The Uniting Church in Australia’s Tasmanian synod has urged the government to swiftly progress the passage of legislation to prevent interactive gambling providers from directly or indirectly accepting credit card payments. A Senate inquiry has been tasked to examine the bill and its due to provide its final report to Parliament on July 30. The synod’s senior social justice advocate Mark Zirnsak in a submission to the inquiry said a ban on credit card usage would benefit those harmed by gambling problems and only provide minor inconvenience for those who used credit cards to make low-value or occasional bets. IN OTHER NEWS: “The online wagering corporations will still be able to accept payment by debit cards or by accounts topped up by…
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