Australian gambling fines account for 99% of global fines issued so far this year.
Following an anonymous tip-off in late 2021, the VGCCC carried out an investigation into ALH venues across the state. The regulator found that a total of 220 gaming machines were found to be operating without the required YourPlay pre-commitment technology. All machines were immediately turned off and in November 2022, the VGCCC charged ALH with 62 breaches across 77 venues.
VGCCC Fines ALH for Operating Pokies Without YourPlay Technology InstalledAs a result, ALH must now pay a fine of AU$500,000 ($320,347/€296,540) and AU$50,000 ($32,034/€29,654) in legal costs.
VGCCC Fines ALH for Operating Pokies Without YourPlay Technology Installed VGCCC Fines ALH for Operating Pokies Without YourPlay Technology InstalledThe confirmation of ALH’s fine follows VGCCC’s announcement that it had charged BlueBet with placing illegal gambling ads on billboards throughout Victoria. Meanwhile, in July of this year the regulator charged eight gambling venues with remaining open outside permitted operating hours while also not having YourPlay installed on some of their gambling machines.
So far in 2023, gambling regulators across the globe have issued a total of US$390,170,226 (AU$609,006,878/£310,325,725 /€361,081,913) in fines and penalties. Australian regulators have issued the lion’s share of those fines with regulatory penalties totaling US$390,166,053 (AU$608,953,045/£249,581,234/€361,182,845).
