Although bummed out that it has been betrayed by the Northern Territory Racing Commission, online lottery betting operator Lottoland said it will acquiesce with the regulatory body’s ban on betting on Australian lotteries.
The Northern Territory Government confirmed on Tuesday night that it has instructed the racing commission to prohibit Lottoland from accepting bets on Australian-based lotteries. The decision comes after local newsagents and lottery outlets campaigned to limit the Gibraltar-based lottery website’s terms of registration on grounds that Lottoland’s “synthetic betting practice has undercut hardworking small businesses, including many newsagencies.”
The order, however, does not stop Lottoland from accepting wagers on international lotteries.
On Wednesday, Lottoland Australia CEO Luke Brill said the company will “work with the Northern Territory Government to implement the necessary changes.”