Lottoland is begging Australians to sign a petition to keep them in business in Australia. Here is their pitch:
WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
The Federal Government announced in late March that it wanted to ban all forms of online betting on lotteries – the products Lottoland Australia currently offers to our more than 650,000 customers.
The Government says the ban will help newsagents but the truth is that there is no evidence our products have had any impact on news and lottery agents.
Why not?Because we do NOT sell any products that are also sold by news or lottery agents.
We do NOT compete with them.
In other words, the legislation is unnecessary.
YOUR CHOICE, YOUR MONEY
If the legislation is passed by Parliament, hundreds of thousands of Australians like you will be stopped from betting on lottery outcomes online.
We know you enjoy the occasional flutter, especially on multi-million dollar overseas lotteries such as El Gordo in Spain or EuroMillions.
That is why in just a little over two years, more than 650,000 Australians have joined Lottoland Australia.
It’s your money and it should be YOUR choice.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
If we want to convince the Government to reconsider its proposed ban, we need to act. We need your help.
What can you do? Plenty.
- You can sign this petition.
- You can write, email or phone your local Federal Member of Parliament.
- You can write to your local newspaper or call your local radio station opposing the proposed ban on online lottery betting.
Make your voice heard!
VOTE FOR CHOICE!
Give them their due, they are fighters. In fact, they came out fighting in Australia at launch, attacking and mocking small business newsagents, relentlessly.
I am not signing their petition.
It only seems fair that if the govt. bans betting on Lotto online then it should ban the selling of all lottery products online.
Tatts has only kicked up because it is competition.
The hypocrisy of tatts is that it is making outlets compete between themselves with their own product with no recourse from the businesses involved.
A pub has lotto, close by a petrol station has lotto, the shopping centre down the road will have a lotto booth and a newsagency or chemist with lotto, then another petrol station or 6 then another pub.
I’m of the view Lottoland stays, or all online lotto products and betting is legislated against.