Casino
October 13, 2022
ACMA May Decide to Regulate Social Casinos
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has set its sights on social casinos. The media regulator will examine their offerings and determine whether regulatory changes are needed. Why Does the ACMA Want to Research Social Casinos? Social casinos enjoy a lot of popularity in Australia. Their concept is usually fun and, as the name […]
Legal
September 21, 2022
ACMA Cracks Down on Several Unlicensed Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) continues its battle against unlicensed operators in Australia. The regulator is hellbent on eliminating the black market and continues to request the blocking of more illegal websites. The ACMA Blocked More Operators 2022 has been a busy year for the ACMA. The regulator continues its crusade against illegal […]
Industry
August 18, 2022
ACMA Shuts Down Six Offshore Gambling Sites
After issuing a warning to Proxous Advanced Solutions over a series of breaches of the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act at the beginning of the month, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced that it has blocked six new offshore gambling and affiliate marketing websites. The ACMA has asked Australian internet service providers to […]
Casino
August 8, 2022
ACMA Issues a Warning to Proxous Advanced Solutions Over IGA Breaches
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a warning to Proxous Advanced Solutions. According to ACMA, Proxous knowingly provided its Realtime Gaming software products to 13 illegal online casinos and thus, it breached the country’s 2001 Interactive Gambling Act. Proxous Breaches the Rules for the First Time in Its History This breach does not […]
Industry
July 14, 2022
ACMA Announces New Tool to Help Fight Gambling Addiction
On July 14, The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced new rules and regulations regarding the upcoming launch of BetStop, a register where gamblers can exclude themselves from all legal online and mobile phone betting services in Australia. ACMA’s Requirements Regarding BetStop Australia’s communications watchdog is strengthening its fight against gambling addiction with a […]
Industry
June 28, 2022
ACMA to Introduce New Self-Exclusion Register
One of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s seven priorities is establishing a self-exclusion register on a national level. Bettors who opt to self-exclude will receive protection from all exposure to gambling content. The ACMA Will Help Bettors Self-Exclude The telecoms authority has a total of seven compliance priorities for the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The […]
Industry
June 27, 2022
ACMA to Set Up New Self-Exclusion National Gambling Program
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been doubling down on regulating gambling over the past couple of years. The watchdog managed to ban hundreds of illegal operators who offered gambling products to Australians without a license and its determination motivated many others to simply give up on the idea of continuing to operate […]
Legal
June 16, 2022
The ACMA Blocks Thepokies.net in Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is cracking down on offshore operators in the country. In its latest move, the regulator requested the shutdown of one of the biggest unlicensed casino sites in Australia. Thepokies.net Took Millions from Australian Players The site in question is thepokies.net, a major provider of slots and live casino […]
Poker
April 26, 2022
ACMA Catches Two Locals Who Were Offering Illegal Online Poker Services
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has gone forward with civil penalty proceedings against two locals who were offering poker services contrary to the country’s Interactive Gambling Act. The Services Were Prohibited under the Law’s Section 5 ACMA shared information on the development by saying that the two subjects in the case are Brenton […]
Sports
March 24, 2022
ACMA Blocks More Australian Gambling Affiliates
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is taking aim not just at the operators who try to operate in the country without a license, but also at those who enable them. That is why the latest enforcement move by the watchdog has targeted four affiliate gambling websites that try to drive traffic towards their […]
