Australia’s online sports betting operators should brace themselves for yet another back-breaking tax burden.

Just days after the Australian Wagering Council has launched a campaign against South Australia’s (SA) new point-of-consumption tax, Western Australia (WA) now mulls on imposing a “punters tax” for sports wagers by next July.

The Western Australia reported that legislators are keen on duplicating South Australia’s punters tax, with state opposition flagging interest in the 15 percent betting tax.

It means that punter tax of WA will apply to betting on horse, harness and greyhound racing, as well as sports betting such as AFL, cricket and soccer, election-related punting and even the Academy Awards.