In that way, the top politician aims to put out political lights on overseas online gambling operators and avoid scandals.

The reason why the political environment is hot is because of the opposition of each local government in Australia. The Western Australian government has already begun drawing up new legislation aimed at restricting Lotto land from operating within the Australian border, and other Australian territories are on the verge of restricting Lotto land. On the other hand, Northern Territory seemed to oppose the overall trend, issuing licenses run by Lotto Land.

This Wednesday, NT News reported that Federal Communications Minister Mitch Fifield asked the quasi-state government's gambling regulator to motivate the reason for licensing offshore gambling firm Lotte Land. Attorney General Natasha Piles was reluctant to answer whether the Government of Gunner supported Lotte Land's license acquisition. Secretary Piles only pointed out that the former Country Liberal Party (CLP) nodded to Lotte Land's license. She added that the Northern Territory (NT) labor government is working to improve the legal framework regarding sports betting and that the cabinet will pay special attention to Fifield's written announcement.

Paul Everingham, former chief NT CLP minister, responded to Piles' comments, saying, "The government that approved Rotorland's license is stealing from its citizens." The offshore gambling company reportedly hurt state lottery operator Lotto West as it witnessed a sharp 7% drop in revenue. Minister Everingham added that Lotto Land does nothing for Australia's wellbeing because it is an offshore operator. In this regard, Australia is experiencing a serious outflow of funds instead of keeping its profits at home. A former senior official has urged officials in other states and the federal government to persuade the NT government to tighten restrictions on offshore operators.

Australia takes action against Lotte Land
South Australia has already banned Lotto Land to target locals, and Victoria is currently discussing following its predecessor's blueprint. It has recently become clear that Western Australia is also planning to revise and crack down on gambling laws and regulations on offshore operators, including Lotto Land, and Gibraltar-based gambling companies are said to be the cause of the collapse of local small and medium-sized operators.

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