{"id":777014836,"date":"2024-04-18T08:27:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014836"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:02:08","slug":"acma-18-offshore-gambling-websites-found-during-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-18-offshore-gambling-websites-found-during-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"ACMA: 18 offshore gambling websites found during 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The sites were found to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.-\u00a0The <strong>Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)\u00a0<\/strong>has disclosed that it found 18 unlicensed gambling sites operating during the 2023 FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup.\u00a0Its report reveals that\u00a0200 offshore services were reviewed ahead of and during the event. Some 21 were investigated as they appeared to be directly targeting Australians, and 18 services were found to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon notification, three of the services withdrew from the Australian market, while the remaining 15 services had their websites blocked by internet service providers at the request of the regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carolyn Lidgerwood<\/strong>,\u00a0ACMA&#8217;s online gambling lead, said: \u201cIllegal gambling operations often take advantage of high-profile sporting events to push their services onto fans. These sites also offer none of the consumer protections that apply to licensed wagering services in Australia. Using these sites is more than a gamble as you have no rights and even if you win, you may never see the money.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2019, the ACMA has requested blocks against\u00a0over 900 illegal gambling and affiliate websites, and more than 220 illegal services have pulled out of the Australian market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-17423-register-with-betstop-in-first-six-months\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia: 17,423 register with BetStop in first six months<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sites were found 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) identified 18 unlicensed gambling sites targeting Australian consumers during the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. Following ACMA's intervention, three services exited the market, while the remaining fifteen were subjected to ISP blocking, underscoring the regulator's ongoing efforts to combat illegal offshore iGaming operations and protect consumers.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Carolyn Lidgerwood, FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup","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), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"What specific metrics beyond site blocks and withdrawals does ACMA utilize to assess the long-term efficacy of its enforcement actions against offshore iGaming operators, particularly regarding consumer exposure and GGR leakage?"},{"label":"Licensed Operator Impact?","query":"How do licensed B2C operators in Australia quantify the competitive advantage gained from ACMA's actions against unlicensed sites, and what further regulatory support is sought to enhance market integrity and consumer confidence?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,158,155],"tags":[6093,23911,233],"class_list":["post-777014836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-slider-home","category-sports-betting-news","tag-acma","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014836","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=777014836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014848,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014836\/revisions\/777014848"}],"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=777014836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}