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Australia is not the friendliest country to online casinos and Internet gambling, but it is very loyal to its professional sporting leagues.  That is why the Australian Football League is hoping the government can overcome their differences with online casinos and make and amendment to the Interactive Gambling Law.

Betfair and the Australian Football League are trying to get the government to pass legislation that will benefit the Australian gambling industry by hundreds of millions of dollars.  They are asking for in play betting.

As the law currently stands, gambling operators are not allowed to accept wagers once an Australian Football League match is underway.  However other leagues profit greatly from allowing wagers to be placed at any point in the game.  The English Premier League is a great example.  Of course it is now surprise that the English allow players much more gambling options since the United Kingdom took the lead in embracing online casinos and Internet gambling.  The country is the first to regulate online casinos and other forms of Internet gambling.

The English Premier League allows players to place bets during the game on predictions of various outcomes: winners, losers, scoring margins, highest goals scored, etc.

The Australian Football League has a good chance of getting legislation passed as the Rudd Government does not appear to outright object to the idea.  I could be because industry analysts predict that the Australian gambling market loses $300 million a year to foreign markets just by refusing to offer in play wagering.

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