You can skip to section 4, the first three sections are basically a summary of what has happened so far and cliffnotes of the submissions/hearings. I'd say important cliffs are below
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4.3 The committee is of the view that harm minimisation and consumer protection should be of primary importance when regulating the online gambling industry. As such, the committee supports the efforts of the Australian Government to ensure that the impacts of gambling-related harms on the community are reduced, and that Australian consumers are protected.
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4.15 The Australian Government has acknowledged the need for a strong national consumer protection framework and has undertaken significant work to implement such a scheme to protect users of online gambling services. The Department of Social Services noted that the implementation of such a scheme is absolutely vital before any kind of liberalisation of the online gambling market.
They also explain that a lot more research in potential benefits/harms needs to be done. They only have two recommendations:
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4.19 The committee commends the Australian Government's efforts to implement strong consumer protection measures, and harm minimisation strategies. The committee recommends that any future consideration of the legalisation of online poker should only occur following the complete implementation of the National Consumer Protection Framework.
4.20 The committee recommends that the Department of Social Services support research into the impact of regulatory approaches on online poker, including the relative benefits and harms associated with prohibition and legalisation.
Which the government will respond to, either agreeing to all/one/none of the recommendations and moving forward from there.
I'd say the cliffs of the cliffs: online poker's return won't be discussed until the National Consumer Protection Framework has been completely implemented. Last I heard they wanted this to be done by the end of the year but lol at the government getting something done on time.
Last edited by bazooka87; 10-18-2017 at 06:32 AM.