{"id":777042454,"date":"2026-05-21T06:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042454"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:10:21","slug":"australia-blocks-six-new-illegal-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-blocks-six-new-illegal-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"Australia blocks six more illegal gambling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ACMA said the sites were offering services to Australian users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The <strong>Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA<\/strong>) has directed internet service providers to block a new set of six websites found to be operating unlawfully. The latest enforcement action targets <strong>Play Jonny, ACO96, TCL99, Waboom77, Wonaco and WooSpin<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regulator said the sites violate the <strong>Interactive Gambling Act 2001<\/strong> by offering services to Australian users without proper authorisation. The latest order follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-19-more-illegal-gambling-sites\">blocking request for 19 gambling sites<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to ACMA, more than 1,700 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked since the blocking regime began in 2019, while over 230 operators have exited the Australian market since tougher rules were introduced in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_344620688s-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australias-gambling-ad-reforms-faces-scrutiny-over-loopholes-around-influencer-content'>Australia\u2019s gambling ad reforms faces scrutiny over loopholes around influencer content<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACMA said the sites were offering services to Australian users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777028008,"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 internet service providers to block six additional illegal gambling websites, citing violations of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of ACMA's ongoing enforcement regime, which has seen over 1,700 illegal sites blocked since 2019 and more than 230 unauthorized operators exit the Australian market since 2017. The continued regulatory pressure underscores Australia's commitment to market integrity and consumer protection.","focusai_entities":"Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Play Jonny, ACO96, TCL99, Waboom77, Wonaco, WooSpin","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Blocking Efficacy?","query":"What quantifiable impact has ACMA's blocking regime had on the overall GGR of the regulated Australian iGaming market, considering the reported exit of over 230 operators?"},{"label":"Future Regulatory Scope?","query":"Beyond website blocking, what additional enforcement mechanisms or legislative amendments is ACMA considering to address emerging forms of unauthorized gambling, such as those leveraging influencer content or crypto payments?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[289,24459,229],"class_list":["post-777042454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-australia","tag-australian-communications-and-media-authority","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042454","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042454"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042462,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042454\/revisions\/777042462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}