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Industry
June 28, 2022
ACMA to Introduce New Self-Exclusion Register
One of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s seven priorities is establishing a self-exclusion register on a national level. Bettors who opt to self-exclude will receive protection from all exposure to gambling content. The ACMA Will Help Bettors Self-Exclude The telecoms authority has a total of seven compliance priorities for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The […]
Industry
June 27, 2022
ACMA to Set Up New Self-Exclusion National Gambling Program
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been doubling down on regulating gambling over the past couple of years. The watchdog managed to ban hundreds of illegal operators who offered gambling products to Australians without a license and its determination motivated many others to simply give up on the idea of continuing to operate […]
Legal
June 16, 2022
The ACMA Blocks Thepokies.net in Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is cracking down on offshore operators in the country. In its latest move, the regulator requested the shutdown of one of the biggest unlicensed casino sites in Australia. Thepokies.net Took Millions from Australian Players The site in question is thepokies.net, a major provider of slots and live casino […]
Poker
April 26, 2022
ACMA Catches Two Locals Who Were Offering Illegal Online Poker Services
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has gone forward with civil penalty proceedings against two locals who were offering poker services contrary to the country’s Interactive Gambling Act. The Services Were Prohibited under the Law’s Section 5 ACMA shared information on the development by saying that the two subjects in the case are Brenton […]
Sports
March 24, 2022
ACMA Blocks More Australian Gambling Affiliates
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is taking aim not just at the operators who try to operate in the country without a license, but also at those who enable them. That is why the latest enforcement move by the watchdog has targeted four affiliate gambling websites that try to drive traffic towards their […]
Industry
February 23, 2022
ACMA Blocks Access to 12 More Illegal Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been relentless over the past years in suspending illegal gambling websites. The watchdog’s first salvos against the black market may have seemed like run-of-the-mill saber-rattling but the regulator has been able to suspend over 400 illegal gaming sites so far, with some 160 operators opting to leave […]
Industry
February 18, 2022
ACMA Sees Increase in Online Gambling in First Half of 2021
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has long embarked on a mission to uproot illegal online gambling in the country. Several years after the first salvo was fired, Australians seem to be gambling more despite the pandemic. Yet, the findings of a new survey by the watchdog may be justified. Online Gambling Climbs up […]
Business
February 10, 2022
Australian Sportsbook Sportsbet Hit With $3M Fine Over Spam
Some companies still don’t get it. There’s a reason why governments have stepped in and placed legal bans on spam – consumers don’t want to be bombarded with unsolicited messages. Most would assume that a giant company like Flutter Entertainment would know not to violate the law, but not in this case. Its Australian sports […]
Sports
November 18, 2021
ACMA Warns Tabcorp over Illegal In-Play Wagers in Australia
ACMA, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, is not relenting to clean up the sports betting and gambling space in the country. After targeting offshore lottery websites for the first time earlier this week, ACMA has now issued a formal warning to respected Aussie sports betting company Tabcorp which the regulator claims accepted 37 illegal online in-play bets on […]
Industry
November 17, 2021
ACMA Moves on to Add Illegal Lotteries to Target List
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is doubling down on its efforts to clean Australia’s internet of illegal gambling. After targeting sports betting and online casino websites for over two years now and discontinuing access to several high-profile affiliate businesses, the watchdog is now taking aim at illegal offshore lotteries. This comes on top of the five […]