Last month the Senate Environment and Communications Committee released a report on the participation of Australians in online poker, which recently become illegal in Australia. Disappointingly, the Committee missed the opportunity to recommend legalising a form of gaming that up until recently over 130,000 Australians enjoyed safely.

Only David Leyonhjelm and Cory Bernardi, both participating members for this inquiry, recognised the evidence that online poker is a low-risk, skill-based activity with tax benefits for the Commonwealth, with the majority delaying any action on this issue until the National Consumer Protection framework is implemented later this year in another example of procrastination...