{"id":777023082,"date":"2025-02-19T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777023082"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:38:58","slug":"acma-warns-network-ten-for-showing-gambling-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-warns-network-ten-for-showing-gambling-ads","title":{"rendered":"ACMA warns Network Ten for showing gambling ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The regulator found that four gambling ads were broadcast during prohibited times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The\u00a0<strong>Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)\u00a0<\/strong>has issued a warning to Network Ten (Sydney)\u00a0for showing gambling ads outside of permitted hours. The regulator found the company had contravened rules by showing gambling ads during a broadcast of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in March 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambling ads are not allowed to be streamed during live sports events between 5am and 8.30pm or in the five minutes before and after the event. <strong>Carolyn Lidgerwood<\/strong>, authority member, said the rules around gambling advertisements on TV are there to protect the community from gambling-related harms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: &#8220;Broadcasters should have strict controls in place to ensure compliance with the restrictions on gambling ads during sporting events. Practice rounds and qualifying rounds for motorsports are subject to the same restrictions on gambling advertising as the main event itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Network 10 said the breach was due to a human error and has agreed to review its processes and add more quality controls. It said it would train its staff to prevent similar issues in the future and would send a written progress report to the ACMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate\u00a0investigation\u00a0in 2024, the ACMA found that\u00a0streaming service <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-warns-10-play-for-showing-gambling-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Play<\/a>, provided by Network 10, breached online gambling advertising rules during the A-League Women\u2019s Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets match and a Socceroos friendly match against England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the\u00a0<strong>ACMA <\/strong>has issued a request for Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to<strong> block eight more gambling websites<\/strong>\u00a0for violations of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\u00a0The sites are\u00a0<strong>JokaRoom<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>AUDPokies888<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Aura Play<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Instant Casino<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Leon<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Rich Papa<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UUSpin<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Wild Pokies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/WA-gambling-regulator-under-scrutiny-after-Crown-Resorts-probe-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\"><span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/action-on-sports-betting-ads-in-australia-put-on-hold\">Action on sports betting ads in Australia put on hold<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regulator found that four gambling ads were broadcast during prohibited times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777028004,"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 issued a warning to Network Ten for multiple breaches of gambling advertising rules during live sports broadcasts, attributing the contraventions to human error. Concurrently, ACMA has requested Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block eight additional illegal offshore gambling websites. This dual action underscores the regulator's commitment to enforcing domestic advertising compliance and combating unlicensed market operations.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, Network Ten, 10 Play, Carolyn Lidgerwood, JokaRoom, AUDPokies888, Aura Play, Instant Casino, Leon, Rich Papa, UUSpin, Wild Pokies","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Broadcaster Compliance Costs?","query":"What are the projected operational and compliance cost implications for major broadcasters in Australia as they enhance internal controls to mitigate future gambling advertising breaches, and how might this affect content monetization strategies?"},{"label":"Offshore Market Impact?","query":"To what extent do ACMA's ongoing ISP blocking initiatives demonstrably reduce the market share and player acquisition capabilities of unlicensed offshore operators within the Australian iGaming landscape?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,24628,156],"tags":[24459],"class_list":["post-777023082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-regulation-news","tag-australian-communications-and-media-authority"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023082","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=777023082"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777023130,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023082\/revisions\/777023130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777023082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777023082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777023082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}