The case covers the individual’s activity between May 2022 and October 2023. During this period, the boy, who was then aged 17, accessed and gambled on electronic betting terminals at 10 venues in the Australian state of Victoria.

The VGCCC announced its first fines in September 2023, with updates issued on the case over the following 18 months. Today (24 February), the regulator confirms it has concluded action against guilty parties after further hearings at the Magistrates’ Court. Two more venues have been charged.