Underage gambling? TAB's new eye in the sky artificial intelligence can stop that

Wagering giant Tabcorp is preparing to install artificial intelligence-powered video surveillance in its 400 TAB agencies in what it says is a world-first bid to prevent underage gambling. The $9.5 billion group recently completed an eight-week trial in three Melbourne TAB agencies to test software that identifies when someone potentially under the age of 18 enters a betting shop. The AI software alerts staff if a potential underage punter has entered the venue. Tabcorp's executive general manager of wagering Andy Wright said the company was satisfied with the trial and would start rolling out the new technology in agencies across Australia from the middle of 2020. "In retail, you have the anonymity of cash and there's a heightened level of risk around that," Mr Wright said.