More Australians are calling on the federal government to abandon its plan to ban lottery betting, according to Lottoland Australia Chief Executive Luke Brill.

Gaming Intelligence reported that over 15,800 Australians have signed the petition prodding the federal government to spare wagering on overseas lotteries. For Brill, the numbers are encouraging, particularly since the operator is nearing its possible eviction from the land down under.

“The public response to this petition has been staggering and sends a clear message to the Government that the community does not support a ban on overseas lottery betting,” Brill said, according to the news outlet.

To put things in perspective, the Lottoland executive claimed that it only took less than three weeks to garner enough support and signatories compared with the supposed ‘Lottoland’s Gotta Go!’ campaign of rival Tabcorp Holdings.