We're seeking feedback on the credit card ban for online wagering.
Why we want your input
Your feedback will help us assess whether the legislation is working as intended. This includes whether the ban is preventing wagering service providers from accepting payments made by credit cards or digital wallets. We also want to know if any new products or payment methods are being used to get around the ban on credit cards for online wagering.How you can voice your opinion
Read the Issues Paper and make a written submission below. This consultation is open to anyone who wants to provide feedback.What will be the outcome of this consultation?
We will use your feedback to prepare advice and recommendations for the Australian Government. These will be included in the report of the statutory review, due to the Minister for Communications in early 2027.The issue
The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Act 2023(Credit and Other Measures Act) started on 11 June 2024. It amended the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA) to:
- Ban Australian licensed wagering services from accepting payments made by credit cards, credit related products such as digital wallets, and digital currency such as cryptocurrency. This ban applies to betting services but not lotteries.
- Create criminal and financial penalties for Australian licenced wagering services that knowingly break the rules.
- Give the Australian Communications and Media Authority greater powers to enforce the ban and existing offences under the Act.
- Update related parts of the legislation and remove provisions that are no longer needed.
Section 4 of the Credit and Other Measures Act sets out the legislative basis, scope and timing of the review.
You can provide feedback on whether:
- the ban on using credit cards and digital currency under Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Credit and Other Measures Act is effective
- new products or payment methods could be used to get around the credit card ban for online wagering.
Please include examples in your submission if you have them.
Relevant documentation
You can also email your submission to Online.Gambling@communications.gov.au.
Participate
29 Oct 2026 11:00 AEDT
27 Nov 2026 23:59 AEDT
Open
days
remaining 29 of 30
We invite you to tell us your views on this topic.
Please include:
- contact name
- organisation name, if applicable
- contact details, including telephone number, postal and email addresses
- confirmation whether or not your submission can be made public—published—or kept confidential.
All submissions to be made public need to meet the Digital Service Standard for accessibility. Any submission that does not meet this standard may be modified before being made public.
If your submission is to be made public, please ensure you do not include any personal information that you don't want to be published.
If your submission is confidential, please ensure each page of the submission is marked as confidential.
Please click on the 'Have your say now' button below to upload your submission.
Alternatively please email your completed template submission to Online.Gambling@communications.gov.au or send it to:
Gambling Reforms Taskforce
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601
Privacy Collection Notice
Statutory review into the ban on the use of credit cards for online wagering
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