Australia bans online keno and offshore lotteries to protect local businesses

Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells announced plans to ban online keno and offshore lotteries, enhancing Labor’s gambling regulations. The clampdown targets companies like The Lottery Office, owned by David Railton Kennedy, as part of an effort to curb excessive gambling losses. Wells emphasized the reforms aim to protect small businesses and traditional lotto operators.

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