VGCCC fines bookmaker $130,000

Published:
Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 3:44 pm

In January, the VGCCC fined registered online bookmaker VicBet $130,000 for2 breaches of customer care obligations by:

  • offering and providing a $1,800 bonus bet to a customer after they asked for their betting account to be closed in September 2022. The fine was $50,000.
  • repeatedly sending gambling promotional material to a customer after they permanently self-excluded from VicBet in March 2020. The penalty was an $80,000 fine.

For more information, see the VGCCC media release(opens in a new window).

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