The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has handed Tabcorp a penalty of A$158,400 (£82,738) for accepting in-play wagers.
Per Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001, in-play bets are prohibited in the country.
In-play bets are categorised as any wagers placed on a given sporting event after it has commenced play.
The regulator’s investigation found Tabcorp had accepted 426 in-play bets across 32 tennis matches between February 2024 and June 2025.
Tabcorp attested the bets in question were accepted due to “system communications errors” between the operator and its third-party supplier.
Furthermore, the third-party supplier also relied on information from another party, with issues identified in that process too, according to Tabcorp.
The ACMA noted that infringing bets were voided and customers had their money refunded upon discovery of the error.
Tabcorp confirmed that between 16 January 2024 and 7 May 2025 it had offered markets on around 27,800 tennis matches, with less than 0.0012% of matches affected.
On top of the penalty , Tabcorp has also entered into a comprehensive enforceable undertaking with the ACMA.
This will require the company to undergo a review of its current systems and processes relating to the closing of betting on tennis matches, with an obligation to report regularly to the ACMA.
The regulator warned any further non-compliance by Tabcorp may result in proceedings through the Federal Court.
ACMA member Carolyn Lidgerwood remarked on the “concerning” amount of time it took Tabcorp to address the issue.
She said: “The law is clear, and wagering services must have processes in place to prevent illegal in-play bets from being accepted.
“While we understand most wagering operators rely on third-party providers to close betting on sporting events, they cannot outsource their legal responsibilities.
“The length of time it took Tabcorp to identify and then fix the problem was concerning, and we expect Tabcorp to do better in the future.”
The sanction represents the latest instance of Tabcorp breaching in-play betting regulations, after being fined A$262,000 by the ACMA in 2024 for a similar offence.
The regulator had previously warned Tabcorp of its future conduct regarding in-play betting back in 2021.
The operator also received an A$4m sanction from the ACMA for marketing violations in June 2025.
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Operator sanctioned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after accepting more than 400 in-play tennis wagers between 2024 and 2025
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