{"id":777032936,"date":"2025-10-10T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777032936"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:18:46","slug":"acma-highlights-stricter-enforcement-in-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-highlights-stricter-enforcement-in-annual-report","title":{"rendered":"ACMA highlights stricter enforcement in annual report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The regulator noted a \u201cvery high level of compliance\u201d with the new ban on the use of credit cards and digital currencies for online wagering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The Australian Communications and Media Authority <\/strong>(ACMA) has published its 2024\u201325 compliance report<\/strong>, stressing its focus on stricter enforcement of the National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER)<\/strong>, monitoring of new credit card and cryptocurrency payment bans<\/strong>, and enhanced measures against illegal offshore operators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulator opened 10 new investigations<\/strong> and closed 10 investigations during the period. It finalised six enforcement cases. Among them, Betchoice<\/strong> paid a AU$1m (US$658,000)<\/strong> penalty and agreed to a two-year independent review of its systems and training<\/a>. Ultrabet<\/strong> and PointsBet<\/strong> accepted 18-month enforceable undertakings with similar audit and remediation requirements, while ReadyBet<\/strong> received a remedial direction. Topbet<\/strong> and Vicbet<\/strong> were formally warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSER<\/strong>, which allows Australians to self-exclude from all licensed wagering platforms, had nearly 45,000 active exclusions<\/strong> by June 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACMA reported a \u201cvery high level of compliance\u201d with the ban on the use of credit cards, credit-related products and digital currencies<\/strong> for online wagering, which came into effect in June 2024. It reported that no investigations have been needed and that all 50 operators that initially referenced banned payment methods in their terms and conditions had removed them by June 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, ACMA has strengthened its fight against illegal offshore gambling<\/strong> through new disruption tools and partnerships. Working with AUSTRAC<\/strong> under the Fintel Alliance Micro-Laundering and Illegal Gambling Project, the agency is coordinating with banks and law enforcement to block payments to black-market sites, including those using domestic systems such as PayID<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 220 unlicensed operators<\/strong> have exited the Australian market since expanded enforcement began eight years ago. ACMA also contacted 63 software providers<\/strong> whose licensed games appeared on unregulated sites; 34 companies<\/strong> responded with compliance actions, including geo-blocking their content in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The regulator noted a \u201cvery high level of compliance\u201d with the new ban on the use of credit cards and digital currencies for online wagering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777032938,"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 released its 2024\u201325 compliance report, detailing stringent enforcement of the National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER), high compliance with new credit card and cryptocurrency payment prohibitions, and intensified efforts against illegal offshore operators. The regulator imposed significant financial penalties and enforceable undertakings on licensed entities such as Betchoice and PointsBet, while also coordinating with financial institutions to disrupt black-market payment flows and compelling B2B suppliers to implement geo-blocking measures.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, Betchoice, Ultrabet, PointsBet, ReadyBet, Topbet, Vicbet, AUSTRAC, Fintel Alliance Micro-Laundering and Illegal Gambling Project","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.75), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.85), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NSER Efficacy Metrics","query":"What specific key performance indicators (KPIs) will ACMA track to evaluate the long-term efficacy of the expanded National Self-Exclusion Register in reducing problem gambling rates and enhancing consumer protection?"},{"label":"Payment Ban Circumvention","query":"How is ACMA collaborating with financial intelligence units and payment processors to proactively identify and mitigate potential circumvention methods for the credit card and cryptocurrency payment bans, particularly through emerging payment technologies?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,153],"tags":[6093,289,24936],"class_list":["post-777032936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-igaming-news","tag-acma","tag-australia","tag-compliance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032936","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777032936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777032986,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777032936\/revisions\/777032986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777032938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777032936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777032936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777032936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}