Sportsbet quietly drops novelty bets as investigations and advertising restrictions loom

Australia's largest sports betting company has stopped offering odds on events such as the Grammys, Survivor or the winner of the Triple J Hottest 100

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Australia's largest sports betting company has moved away from wagering on reality television and celebrity gossip as it faces a government investigation in South Australia and looming restrictions on where and when it can advertise.

Sportsbet - estimated to have a 45% share of the Australian online gambling market - has shut down all novelty markets for at least three weeks, according to monitoring by the Guardian. Social media users have observed no novelties have been offered since as early as the start of August.