ASIC: No prediction market applications to operate in Australia yet, financial services licence threshold is high

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ASIC Chair Sarah Court said no prediction market operator has applied to operate in Australia, and any financial services licence application would face a high threshold. ASIC believes platforms without a licence are more likely to be subject to gambling rules; it previously said event contracts have characteristics of binary options and extended its ban on binary options for retail clients to October 2031.