{"id":777020681,"date":"2024-11-13T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T12:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777020681"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:15:29","slug":"illegal-gambling-in-australia-acma-blocks-7-more-offshore-gambling-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/illegal-gambling-in-australia-acma-blocks-7-more-offshore-gambling-websites","title":{"rendered":"Illegal gambling in Australia: ACMA blocks 7 more offshore gambling websites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian regulator has blocked the websites under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.-<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)\u00a0<\/strong>has issued a request for Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to<strong>\u00a0block seven additional gambling websites<\/strong> for violations of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sites are: MyEmpire, Pokienations, RollXO, Betsquare, Freeslotshub. PayID-Gambler.com. FreeBitco.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACMA blocks sites that offer&nbsp;<strong>unlicensed interactive gambling services<\/strong>&nbsp;or publish advertisements for prohibited services. Since its first request in November 2019, it has&nbsp;blocked 1,086 sites. The regulator says over 220 illegal services have been withdrawn from the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/opposition-raises-concerns-over-progress-on-tasmania-gaming-machine-reforms\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opposition raises concerns over progress on Tasmania gaming machine reforms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A week ago, the agency released a report on its actions concerning interactive gambling in the July to September 2024 period. The regulator conducted 396 inquiries, upholding 344 (87 per cent). It received\u00a0<strong>115 complaints and 19 enquiries<\/strong>\u00a0in July, 151 complaints and 18 enquiries in August and 78 complaints and 15 enquiries in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACMA completed&nbsp;<strong>19 investigations that involved 37 gambling sites<\/strong>. It found one or more breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) in 17 investigations. There were 56 findings of breaches: 33 for providing a prohibited&nbsp;interactive gambling&nbsp;service to Australian customers, 19 for providing an unlicensed regulated&nbsp;interactive gambling&nbsp;service to Australian customers and 4 for advertising a prohibited and\/or unlicensed regulated&nbsp;interactive gambling&nbsp;service in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ACMA issued 10 formal warnings to providers. We\u2019ve copied and pasted the list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Huxley Harris for being a party to providing a prohibited and unregulated interactive gambling service (Smart Pokies).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin Robinson for being a party to providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Pokiesman).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liernin Enterprises Limited for providing prohibited and unlicensed regulated interactive gambling services (Powbet, ExciteWin, Sportaza, Boomerang Casino, Neon54, Rabona, 5Gringos, Alf Casino, Buran Casino, Playzilla, Wazamba, Zet Casino, Slots Palace, Nomini, Casinia, SG Casino, Fez Bet and MyEmpire).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hollycorn N.V. for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Casino Bello).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Libergos Limited for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Casino Bello).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dama N.V. for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Rooli).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strukin Limited for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Rooli).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Igloo Ventures SRL for providing a prohibited and unlicensed regulated interactive gambling service (Lucky Block).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fedir Havlovskyi for providing a prohibited and unlicensed regulated interactive gambling service (SlotCatalog).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeremy Smith for providing a prohibited interactive gambling service (Freeslotshub).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulator also reported 47 URLs to accredited family-friendly filter providers and&nbsp;<strong>blocked 47 websites<\/strong>. Most offered casino-style games such as blackjack, roulette, poker, and slots. Some also provided betting services without an Australian licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/responsible-gambling-in-australia-acma-receives-regulatory-excellence-award-for-betstop\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACMA receives Regulatory Excellence Award for BetStop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian regulator has blocked the websites under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777028005,"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 intensified its enforcement of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, directing ISPs to block seven additional unlicensed interactive gambling websites and issuing formal warnings to associated entities. This action, part of a broader initiative that has seen over 1,000 sites blocked since 2019, underscores the regulator's commitment to upholding market integrity and consumer protection by actively curtailing illegal offshore operations. The report details significant investigative activity, identifying numerous breaches related to the provision of prohibited and unlicensed interactive gambling services to Australian customers.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), MyEmpire, Pokienations, RollXO, Betsquare, Freeslotshub, PayID-Gambler.com, FreeBitco.in, Huxley Harris, Smart Pokies, Martin Robinson, Pokiesman, Liernin Enterprises Limited, Powbet, ExciteWin, Sportaza, Boomerang Casino, Neon54, Rabona, 5Gringos, Alf Casino, Buran Casino, Playzilla, Wazamba, Zet Casino, Slots Palace, Nomini, Casinia, SG Casino, Fez Bet, Hollycorn N.V., Casino Bello, Libergos Limited, Dama N.V., Rooli, Strukin Limited, Igloo Ventures SRL, Lucky Block, Fedir Havlovskyi, SlotCatalog, Jeremy Smith","focusai_location":"Australia, Tasmania","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 (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulated Market Impact","query":"What is the ACMA's quantitative assessment of the impact of these blocking actions on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) of the licensed Australian interactive gambling market, considering the withdrawal of over 220 illegal services?"},{"label":"B2B Compliance Implications","query":"How do the ACMA's ongoing enforcement actions, particularly the issuance of formal warnings to specific entities, influence the due diligence requirements and B2B licensing strategies for international platform and content suppliers seeking to partner with licensed Australian operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[24459,23911,4138],"class_list":["post-777020681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-australian-communications-and-media-authority","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020681","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=777020681"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777020697,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020681\/revisions\/777020697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777020681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777020681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777020681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}