Mr. McGrath questions the Department of Racing and Gaming about the prevalence of credit/debit card use in online betting and safeguards against misuse. The Department reports it does not have the requested information.

AnsweredQoN 6000Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 March 2020
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Racing and Gaming

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(1) Does the Department of Racing and Gaming have information on what
percentage of online betting by credit or debit card occurs with corporate bookmakers? (2) If yes to (1): (a) What
percentage of online betting with corporate bookmaking companies is by customers
who make deposits into their betting accounts by bank credit card; (b) What percentage of online betting with corporate bookmaking companies is
by customers who make deposits into their betting accounts by bank debit card; and (c) What percentage of online betting with corporate bookmaking companies is
by customers who make deposits into their betting accounts by bank credit and debit
cards? (3) Does the Department of Racing and Gaming have information on what
corporate bookmakers have in place to recognise individual clients’ misuse of
bank credit or debit cards when these customers are betting through their
accounts? (4) If yes to (3): (a) What safeguards do corporate bookmaking companies have in place to recognise
individual clients’ misuse of bank credit or debit cards when these customers
are betting through their accounts?

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Answered
15 April 2020
Responded by
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Response time
9 days
(1)          No
(2)          Not applicable
(3)          No
(4)          Not applicable

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