How are lotteries requlated?
Under section 8D of the IGA, most forms of lotteries are exempt from the prohibition. Even when offered on the internet, traditional lottery products such as jackpot lotteries and weekly Lotto draws are unlikely to pose a risk to problem gamblers. Such products are not banned by the IGA. Only rapid or player initiated online lotteries such as online scratchies are banned by the legislation. These products present a greater risk to problem gamblers. The IGA also provides for the Minister to prohibit ‘highly repetitive or frequently drawn forms of keno-type lotteries or similar lotteries,’ should these become a problem.
