Tag Archives: illegal online gaming
Australia – Government to begin blocking offshore gambling websites
Paul Fletcher, Australia’s Communications Minister, has announced that the federal government will soon begin to block illegal overseas gambling websites under the enhanced powers of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Mr. Fletcher confirmed that the ACMA “will be moving quickly to block at least one website in the short term and it will…
Denmark – Danish regulator highlights problems of facebook promotions and skin betting
Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden said that it blocked 18 unauthorised gambling websites in 2018. Whilst this number remains ‘continuously low,’ it warned that websites with illegal marketing and promotion of gambling still ‘pose a challenge’ as do promotions on facebook and skin gambling. Spillemyndigheden revealed that its web searches identified 742 possibly problematic websites due…