Australian lawmakers voted Thursday in favour of legislation to establish a national self-exclusion register for online gambling.
The national self-exclusion register will be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and is designed to provide greater protection to online gambling consumers, particularly the approximately 240,000 Australians who are already experiencing harm.
The ACMA will select an independent third-party technology provider to supply, operate and maintain the register, and will also be responsible for developing rules [...]