Bookmaker Betr shifts operations to Tasmania after gaming licence granted
Sports betting company Betr has been granted a licence to operate in Tasmania and is shifting its operations there from the Northern Territory. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie criticised the government for accommodating the firm despite the state admitting its regulations are not up to scratch.
According to ABC News, sports betting company Betr has been granted the licence it needs to operate in Tasmania. The company is moving its operations to the state from the Northern Territory.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie criticised the government for "rolling out the red carpet" for the firm. According to Wilkie, the state granted the licence despite admitting its regulations are not up to scratch.
The development has revived debate in Australia over the jurisdictions where betting firms operate and the differences in their regulation. How Tasmania strengthens its gambling rules, and how the sector's choices between states take shape, will be watched.
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