VGCCC Bans Sports Betting on Minors

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has announced that it will ban betting on all under 19 sports competitions.

In a press release the regulator also stated that it would now prohibit any betting on the performance of individual players who are under 18 and take part in either junior or senior sport.

The VGCCC has written letters to all major sports betting operators informing them that

” permitting betting on minors is contrary to the public interest and poses potential integrity and gambling related harm concerns”.

• Sporting events where all participants are minors
• Sporting events for under-19s
VGCCC Bans Sports Betting on Minors

However, if an under-18 player is playing for a senior team, bets can be placed on the team outcomes of the player’s team.

Betting providers have been told that they now have 60 days to ensure compliance with the new licensing requirements.

“The idea that it is okay to bet on minors just doesn’t stand up. We think minors deserve to be protected. It also raises integrity issues, with the prospect of people attempting to influence how minors might behave playing sport.

VGCCC Bans Sports Betting on Minors

It will, therefore, be prohibited to offer bets on an outcome such as ‘first goal of the game’, ‘most disposals’ or ‘first player to take a wicket’, where the outcome relates to an individual player that is a minor. For the avoidance of doubt, bets will still be able to be offered on the open team performance.”

Ciaran McEneaney

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