advertising standards required

        A wagering service provider must not publish or disseminate, or cause to be published or disseminated, any gambling advertising, in any form or by any method of communication, that—

        (a)     encourages a breach of this Act; or

        (b)     depicts children wagering or involved in any other form of gambling; or

        (c)     suggests that winning will be a definite outcome of participating in wagering or sports betting activities; or

        (d)     suggests that participation in wagering or sports betting activities is likely to improve a person's financial prospects; or

        (e)     promotes the consumption of alcohol while engaged in wagering or sports betting activities; or

        (f)     is offensive.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

        4.7.9     Prescribed statement to be included in advertisements

        A wagering service provider must not publish or disseminate, or cause to be published or disseminated, in the course of business any gambling advertising in any form or by any method of communication unless the advertisement contains a prescribed statement (if any) in relation to problem gambling.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

        4.7.10     Offence to offer inducement to open betting account

A wagering service provider must not offer any credit, voucher or reward as an inducement to open a betting account.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.".