This means Australians who use illegal gambling services risk losing their money.” In addition, more than 180 illegal services have also pulled out of the Australian market since the statutory authority started enforcing new illegal offshore gambling rules in 2017.Īlongside this latest action, the ACMA also issued a reminder to customers that “even if a service looks legitimate, its unlikely to have important customer protections. Since the ACMA made its first blocking request, 709 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked. The order has been imposed on the websites of Casino Jax, Mirax Casino, Wild Fortune Casino, Kosmonaut Casino, Slotozen, Rolling Slots, N1 Bet Casino and No Deposit Kings – deemed to have infringed on the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, The watchdog has issued a request to Australian internet service providers (ISPs), who have been ordered to block “eight more illegal offshore gambling websites and affiliate marketing domains.” The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will begin a ‘ fresh wave of enforcement action’ against unauthorised gambling websites deemed to be target national consumers.

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