An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation has found Seven Network to have breached online content rules. The company has been handed the maximum penalty by the regulator – $13,320 – after it broadcast a gambling advert at 10:38am on 7plus during a live stream of an NFL American Football game. The authority has stated that gambling promotions cannot …
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BetDeluxe has paid an infringement notice of $50,172 as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) clamps down on its spam-unsubscribing rules. An investigation by the body found that the operator had sent more than 104,000 SMS without an unsubscribe function and over 820,000 SMS that did not contain the sender’s contact details. Concerning Noah Rose, Director of BetDeluxe, the …
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Australian media outlets Seven Network and Nine Network face regulatory action by the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA). The broadcasters were found to have breached gambling advertising regulations, which prevent the broadcasting of betting promotions during live sports coverage. Under Australian gambling advertising law, broadcasters can’t show betting marketing during live sports events between 5am and 8.30pm after which …
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced major progress on the development and launch of a national self-exclusion registry for Australian gambling. The launch of a self-exclusion registry was announced last June, as a headline initiative of the ACMA’s 2022 roadmap to provide new safeguards for consumer protections for Australia’s digital and telecoms sectors. Authorised as a federal …
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ruled against Foxtel regarding a complaint made about a betting advertisement, as public debate surrounding gambling marketing in the country continues. Foxtel notified the ACMA itself, notifying the regulator that at around 4.33pm ARST a betting commercial was shown during a half-time discussion of the Australian Football League (AFL) Easter Monday Footy: …
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has enlisted Engine, developer of the UK’s GAMSTOP exclusion service, to launch Australia’s first nationwide gambling blocking system. Engine Australia will develop the National Self-Exclusion Register for the ACMA, allowing customers to leverage a single process to self-exclude from all licensed interactive betting operators. Self-exclusion can range from anywhere between three months to …
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