{"id":27501,"date":"2022-02-23T07:10:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T10:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=27501"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:06:08","slug":"australia-acma-orders-blocking-of-12-illegal-gambling-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-acma-orders-blocking-of-12-illegal-gambling-websites","title":{"rendered":"Australia: ACMA orders blocking of 12 illegal gambling websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ACMA has requested Australian internet service providers block 12 more illegal offshore gambling websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has told Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to&nbsp;<strong>block 12<\/strong>&nbsp;offshore gambling websites. According to the ACMA, the websites were operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sites to be blocked are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zebet<\/li><li>Zeturf<\/li><li>Slot Vibe<\/li><li>Arlekin Casino<\/li><li>Johnnie Kash Kings<\/li><li>Lucky Star<\/li><li>Horus Casino<\/li><li>Tangiers Casino<\/li><li>7 Reels<\/li><li>21 Dukes<\/li><li>Winward Casino<\/li><li>Thebes Casino<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since November 2019, 399 illegal gambling websites have been blocked. Last December, the regulator ordered the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-acma-orders-blocking-of-14-offshore-gambling-websites\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocking of other 14 offshore gambling websites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 160 illegal services have also pulled out of the Australian market since the ACMA started enforcing new illegal offshore gambling rules in 2017. In November, the regulator requested local internet services providers\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-acma-blocks-two-offshore-lottery-sites\" target=\"_blank\">block two illegal offshore lottery websites<\/a>. The two sites were the first lottery sites blocked in Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACMA has requested Australian internet service providers block 12 more illegal offshore gambling websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17395,"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 directed Australian internet service providers to block 12 additional offshore gambling websites, citing breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action brings the total number of blocked illegal gambling sites to 399 since November 2019, underscoring ACMA's ongoing enforcement efforts against unlicensed iGaming operations targeting Australian consumers. Over 160 illegal services have exited the Australian market since enhanced enforcement began in 2017.","focusai_entities":"ACMA, Zebet, Zeturf, Slot Vibe, Arlekin Casino, Johnnie Kash Kings, Lucky Star, Horus Casino, Tangiers Casino, 7 Reels, 21 Dukes, Winward Casino, Thebes Casino","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Efficacy","query":"What metrics does ACMA utilize to assess the long-term efficacy of ISP blocking orders in deterring offshore operators and redirecting player activity to licensed platforms?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might the ongoing challenges with offshore gambling influence potential amendments or expansions to Australia's Interactive Gambling Act 2001, particularly regarding payment blocking or advertising restrictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439,158],"tags":[6093,23911],"class_list":["post-27501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","category-slider-home","tag-acma","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27501"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27514,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27501\/revisions\/27514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}