Australia’s communications regulator has taken action against multiple illegal gambling firms by blocking access to their sites.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued a press release on Wednesday that suggests that it Domain Name Server (DNS)-blocked the offending sites via Australian internet service providers (ISPs).
The ACMA took the opportunity, however, to call on Australian ISP providers to block more illegal online gambling sites.
ACMA listed some of the sites it blocked as C***spin, Frumzi, Great Win, Santeda International B.V.-owned MyStake, Oh My Spins, Stable Tech N.V.-owned RetroBet, Viperwin, and “The Dog House 2 Slot.”
While there’s a new unconnected Dogg House Casino title linked to Snoop Dogg and Trivelta on the sweepstakes, social casino market, “The Dog House” (or “Dog House 2”) is most likely the slot owned by Gibraltar-based iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play.
investigations found them in violation of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001
The ACMA stated that it had added the sites to its block list after investigations found them in violation of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
The regulator said that it has blocked over 1,500 illegal gambling and affiliate sites since November 2019 and pulled over 225 illegal online services out of the Aussie market since 2017.
The ACMA’s appetite to stop illegal online gambling sites from reaching Australians seems to have increased significantly, evidenced by its recent submission of a formal request asking Google to remove domains illegally targeting Australians.
