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ACMA Takes Action Against Illegal “Skins” Gambling Site

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  Online gaming company Feral Holdings Limited has been given a formal warning and its CS:GO Roll website has been withdrawn from Australia after the company was found to be providing prohibited interactive gambling services. An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found CS:GO Roll was providing casino-style online games, which are illegal under…

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Entain Fined in Australia for In-Play Betting Breaches

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  The media and communications watchdog for Australia has penalized the local branch of global online casino and sports betting behemoth Entain after the enterprise was found to have accepted illegal wagers on an LIV Golf event. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) revealed that it has ordered Entain Proprietary Limited to pay an…

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Kayo Breaches Gambling Advertising Rules

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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found sports streaming service Kayo contravened gambling advertising rules by showing gambling advertisements during the May 2022 Fremantle v Collingwood AFL match. Gambling ads must not be streamed during live sport events between 5am and 8.30pm, including the five minutes before and after the event. The…

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ACMA Blocks More Illegal Offshore Gambling and Affiliate Marketing Websites

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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal offshore gambling websites and affiliate-marketing websites. The latest sites blocked include Casino Jax, Mirax Casino, Wild Fortune Casino, Kosmonaut Casino, Slotozen, Rolling Slots, N1 Bet Casino and No Deposit Kings. The ACMA undertook investigations that found…

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ACMA and Northern Territory Collaborate on Gambling Protections

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  The ACMA and the Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT) have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will support greater cooperation in gambling regulation in Australia. The Northern Territory licenses many of the large online bookmakers in Australia. For this reason, there are a growing number of gambling matters…

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BetDeluxe Pays $50,000 Spam Penalty

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  Sole trader Noah Rose, trading as BetDeluxe, has paid a $50,172 infringement notice as part of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) crackdown on spam-unsubscribing rules. An ACMA investigation found BetDeluxe sent over 104,000 SMS without an unsubscribe function and more than 820,000 SMS that did not contain the sender’s contact details. The…

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