Ladbrokes splits over Aussie self-exclusion plan

[The Buzz]

Ladbrokes announced that it wants to split from rival betting companies over plans for a national self-exclusion plan for punters trying to quit gambling.

According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, online bookmakers such as Sportsbet, BetEasy, Ladbrokes and bet365 have been working with governments through industry group Responsible Wagering Australia to develop a stronger responsible gaming reforms, the most important of which is a scheme permitting punters to ban themselves across states and all wagering sites at once on smartphones, computers and tablets.

Ladbrokes supports a multi-operator self-exclusion scheme, but this week blasted the “frustrating” delays in rolling one out.

From the article;

Ladbrokes position puts it at odds with the two biggest members of Responsible Wagering Australia, the industry group led by former Labor Party heavyweight Stephen Conroy, and has raised questions internally over whether Ladbrokes will remain a member.

Some wagering sources believe Ladbrokes, ranked the fourth most popular online bookie behind Sportsbet, TAB and BetEasy, is also unhappy about the incoming ban on sign-up inducements which it relies on to attract new customers. They said Ladbrokes joined the Conroy-led association just over a year ago, and has been privately accused of not sharing the same “proactive” approach of other member organisations to “protect the sustainability of the industry”.

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