The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) has urged authorities in Curaçao to cease allowing online casinos to target Australian consumers, as it adds more operators to its blacklist.

An offshore gambling company, previously found in breach of Australian law and subsequently withdrawn from the country, has reportedly paid the Australian Professional Leagues to promote its services overseas, as disclosed by The Guardian.

The Australian regulator has successfully removed more than 218 illegal services from the Australian market since the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) began enforcing new rules against offshore gambling in 2017, according to official data.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested for five illegal offshore online gambling websites to be blocked.

Australians struggling with gambling will soon be able to sign up to a national self-exclusion register, with authorities announcing the launch of BetStop on August 21st, a program to enable problem gamblers to sign up to stop themselves from betting on sports and racing,

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block a number of illegal offshore gambling and affiliate marketing websites.

The Australian media and communications watchdog has stepped up its efforts in combating illegal online gambling by turning its attention towards affiliate websites.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has added 12 more names to its list of illegal gambling websites that are now blocked in the country.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found the operators of Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 and Sportsbet, breached interactive gambling rules through their use of ‘Fast/Quick Codes’ to facilitate in-play betting on sports matches.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has asked the country’s internet service providers to block gambling website, thepokies.net, which it says is one of the most significant it has blocked so far.