{"id":777044914,"date":"2026-07-15T06:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777044914"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:38:15","slug":"acma-blocks-10-more-illegal-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/acma-blocks-10-more-illegal-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"ACMA blocks 10 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 10 more unlicensed online gambling sites<\/strong>. It says its investigations found the sites to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sites are Zizobet, KingAUD, Lucky Vibe, Daily Spins, Gambiva, Lightning-bet.com (apparently imitating the licensed LightningBet), Hot Pokies Group, Pokies99, Betcoin and TenoBet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the ACMA made its first blocking request in November 2019, 1,774 illegal gambling and affiliate websites<\/a> have been blocked. Over 230 illegal services have also 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, ACMA announced its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026\u201327<\/a>. It says implementation of Australia\u2019s gambling advertising reforms will be one of its main regulatory focuses over the next year. The regulator said the priorities target areas where stronger industry compliance is needed to better protect consumers, with gambling advertising singled out as one of its five key enforcement areas for the coming year. Alongside the announcement, the ACMA published its 2025\u201326 Compliance Priorities Outcomes Report, highlighting the results of its regulatory work over the past year. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Australia launches taskforce to combat fake online gambling scams<\/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":777028002,"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 10 additional unlicensed online gambling sites, citing breaches of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This action is part of a broader enforcement effort that has seen 1,774 illegal gambling and affiliate websites blocked since 2019, and over 230 illegal services exit the Australian market. The ACMA also outlined its 2026\u201327 compliance priorities, with gambling advertising reforms being a primary focus.","focusai_entities":"ACMA, Zizobet, KingAUD, Lucky Vibe, Daily Spins, Gambiva, Lightning-bet.com, LightningBet, Hot Pokies Group, Pokies99, Betcoin, TenoBet","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.9), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ACMA Enforcement Impact?","query":"What is the estimated impact of ACMA's ongoing site-blocking initiatives on the gross gaming revenue (GGR) leakage to the black market in Australia, and how does this compare to previous years?"},{"label":"Advertising Reform Details?","query":"What specific changes are anticipated under Australia's gambling advertising reforms, and how will these new regulations influence B2C marketing strategies and compliance frameworks for licensed operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[6093,289,24634,337],"class_list":["post-777044914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-acma","tag-australia","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044914","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=777044914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777044944,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044914\/revisions\/777044944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777044914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777044914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777044914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}