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Lexology Panoramic: Gaming 2025 – Australia

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  • 11 June 2025
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Jamie Nettleton
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Brodie Campbell
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Jak Yasuda
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Addisons’ Gaming & Gambling team is pleased to have contributed the Australian chapter of “Panoramic – Gaming 2025”, published by Lexology.

Authors Jamie Nettleton, Brodie Campbell and Jak Yasuda provide insights into trends in the Australian gambling sector and their potential implications.

The update also discusses key gaming and gambling developments of the past year including:

  • the 2024 Independent Inquiry into The Star (Bell 2 Inquiry);
  • new classification rules for social games and computer games; and
  • the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Act 2023.

Please visit the Lexology Panoramic website for the full chapter.

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