Queensland has notified an amendment to its Wagering Rule covering the settlement of bets on the 2026 United States midterm elections and circumstances in which a customer’s stake may be refunded.
The change took effect on 9 October under section 198 of the Wagering Act 1998. Brigette Tilley, Executive Director of Licensing and Harm Minimisation Programs at the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, signed the notice on 8 October.
The election is scheduled for 3 November.
The published notice identifies the two subjects addressed by the amendment: how bets on the midterms are to be resulted and when an investment on those elections can be returned. It does not set out the operative wording, specific result source, settlement trigger or refund scenarios
Queensland has issued election-specific wagering amendments before. In October 2024, it notified provisions addressing results and refunds for bets on the US presidential election. An April 2025 notice also added provisions for Australian federal election betting and removed the earlier US presidential election reference.
A number of other Australian jurisdictions are changing wagering rules and oversight arrangements too.
The ACT, for example, introduced new totalisator rules in September, while a proposed Northern Territory bill would impose deposit caps on younger online bettors.
Separately, Queensland has outlined plans to combine racing administration and integrity functions under a revised governance model.
Queensland law requires a general wagering operator to make its rules available on its website
