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Australian Communications and Media Authority

ACMA Takes Action Against Illegal “Skins” Gambling Site

The HALLO ECHO

  Online gaming company Feral Holdings Limited has been given a formal warning and its CS:GO Roll website has been withdrawn from Australia after the company was found to be providing prohibited interactive gambling services.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

The HALLO ECHO

  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

The HALLO ECHO

  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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BetDeluxe Pays $50,000 Spam Penalty

The HALLO ECHO

  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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ACMA blocks more illegal offshore gambling websites

The HALLO ECHO

  The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers block more illegal offshore gambling websites, after investigations found 6 services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The latest sites blocked include: Pokie Surf 24 Casino Stellar Spins Olympia Casino Rock n Reels Boomerang Casino. Website blocking is one of a…

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ACMA: Seven and Nine Breach Gambling Advertising Rules

The HALLO ECHO

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that the Seven Network and Nine Network have each contravened rules around gambling advertising by showing betting promotions during sporting events. An ACMA investigation found that throughout July and August 2021, Seven aired 49 betting promotions during its Olympic coverage on its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,…

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