{"id":777002194,"date":"2023-02-08T14:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002194"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:50:20","slug":"acma-orders-blocks-on-6-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-orders-blocks-on-6-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites-2","title":{"rendered":"ACMA orders blocks on 6 illegal offshore gambling websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ACMA found the sites to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/topics\/acma\" target=\"_blank\">ACMA<\/a>) has ordered internet service providers to block access to<strong>&nbsp;15 more offshore gaming websites<\/strong>. The<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>websites are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pokie Surf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24 Casino<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stellar Spins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olympia Casino<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rock n Reels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boomerang Casino.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its first blocking request in November 2019, 686 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked, and 190 illegal services have exited the Australian market. The ACMA is advising consumers that even if a service appears legitimate, it may not have proper customer protections, putting them at risk of losing their money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers can verify if a wagering service is licensed to operate in Australia by checking the ACMA register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-2-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACMA blocks 2 illegal offshore gambling websites<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACMA found the sites 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 mandated internet service providers to block 15 additional offshore gaming websites, citing breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of an ongoing enforcement strategy that has seen 686 illegal gambling and affiliate sites blocked and 190 services exit the Australian market since November 2019. The ACMA emphasizes consumer protection risks associated with unlicensed operators.","focusai_entities":"ACMA, Pokie Surf, 24 Casino, Stellar Spins, Olympia Casino, Rock n Reels, Boomerang Casino","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Impact","query":"What is the projected impact of ACMA's sustained blocking initiatives on the gross gaming revenue (GGR) and net gaming revenue (NGR) of licensed B2C operators within the Australian market over the next fiscal year?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy","query":"How does ACMA's current enforcement strategy, particularly the blocking of offshore sites, compare in efficacy and scope to regulatory compliance frameworks in other mature iGaming jurisdictions, and what are the implications for international operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[23911,4138],"class_list":["post-777002194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002194","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=777002194"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002228,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002194\/revisions\/777002228"}],"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=777002194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}