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GAMING AND BETTING (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1994
MR LAMONT (Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Housing and Community Services, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Sport) (10.44): I present the Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1994.
Title read by Clerk.
MR LAMONT: I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Madam Speaker, this Bill is the second Bill in the package to allow for the appropriate conduct and control of sports betting. The Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1994 amends the Gaming and Betting Act 1906 to provide consequential amendments in respect of the advertising of a sports betting service. The Bill provides for the sports bookmakers to be able to publish and advertise the sports betting service and, more importantly, the betting markets, or odds, in respect of sporting or other contingencies. Newspapers regularly publish the latest odds, and television and radio sporting commentators openly discuss betting odds on air. Any legislative restrictions on sports bookmakers publishing or advertising odds is undesirable. It would do little more than adversely impact on the sports betting operation and stifle any opportunities to develop and promote the service. Madam Speaker, the Gaming and Betting (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1994 will consequentially provide for sports bookmakers to advertise their markets and services, without restriction. I present an explanatory memorandum to the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr De Domenico) adjourned.
GAMES WAGERS AND BETTING-HOUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994
MR LAMONT (Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Housing and Community Services, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Sport) (10.45): I present the Games Wagers and Betting-houses (Amendment) Bill 1994.
Title read by Clerk.
MR LAMONT: I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Madam Speaker, the Games Wagers and Betting-houses (Amendment) Bill 1994 is the third Bill in the sports betting package. It amends the Games Wagers and Betting-houses Act 1901 to provide for the establishment of a location known as a betting auditorium. The betting auditorium is an integral part of the framework developed to conduct the sports betting service. Such an arrangement will provide a publicly identifiable and appropriately monitored betting environment where sports bookmakers can service
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