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Australian betting company Tabcorp has been hit with a $1.8 million penalty after the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found telemarketing and spam regulation violations.
According to the investigation, the breaches occurred between February 2024 and June 2025, during which Tabcorp made calls to 351 customers who were on the Do Not Call Register, 82 calls outside of allowed hours, and over 4,000 calls without clearly disclosing the purpose of the call or its identity.
During this time, the betting company itself reported breaches and revealed that it had sent more than 217,000 marketing messages and emails to users who had unsubscribed from their channels.
ACMA member Samantha Yorke stated:
“When people join the Do Not Call Register or unsubscribe from marketing messages, they are making a clear choice. Those choices must be respected – especially given the heightened risks of financial loss and psychological harm from gambling marketing. The scale and range of these breaches point to serious weaknesses in Tabcorp’s compliance systems. The ACMA expects Tabcorp to fix these issues, and we will be watching closely to ensure it meets its obligations.”
The authority also accepted a court ruling to order Tabcorp to conduct an independent assessment of its telemarketing systems and stressed that a financial penalty was necessary, considering the seriousness of the violations. The latest action against the company comes after it was targeted by ACMA in 2025 and received a $2.7 million fine.
