{"id":777001065,"date":"2022-12-15T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001065"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:00:31","slug":"acma-blocks-2-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-2-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites","title":{"rendered":"ACMA blocks 2 illegal offshore gambling websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Investigations found two websites to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) <\/strong>has ordered internet service providers to block access to&nbsp;two more offshore gaming websites. The&nbsp;websites are Pokizino and ABA Lucky 33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator has blocked<strong> 652 illegal gambling and affiliate websites since November 2019<\/strong> while over 180 illegal services have pulled out of the Australian market since the ACMA started enforcing illegal offshore gambling rules in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACMA looked into 314 enquiries and complaints&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocked-96-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites-in-q3\" target=\"_blank\">between July and September<\/a>&nbsp;and completed 12 investigations into 25 gambling sites. It found 27 breaches: 21 for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service to Australian customers and six for providing an unlicensed regulated interactive gambling service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the websites blocked offered casino-style games like blackjack, roulette, poker and slots. A number of the sites also provided wagering services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-to-examine-social-casinos-in-2022-23-research-programme\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACMA to examine social casinos in 2022\u201323 research programme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigations found two websites to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/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 ordered internet service providers to block two more offshore gaming websites, Pokizino and ABA Lucky 33, for breaching the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of ACMA's ongoing enforcement, which has seen 652 illegal gambling and affiliate websites blocked since November 2019, and over 180 illegal services exit the Australian market since 2017.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, Pokizino, ABA Lucky 33","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), 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 specific metrics beyond the number of blocked sites does ACMA utilize to assess the long-term efficacy of its enforcement actions against offshore operators, particularly regarding sustained market deterrence and consumer protection outcomes?"},{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators","query":"How do these ongoing ACMA enforcement actions against unlicensed offshore operators translate into tangible competitive advantages or increased market share for fully licensed B2C iGaming operators within the Australian jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093],"class_list":["post-777001065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-acma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001065","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=777001065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001098,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001065\/revisions\/777001098"}],"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=777001065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}