BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion register, has published its official statistics for the first quarter of the fiscal year. According to the data, lifetime self-exclusion remains the most popular self-exclusion option among users.
The Scheme Onboarded 4,541 New Users
In a release published on the official site of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), BetStop revealed important figures about the Australian users opting to exclude themselves from gambling.
In the first quarter of the fiscal 25-26 year, BetStop reported a total of 4,541 new registrations, bringing the grand total of BetStop users since the scheme’s launch in August 2023 to 49,382. As of September 30, 2025, 31,838 of these users still had active exclusions. This suggests that the remaining 17,544 had either completed their self-exclusion periods or opted to cancel their exclusions earlier.
The new data also provided the following jurisdiction breakthrough of the new registrants in Q1:
- Australian Capital Territory – 62
- New South Wales – 1,485
- Northern Territory – 31
- Queensland – 934
- South Australia – 297
- Tasmania – 124
- Victoria – 1,147
- Western Australia – 461
- Total – 4,541
The number of new registrants is mostly consistent with the quarterly average. For comparison, there were 4,720 new registrants in the prior quarter (Q4 24-25).
BetStop Published Further Data About Its Userbase
BetStop also provided information about the ages of its registrants. According to the release, almost half of the users (48%) were in the 30 years and under group, suggesting that gambling remains exceedingly popular among younger adults. The 31-40 group, on the other hand, comprised 31% of all BetStop registrants. Next up was the 41-50 group, which comprised 13% of the self-excluded players. The 51-60 and 60+ groups, on the other hand, comprised more modest 5% and 3% of all users, respectively.
BetStop also provided data about the self-exclusion periods users went for. As it turns out, lifetime self-exclusion remained the most popular option at 39%, with the 3 months to 2 years period trailing closely behind at 38%. In the meantime, 18% of users opted to exclude themselves from gambling for 3 months.
Meanwhile, a fairly small group of users (4%) selected the 2-5 years option, while only 1% went with the 5+ years option.