{"id":777009428,"date":"2023-09-20T06:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T09:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777009428"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:54:48","slug":"acma-blocks-5-more-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-5-more-illegal-offshore-gambling-websites","title":{"rendered":"ACMA blocks 5 more illegal offshore gambling websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ACMA has blocked the sites for breaching the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.-\u00a0The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)\u00a0has issued a request for Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block\u00a0five more illegal offshore gambling websites. The latest additions to the list of blocked sites are Viperspin, Just Casino, Betandplay, Play Fina, and Comic Play Casino, all of which were found to be in violation of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its initial request for website blocking,\u00a0ACMA has blocked access to 835 illegal gambling and affiliate websites. It says 215 unauthorised services have voluntarily withdrawn from the Australian market since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACMA says it moves to block sites when a website offers interactive gambling services to Australian customers or promotes unlicensed regulated interactive gambling. The regulator warned that Australians who use illegal gambling services are not protected by Australian laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-5-offshore-gambling-websites\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia launches BetStop self-exclusion register<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACMA has blocked the sites for breaching 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 directed ISPs to block five additional illegal offshore gambling websites, including Viperspin and Just Casino, for violating the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of ACMA's ongoing regulatory enforcement, bringing the total blocked sites to 835, alongside 215 voluntary market withdrawals since 2017, reinforcing the regulator's commitment to market integrity and consumer protection.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Viperspin, Just Casino, Betandplay, Play Fina, Comic Play 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), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Impact","query":"What is the estimated impact of ACMA's ongoing blocking initiatives on the GGR and NGR of licensed B2C operators within the Australian iGaming market, and how does this affect market share distribution and competitive dynamics?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might the continued enforcement of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 influence future amendments to Australia's regulatory compliance and governance frameworks, particularly concerning cross-border iGaming verticals and B2B\/B2C licensing?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093],"class_list":["post-777009428","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\/777009428","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=777009428"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041290,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009428\/revisions\/777041290"}],"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=777009428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777009428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777009428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}