The Australian Communications and Media Authority has announced recently another eighteen foreign internet gambling domains accused of breaking current gambling laws in the country. Utilizing a press release Australia’s Communications and Media regulator listed a number of the unauthorized sites including those marketed as Syndicate Casino, Golden Star Casino, Casino Nic, King Billy Casino and 7 Bit Casino alongside domains known as Loki Casino, Woo Casino, iLucki, Fast Pay Casino and BitStarz.
All of the eighteen domains were investigated by officials the regulator claims. Noted other site included Joo Casino, Wild Card City, Bet Chain and King Johnnie after the Commission received a number of complaints. The conclusion revealed the gambling domains had breached the Internet Gambling Act of 2001 after offering gambling products and services to the Australian public. The ACMA subsequently told gambling consumers to immediately withdraw any funds they may have deposited with these domains and in future only wager with providers featured on the government ‘register of licensed interactive wagering services.’
A statement from the ACMA read, “Over 100 illegal services have pulled out of the Australian market since we started enforcing the new illegal offshore gambling rules in 2017. Website blocking provides a valuable opportunity to alert the public to illegal gambling services through the messaging that appears when there is an attempt to access the site.”
The ACMA continued to add to its declaration saying that the technique of blocking access to an illegal website constitutes ‘one of a range of enforcement options’ that it may implement so as ‘to protect Australians against illegal online gambling.’ The government watchdog also pointed out that since November of 2019 when the blacklist was created 222 domains have made the no play list.
Information to support Australians during the Covid-19 pandemic including information about the risks of online gambling is also available on the ACMA website.
