Territory defies Australia's online gambling moratorium

In an act of defiance, the Australian Capital Territory is ignoring the Federal Government's 12-month moratorium on new Internet gambling licences, which -- although unwritten -- is effective as of last Friday. The ACT Government issued new licences to the territory's division of land-based lottery and gaming company Tattersalls on Wednesday and ACT TAB on Thursday. And claims it will continue to process seven other applicants on the waiting list. "The Feds have not put pen to paper to draft any legislation," on a moratorium of online gaming licences, Vicki Dunne, advisor to the ACT Attorney General Gary Humphries, told ZDNet Australia. Full story. -- Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia News