Sportsbet to pay $3.7m in fines and penalties for sending 150,000 unwanted gambling ad messages
by Ben Butler and Stephanie Convery from on (#5VZ76)
Online bookie will pay customers who made bets after receiving marketing spam
Online bookie Sportsbet will pay $3.7m in fines and penalties after breaking spam laws by sending more than 150,000 text messages and emails promoting gambling to customers who had tried to unsubscribe.
The amount includes the biggest penalty to date for breaking Australian spam laws, of $2.5m, with the remainder made up by refunds Sportsbet has agreed to pay to customers who made bets after receiving the unwanted marketing messages.
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