The Australian regulator has blocked more illegal gambling websites and reminded consumers to only gamble with licensed services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- <\/strong>The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)<\/strong> has ordered internet service providers to block access to 12 more offshore gaming websites<\/strong>. The <\/strong>websites are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, 785 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked<\/strong> since ACMA requested its first block in November 2019. The regulator says over 200 illegal services have been withdrawn from the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The regulator recently appealed to the Cura\u00e7ao government<\/a> for assistance in tackling offshore gambling operators targeting the Australian market. The regulator is said to have written to Cura\u00e7ao Finance minister Javier Silvania<\/strong> to highlight the ongoing gambling reforms in the Dutch Caribbean island and request action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The letter addressed Cura\u00e7ao \u201cmaster\u201d licence holders found to breach Australian laws by providing or advertising prohibited interactive gambling services to Australian customers. It outlined a list of violators who have engaged in the promotion or provision of igaming products in Australia, many of whom have evaded fines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA recently took action against a CS:GO skins gambling site<\/a> targeting young players and fined Entain<\/a> AU$13,320 for accepting illegal in-play bets during the LIV golf tournament in Bangkok in October 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian regulator has blocked more illegal gambling websites and reminded consumers to only gamble with licensed services.<\/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 escalated its regulatory enforcement by ordering ISPs to block an additional 12 offshore gambling websites, bringing the total to 785 sites blocked since 2019. Concurrently, ACMA has engaged the Cura\u00e7ao government to address \"master\" licence holders facilitating prohibited interactive gambling services in Australia, underscoring a proactive stance against unlicensed operators. This action highlights Australia's commitment to safeguarding its regulated market and consumer protection.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Tsars, Zen Casino, Zen Betting, Cleopatra Casino, Goodman Casino, Zoome Casino, Yabby Casino, Neon54, Rabona, 5Gringos, AlfCasino, 1RED, Javier Silvania, Entain","focusai_location":"Australia, Cura\u00e7ao, Bangkok","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.85), investor_analyst (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cura\u00e7ao's Regulatory Stance?","query":"What is the anticipated timeline and scope of regulatory reforms in Cura\u00e7ao, specifically concerning the oversight of \"master\" licence holders and their accountability for B2C operations in restricted jurisdictions like Australia?"},{"label":"Impact on Licensed Operators?","query":"How do ACMA's intensified blocking efforts and international appeals translate into tangible competitive advantages or increased market share for licensed B2C operators within the Australian iGaming vertical?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156,158],"tags":[6093,23911],"class_list":["post-777006496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-acma","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006496","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=777006496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777006524,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777006496\/revisions\/777006524"}],"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=777006496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777006496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777006496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n