The three companies, according to the ACMA, offered unlawful gaming to gamers in Australia via an Australian customer link.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued warnings to three gambling service providers for regulatory infractions. The three corporations were charged of violating the IGA’s subsections 15(2A) and 15AA(3).
Official warnings have been issued to the proprietors of Rooli, Lucky Block, and SlotCatalog, who the ACMA thinks violated the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA).
According to the ACMA, the three companies offered unlawful gaming to Australian gamers through an Australian customer link. This was a significant violation of local legislation that prevent unlawful offshore operations from pursuing local customers.
Companies Were Sent Warnings
The ACMA issued official warnings to Dama N.V. and Strukin Limited, the proprietors of Rooli, for providing unauthorized gaming content to Australian clients. The Australian regulator clarified that the company had continued to operate despite the lack of licensing. This was a breach of section 15(2A) of the IGA.
Lucky Block had also provided online gambling services to Australian customers and had an Australian client link despite the lack of a license. The ACMA issued a similar warning to its owner, Igloo Ventures, informing it that it had violated IGA subsections 15(2A) and 15AA(3).
Finally, the ACMA told SlotCatalog’s representative, Fedir Havlovskyi, that the company had breached IGA subsections 15(2A) and 15AA(3) by promoting access to unauthorized online gambling sites.
See also:
- Ohio sports betting handle reached a year high of $863.0 million
- ACMA demands that Australian ISPs prohibit two further illicit offshore gambling websites.
- Australia’s BetStop Scheme for self-exclusion surpasses 30.000 registrations
ACMA’s BetStop Receives Award.
In other news, the ACMA recently won an international award for BetStop, its national self-exclusion program. According to an earlier release, the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) presented the ACMA with the Regulatory Excellence Award, recognizing the authority’s work in establishing Australia’s first centralized self-exclusion register.
“The IAGR award for regulatory excellence is a recognition of the dedication and collaboration of ACMA staff in delivering this important safeguard, which has supported the more than 30,000 Australians registered to date,” said Nerida O’Loughlin, chair of the AC
This declaration comes a week after Australia began its first-ever assessment of the self-exclusion program.
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