{"id":"F2017L01612","name":"Interactive Gambling (Sporting Events and Excluded Wagering Services) Determination 2017","slug":"interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144403,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01612-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Introduction","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nInteractive Gambling (Sporting Events and Excluded Wagering Services) Determination 2017\n\nInteractive Gambling Act 2001\n\nI, MITCH FIFIELD, Minister for Communications make the following determination.\n\nDated: 11 December 2017\n\nMITCH FIFIELD\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n## Part 1—Introduction\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Interactive Gambling (Sporting Events and Excluded Wagering Services) Determination 2017.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001:\n    (a) subsection 8A(4);\n    (b) subsection 10A(2);\n    (c) subsection 10A(3).\n\n#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\n\n> day of play:\n\n    (a) in relation to a multiple-day cricket match, means the part, or all of the parts, of the match that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the match occurs); and\n    (b) in relation to a multiple-day golf tournament, means the part, or all of the parts, of the tournament that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the tournament occurs).\n\n> day of racing, in relation to a multiple-day cycling race, means the part, or all of the parts, of the race that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the race occurs).\n\n> multiple-day cricket match means a cricket match that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the match occurs).\n\n> multiple-day cycling race means a cycling race that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the race occurs).\n\n> multiple-day golf tournament means a golf tournament that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the tournament occurs).\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) bet;\n    (b) excluded wagering service;\n    (c) sporting event.\n\n## Part 2—Sporting Events\n\n#### 5 Things taken not to be sporting events\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 10A(3) of the Act, each of the following things is taken not to be a sporting event:\n    (a) a multiple-day cricket match;\n    (b) a multiple-day cycling race;\n    (c) a multiple-day golf tournament.\n\n#### 6 Things taken to be sporting events\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 10A(2) of the Act, each of the following things is taken to be a sporting event, and the outcomes of each of those things is taken not to be a contingency for the purposes of paragraph 10B(b) of the Act:\n    (a) a day of play of a multiple-day cricket match;\n    (b) a day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race;\n    (c) a day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament.\n\n> Note 1: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of play of a multiple-day cricket match is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day cricket match is a series of sporting events.\n\n> Note 2: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day cycling race is a series of sporting events.\n\n> Note 3: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day golf tournament is a series of sporting events.\n\n## Part 3—Excluded wagering services\n\n#### 7 Conditions\n\n  Scope\n  (1) This section determines conditions under subsection 8A(4) of the Act for the purposes of services mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act.\n\n> Note: Due to subsection 8A(3) of the Act, a service will be an excluded wagering service:\n\n    (a) to the extent to which the service relates to betting on, or on a series of, sporting events; and\n    (b) to the extent to which the service is not an in-play betting service;\n    so long as the conditions determined in this section (and any other conditions determined under subsection 8A(4) of the Act) are satisfied.\n  Conditions—multiple-day cricket match, cycling race or golf tournament\n  (2) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day cricket match; or\n    (b) a day of play of a multiple-day cricket match;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of play of the match; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of play.\n  (3) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day cycling race; or\n    (b) a day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of racing of the race; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of racing.\n  (4) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day golf tournament; or\n    (b) a day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of play of the tournament; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of play.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Interactive Gambling (Sporting Events and Excluded Wagering Services) Determination 2017.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the following provisions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001:\n    (a) subsection 8A(4);\n    (b) subsection 10A(2);\n    (c) subsection 10A(3).","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\n\n> day of play:\n\n    (a) in relation to a multiple-day cricket match, means the part, or all of the parts, of the match that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the match occurs); and\n    (b) in relation to a multiple-day golf tournament, means the part, or all of the parts, of the tournament that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the tournament occurs).\n\n> day of racing, in relation to a multiple-day cycling race, means the part, or all of the parts, of the race that occur on a particular day (in the local time where the race occurs).\n\n> multiple-day cricket match means a cricket match that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the match occurs).\n\n> multiple-day cycling race means a cycling race that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the race occurs).\n\n> multiple-day golf tournament means a golf tournament that occurs on more than one day (in the local time where the tournament occurs).\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) bet;\n    (b) excluded wagering service;\n    (c) sporting event.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Sporting Events","content":"## Part 2—Sporting Events","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Things taken not to be sporting events","content":"#### 5 Things taken not to be sporting events\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 10A(3) of the Act, each of the following things is taken not to be a sporting event:\n    (a) a multiple-day cricket match;\n    (b) a multiple-day cycling race;\n    (c) a multiple-day golf tournament.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Things taken to be sporting events","content":"#### 6 Things taken to be sporting events\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 10A(2) of the Act, each of the following things is taken to be a sporting event, and the outcomes of each of those things is taken not to be a contingency for the purposes of paragraph 10B(b) of the Act:\n    (a) a day of play of a multiple-day cricket match;\n    (b) a day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race;\n    (c) a day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament.