Gambling Online With Credit Cards and Digital Currency Now Banned in Australia

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said Australians ’should not be gambling with money they do not have.’

A man poses for a photograph with the logo for online gambling website Bet365 displayed on a smartphone, in London, on Dec. 18, 2019. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

A new law that bans Australians from using credit cards and digital currency to gamble online has come into force.

Fines of up to $234,750 (US$155,000) also can apply to companies that fail to enforce this ban on credit cards, credit-related products, and digital currencies.