Online casinos that appear to be targeting Australian gamblers, without an Australian licence, have not been shut down despite the communications regulator making a crackdown on illegal operators an enforcement priority. Providing an unlicensed online gambling service to Australians is a crime that can attract a fine of up to $1.1m a day under the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA). A man who answered Two Up Casino’s Australian phone number said the casino was located in Curaçao. Acma was also “aware that some online gambling services that contravene the IGA use Cloudflare technology”, he said. “We engage with service providers and other stakeholders in the online gambling sector to raise awareness of Australia’s online gambling laws to minimise the supply of illegal gambling services,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2021 18:56 UTC