Tabcorp hit with $4.6m fine for breaching responsible gambling rules

Victorian watchdog says betting agency repeatedly failed to take its harm minimisation obligations seriously

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Australia's largest betting agency will be forced to pay out a $4.6m fine after it was busted breaching licence and gambling rules.

A Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission investigation exposed Tabcorp repeatedly breaching its betting licence and the responsible gambling code between August 2020 and February 2023.

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