ACMA finds betting operators breaching rules with quick codes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Australian regulator has blocked more websites under 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 internet service providers to block 12 additional offshore gambling websites, including Playzilla and Wazamba, for violating the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action brings the total number of blocked illegal gambling and affiliate sites to 926 since November 2019, underscoring ACMA's ongoing enforcement against unlicensed operators in the Australian market. The regulator emphasizes the lack of essential consumer protections on such platforms.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Playzilla, Wazamba, Zet Casino, Slots Palace, Nomini, Casinia, SG Casino, Fez Bet, Buran Casino, Spin Better, Golden Bet, Clash.gg","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Efficacy","query":"What is the estimated impact of ACMA's 926 website blocks on the overall GGR leakage to offshore operators in the Australian market, and what further measures are being considered to enhance enforcement efficacy?"},{"label":"Operator Compliance Burden","query":"How do ACMA's ongoing blocking initiatives influence the compliance burden and operational strategies for licensed B2C operators seeking to differentiate from the grey market in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439,158],"tags":[6093],"class_list":["post-777013222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","category-slider-home","tag-acma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013222","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=777013222"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013247,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013222\/revisions\/777013247"}],"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=777013222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}