IAG MAR 2023

IAG MAR 2023年3月 亞博匯 54 Deputy Chair and CEO of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Creina Chapman. 澳洲通信及媒體局副主 席兼首席執行官Creina Chapman。 IN FOCUS IAG: Thanks for speaking with us Creina. What is ACMA’s role in gambling regulation and how does ACMA set its regulatory strategy and priorities? Creina Chapman: The ACMA has a diverse role in regulating online gambling. We enforce the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA), which prohibits a range of interactive gambling services from being offered or advertised to Australians. This includes online casinos, slots, poker and wagering services that don’t hold an Australian license. While we don’t license operators under the IGA – that’s a state and territory responsibility – we can take action against Australian-licensed wagering services if they contravene the IGA by providing credit or in- play sports betting. Importantly, our role under the IGA also encompasses responsibility for a new national self-exclusion register called BetStop, which will allow Australians to exclude themselves from all licensed online and phone betting services in Australia. This will be a significant new consumer safeguard. We also regulate gambling advertising on broadcast and internet platforms shown in conjunction with live sport. This primarily includes overseeing compliance with rules about when gambling advertising can