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Ethical Choices

Some pretty common marketing practices used by the global online casino gambling and betting industries are coming under attack this month in Australia. The Australian internet gambling market has been in the industry news a lot lately because of the banning of poker machines in much of the country. Now though, as internet gambling companies spread throughout the country, some of the states are fighting back against promotions and marketing practices that they allege are largely unethical.

Specifically, many online casinos offer gambling free money, bets, loyalty points, etc. when they sign up for a new account and also deposit money. Gamblers who have supplied their information to the online gambling sites can expect a slew of special offers and promotions that are all aimed at getting the gamblers to deposit more money into their accounts. Critics are especially against the “free bets” that are offered depending on the amount of an account deposit. Sportingbet Australia is one of the biggest culprits – this online caisno betting site offers as much as $200 in free bets as deposit bonuses.

The main criticism facing the online casino gambling industry are allegations that the “free money” and “free bets” offers are unethical and that they go too far toward promoting unhealthy and addictive gambling practices. Because the online gambling and betting legislation in Queensland and other Australian states is in a state of flux, some of the internet betting opposition is hopping to stricter regulations in the future as related to marketing and advertising offers.