Northern Territory Toughens Its Requirements On Lottoland (Update)

By Brian Cullingworth, Last updated Nov 17, 2017

“Synthetic” lottery provider’s Aussie problems grow as provincial government orders regional regulator to amend its requirements

Lottoland’s woes in Australia continued to grow Tuesday when the Northern Territory provincial government, where the “synthetic” lottery is licensed, instructed the regional regulator Northern Territory Racing Commission to amend its rules to prohibit betting operators from taking wagers on the outcome of Australian-based lotteries.

The NT Attorney General, Natasha Fyles, told local reporters “…concerns have been raised about how this synthetic betting practice has undercut hardworking small businesses, including many news agencies,” and said she was taking action after listening to complaints.

The apparent NT hostility to Lottoland follows that of other Australian provinces importuned by local rivals alarmed by Gibraltar-registered Lottoland’s success Downunder, where in just over a year the industry disrupter has grown a player base in excess of 600,000 Australian punters.

Australian gamb.ing giant Tatts allied itself with retail newsagents who sell lottery tickets to lobby against Lottoland at provincial and federal levels, mounting a well-funded publicity campaign against the interloper (see previous InfoPowa reports).

Luke Brill, Lottoland’s Australian chief, did not appear unduly perturbed by the latest news, saying that until official government specifics on restrictions were published and enacted it would be business as usual for his company.

Brian Cullingworth

Infopowa news was a staple of Casinomeister’s news from 2000 until 2019. Brian Cullingworth was the main writer, contributor, and was one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever known involved in the online casino industry.

We first met in January 2001 at the ICE in London where I observed him going booth to booth interviewing online casino, software, and licensing jurisdiction representatives. Brian was also heavily involved with our forum as “Jetset“, he was involved as an informal consultant to eCOGRA, the OPA, and was a player advocate who assisted countless aggrieved players with his connections to industry folks. He also published “Casino Cautions” via Infopowa news for quite a number of years. These can be found in our news archives.

His passing in February 2019 was a dark day for us. He will be forever missed.


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