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A move to alter Australia’s TV advertising code for M-rated content, including gambling, has been vetoed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Free TV Australia, a body representing Australia’s commercial free-to-air TV networks, submitted a revised code to the ACMA in March after conducting a review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice 2015. One of the …

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has sent out a crucial warning to social media influencers as concerns over the promotion of illegal gambling companies intensify. Content creators risk major fines if found to be encouraging any activity of this kind which, according to a recent study from the University of Sydney, is becoming increasingly popular throughout the influencer …

Four Australian betting operators have breached rules around continuing to engage with consumers registered with BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER). Buddybet, Ultrabet, VicBet and Topbet were each investigated by The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for unlawful acts against those wanting to cut down on gambling. Firstly, Ultrabet was found guilty of reopening an account of someone at …

Unibet has had to pay a AU$1m (£480,700/€560,100) penalty after failing to close hundreds of accounts registered with Australia’s national gambling self-exclusion service. An investigation conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has accused Unibet of over 100,000 contraventions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The main breach in question concerned the firm’s failure to close 954 customer …

PointsBet Australia Pty Ltd has been hit with an AUD$501k (£242k) fine by the Aus media regulator over advertising law breaches. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) launched an investigation into the online gambling provider, which uncovered “more than 800 messages” as part of what the regulator said was a spam advertisement campaign in contravention of e-marketing laws. Details …

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has called out Foxtel for breaching gambling advertising rules during a broadcast of an AFL match. An investigation found that a virtual banner promoting a gambling operator, which appeared during Foxtel’s coverage of Port Adelaide vs Essendon, failed to include an ‘adequate responsible gambling message’.  In response, Foxtel submitted that the advertisement was …

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered the ban of eight illegal online gambling operators. Since 2019 when the regulator first began enforcing its authority through blocking order requests, a total of 1,154 illegal gaming and affiliate websites have had access to them permanently restricted.  Furthermore, around 220 illegal services have also permanently moved out of the market …

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block six new illegal websites operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The websites—Eddy Vegas, Lucky Friends, Lucky Ones, MoonWin, Slottie, and SpinsUP —were found to be offering illegal online gambling services to Australian consumers. This action is part of ACMA’s ongoing efforts to …

Tabcorp has received a penalty of $262,920 after it took online in-play sports bets, which is illegal in Australia. An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that the operator accepted 854 in-play bets across 69 tennis matches between April – October 2023. Authority member Carolyn Lidgerwood detailed that the ban on online in-play betting is in …

BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register of Australian gambling, will undertake its first statutory review. As confirmed by Communications Minister Michelle Rowland, the government has appointed Richard Eccles to conduct the review, evaluating BetStop’s progress against its founding objectives. BetStop came into existence in August 2023 to serve as a national, unified gambling self-exclusion scheme available across all six federal states. …