{"id":14921,"date":"2021-02-18T15:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14921"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:43:30","slug":"australia-to-block-another-18-unlicensed-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-to-block-another-18-unlicensed-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"Australia to block another 18 unlicensed gambling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will request internet service providers block access to the igaming sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The <strong>ACMA<\/strong> has announced it will ask Australian internet service providers&nbsp;to block another 18 offshore <strong>unlicensed gambling websites<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authority launched a series of investigations after receiving complaints and found that the <strong>18 websites were operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACMA warned customers to withdraw funds from Syndicate Casino, iLucki, King Billy Casino, Gunsbet, Spinago, Fast Pay Casino, Get Slots and King Johnni immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said: \u201cWebsite blocking provides a<strong> valuable opportunity to alert the public<\/strong> to illegal gambling services through the messaging that appears when there is an attempt to access the site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACMA has <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-two-more-gambling-websites\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>blocked over 100 gambling websites<\/strong><\/a><\/em> since the authority started enforcing offshore gambling rules in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will request internet service providers block access to the igaming sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has initiated further enforcement actions, requesting internet service providers to block 18 additional offshore unlicensed iGaming websites. 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