{"id":777040572,"date":"2026-04-16T07:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777040572"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:30:37","slug":"acma-blocks-19-more-illegal-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-19-more-illegal-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"ACMA blocks 19 more illegal gambling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Australian regulator says the sites violated the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)<\/strong> has requested that online service providers (ISPs) block 19 more unlicensed online gambling sites<\/strong>. It says its investigations found them to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sites are Bass Bet, BetWhale, CasinOK, Cleobetra, Diva Spin, FatPirate, Free Spinz, Gransino, JackBit, Legiano, Mafia Casino, Magius, Monster Win, NewLucky, Nonbetstop.com, Slotexo, Talismania, Tiki Casino, Vegas Hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the ACMA made its first blocking request in November 2019, 1,640 illegal gambling and affiliate websites<\/strong> have been blocked. Over 230 illegal services<\/strong> have pulled out of the Australian market since the ACMA started enforcing new illegal online gambling rules in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the regulator issued a warning to Betplay operator Winners Bookmaking<\/a> for failing to close a wagering account in a reasonable timeframe for a customer who registered with the BetStop national self-exclusion register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> ACMA blocks 8 more illegal gambling sites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Australian regulator says the sites violated the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777040575,"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 ISPs to block 19 additional unlicensed online gambling sites, citing breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of an ongoing enforcement effort that has seen over 1,600 illegal gambling and affiliate websites blocked since 2019, alongside a recent warning to a licensed operator for non-compliance with the national self-exclusion register.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, Bass Bet, BetWhale, CasinOK, Cleobetra, Diva Spin, FatPirate, Free Spinz, Gransino, JackBit, Legiano, Mafia Casino, Magius, Monster Win, NewLucky, Nonbetstop.com, Slotexo, Talismania, Tiki Casino, Vegas Hero, Winners Bookmaking, Betplay, BetStop","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 (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"What quantifiable impact has ACMA's ongoing ISP blocking strategy had on the GGR of licensed operators versus the estimated GGR of the grey market in Australia?"},{"label":"Self-Exclusion Compliance?","query":"What specific enhancements to governance frameworks and operational protocols are licensed operators implementing to ensure robust compliance with the BetStop national self-exclusion register, particularly regarding account closure timeframes?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093,289,337],"class_list":["post-777040572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-acma","tag-australia","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040572","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777040572"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040576,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040572\/revisions\/777040576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777040575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777040572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777040572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777040572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}