\n\n> Note 1: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of play of a multiple-day cricket match is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day cricket match is a series of sporting events.\n\n> Note 2: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day cycling race is a series of sporting events.\n\n> Note 3: Due to section 5 and this section:\n\n    (a) each day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament is a sporting event; and\n    (b) the multiple-day golf tournament is a series of sporting events.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Excluded wagering services","content":"## Part 3—Excluded wagering services","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Conditions","content":"#### 7 Conditions\n\n  Scope\n  (1) This section determines conditions under subsection 8A(4) of the Act for the purposes of services mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act.\n\n> Note: Due to subsection 8A(3) of the Act, a service will be an excluded wagering service:\n\n    (a) to the extent to which the service relates to betting on, or on a series of, sporting events; and\n    (b) to the extent to which the service is not an in-play betting service;\n    so long as the conditions determined in this section (and any other conditions determined under subsection 8A(4) of the Act) are satisfied.\n  Conditions—multiple-day cricket match, cycling race or golf tournament\n  (2) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day cricket match; or\n    (b) a day of play of a multiple-day cricket match;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of play of the match; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of play.\n  (3) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day cycling race; or\n    (b) a day of racing of a multiple-day cycling race;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of racing of the race; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of racing.\n  (4) It is a condition of a service mentioned in subsection 8A(3) of the Act that the service does not relate to betting on the outcome of, or on a contingency that may or may not happen in the course of:\n    (a) a multiple-day golf tournament; or\n    (b) a day of play of a multiple-day golf tournament;\n  where the bets are placed, made, received or accepted during a period:\n    (c) beginning at the start of any day of play of the tournament; and\n    (d) ending at the conclusion of that day of play.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination narrows and clarifies the Act's coverage by excluding multi‑day contests as single sporting events while treating each day as an individual sporting event, and by imposing time‑limited prohibitions on accepting bets during each day of play/racing. The net effect changes how in‑play and series betting are classified and which online services qualify as 'excluded wagering services' (ss.5–7)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple provisions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (subsections 8A(3)–(4), 10A(2)–(3), paragraph 10B(b)) require reading this instrument together with the Act (instrument ss.3; notes in ss.4,7).","Novel distinction between a whole multi‑day contest (taken not to be a sporting event) and each 'day of play/racing' (treated as a sporting event) introduces layered classification rules (ss.5–6).","Time‑bound obligations focus on bets 'placed, made, received or accepted' within a day's start and conclusion, creating operational blocking and monitoring requirements for operators (s.7(2)–(4)).","Definitions depend on local time where the event occurs, creating timezone and cross‑jurisdictional boundary issues for online operators (definitions s.4).","Reliance on defined terms from the Act (eg. 'excluded wagering service', 'in‑play betting service', 'sporting event', 'bet') means legal effect depends on statutory definitions outside this instrument (note in s.4).","Precision around the start and end of a 'day of play/racing' may produce edge‑case disputes (overnight sessions, rain delays, suspension of play) impacting compliance and enforcement (definitions s.4; s.7).","The instrument is brief and prescriptive; enforcement and interpretation will require administrative decisions and possibly litigation to resolve borderline scenarios (ss.5–7).","Repeated restatements and notes increase readability but also require careful assembly to avoid double‑counting or misreading the scope (structure of Parts 2–3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination treats multi‑day cricket matches, cycling races and golf tournaments as a series of separate sporting events by making each day of play/racing a sporting event while the overall multi‑day contest is not (ss.5–6). It also sets conditions on excluded wagering services that prohibit those services from accepting bets placed during a day’s play/racing for these multi‑day events (s.7). This changes how in‑play and series betting are classified and therefore affects betting operators and bettors."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: regulating online betting on specific multi-day sporting events. It does not expand beyond cricket, cycling, and golf, nor does it address other forms of gambling or sports. The scope is narrow and technical, precisely targeting the interaction between multi-day event structures and in-play betting restrictions."},"complexity_factors":["Requires understanding of defined terms from the parent Act (Interactive Gambling Act 2001) including 'excluded wagering service', 'in-play betting service', and 'contingency'","Nested conditional logic in section 7: conditions apply only to services meeting criteria in subsection 8A(3), which itself has multiple limbs","Circular definitional structure: section 5 excludes multi-day events as 'sporting events', then section 6 re-imports individual days as 'sporting events'","Cross-references to three different subsections of the parent Act (8A(4), 10A(2), 10A(3))","Temporal conditions requiring tracking of 'local time where the match occurs' versus betting placement timing","Triple parallel structure (cricket/cycling/golf) with nearly identical but slightly varied terminology ('day of play' vs 'day of racing')"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination treats each day of multi-day sporting events (e.g., Test cricket, stage races, multi-day golf) as a separate sporting event and bars online in-play betting during the active play of those daily periods. It forces Australian online wagering operators to stop offering live bets while a day's play is underway, closing a loophole in the Interactive Gambling Act and limiting impulse betting opportunities for fans."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017","history":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/interactive-gambling-sporting-events-and-excluded-wagering-services-determination-2017/documents"}}