The Authority delivered official warnings to operators that provided unlicensed online gambling services in Australia against national regulations.

Key Points

• Warnings were sent to Spinit, Lucky Ones7, The Pokies, and Slot Lounge for offering gambling without licences in Australia.
• ACMA reports that they may introduce more severe measures for repeated breaches, which may include a request to internet providers to cut off customer access to those sites.

ACMA issued notices to four gambling companies which broke national laws by operating unlicensed online gambling. Warnings went to Stellar Ltd, running Spinit; Just Entertainment B.V., running Lucky Ones7; Digibrite S.R.L., running The Pokies; and Hollycorn N.V., running Slot Lounge. The ACMA confirmed these companies delivered gambling to Australian consumers without mandatory licences. It said such practices damage regulated systems and deny the required protections guaranteed under Australian law.

ACMA Reinforces Crackdown on Unlicensed Gambling

The Authority restated that offering gambling without licences represents a serious breach. It warned that not following Australian law may trigger stronger actions like requesting internet service providers to block illegal platforms. In August, Stellar Ltd received an earlier ACMA warning for unlicensed casino services through Spinit, showing the regulator’s attention to repeated non-compliance cases. ACMA has released its fourth report on the Disinformation and Misinformation Code, which also reports on actions by signatories in the voluntary framework.

Also, the regulator presented what we have on a bigger scale in terms of their compliance plan that includes watching out for illegal platforms, issuing warnings, and also working with internet and payment companies to go after non-compliant operators. Since 2017, the ACMA has been going after offshore gambling companies which target Australians. Today, we see the fourth set of warnings, which adds to its enforcement record of breaking up illegal operations.