Australian Sports Wagering Scheme - Discussion Paper

Overview

Following the Commonwealth Government’s response to the Wood Review, the Sports Integrity Taskforce, located within the Department of Health,  was charged with developing a sports wagering regulatory response to safeguard the integrity of Australian sport, in the form of an Australian Sports Wagering Scheme (ASWS).

This Discussion Paper aims to provide a starting point for a collaborative process to developing the options for the ASWS to be assessed in the Regulatory Impact Statement. This Discussion Paper includes a series of questions we are seeking feedback on.

The remaining sections of this discussion paper set outs the following:

• Section 2 sets out the base case, which is the current state of sports wagering services
• Section 3 discusses the problems associated with regulating sports wagering services
• Section 4 outlines options for the ASWS
• Section 5 outlines the benefits being sought by the ASWS
• Section 6 identifies next steps
• Appendix A provides a more detailed discussion of current state and territory regulation of sports wagering.