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First civil penalty proceedings issued for illegal gambling in Australia

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Diverse Link to pay a civil penalty of AUD$5 million for breaching the country’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 [...]

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ACMA asks ISPs to block more illegal iGaming sites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block a further twelve more illegal offshore gambling sites.

The request [...]

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Australia to ban credit cards for online sports betting

The Australian government has confirmed plans to ban the use of credit cards for online sports betting.

Stepping up its commitment to protect vulnerable consumers from [...]

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Entain fined for accepting online in-play bets in Australia

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has penalised Entain for accepting online in-play bets through its Ladbrokes and Neds sites last October.

Entain was penalised [...]

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Australian free-to-air TV networks breach gambling advertising rules

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a warning to Australian commercial free-to-air television networks, Seven Network and Nine Network, for breaching gambling [...]

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ACMA issues formal warning to Tabcorp over online in-play betting

Sydney-listed gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings has been issued a formal warning by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after it was found to have [...]

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Australian regulator asks ISPs to block illegal lottery betting sites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has asked internet service providers to block offshore lottery betting sites We Love Lotto and Red Fox Lotto.

The [...]

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ACMA looks to block another eight illegal gambling sites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has identified a further eight illegal offshore gambling sites that will now be blocked by the country’s internet [...]

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ACMA identifies 11 illegal gambling websites for ISP blocking

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has identified 11 new gambling websites which will soon be subject to blocking by internet service providers for [...]

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Australian anti-gambling campaigner proposes social casino ban

Australian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has introduced an amendment to ban social casinos across the country.

Introduced last week, the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Banning Social Casinos [...]

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ACMA moves to block another ten illegal iGaming sites in Australia

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has asked the country’s internet service providers (ISPs) to block a number of additional unlicensed online offshore gambling [...]

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Australia’s ACMA warns Channel Nine over gambling advertising breach

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a warning to national broadcaster Channel Nine for breaching gambling regulations during online streams of the 2019 NRL [...]

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