The VGCCC found BlueBet guilty of 43 charges of displaying gambling advertising on or above a public road, which is an offence under the Gambling Regulation Act 2003.
The commission conducted an investigation into the operator following a complaint from a member of the public. BlueBet was charged in August 2023.
During a two-week period in August and September 2022, BlueBet’s gambling advertising was present on digital billboards in five different locations:
Princes Freeway on the Point Cook Road Overpass (Laverton)
Princes Freeway on the Princes Highway Overpass (Point Cook)
Western Freeway Melton – Werribee Road (Rockbank)
Western Freeway before Ballarat Road Overpass (Ravenhall)
Princes Freeway on Sneydes Road Overpass (Werribee)
The VGCCC stated that Magistrate Greg Thomas “found it difficult to accept BlueBet’s defen..