Australia · Updated 23 Sep 2026

ACMA Blocked Gambling Sites

Why ACMA asks Australian ISPs to block illegal gambling websites and what a block means for users and publishers.

ACMA can request blocking where websites provide prohibited or unlicensed gambling services or publish relevant ads. The official list and process are updated over time.

What to check

The fastest route to a defensible answer is to break the query into evidence checks. These are the parts that can materially change the outcome for this topic.

01

Reasons for blocking

02

ISP implementation

03

Complaint process

04

Publisher risk

A practical review method

Start with eligibility and primary sources, then move to the product detail. This order prevents a bonus, game or speed claim from becoming persuasive before the basic legal and contractual questions are answered.

  1. Confirm age, physical location and whether the service is permitted and available there.
  2. Open the current operator terms and the exact product or promotion rules; record the date.
  3. Check each material point above against a live, reproducible source—not an undated snippet.
  4. Decide the maximum time and money exposure before registration, deposit or play.
  5. Keep transaction IDs, round IDs, screenshots and support transcripts if an account action is taken.

Watch-outs

These issues are easy to miss because they usually sit outside the headline. They deserve a deliberate stop in the user journey.

  • Mirror domains can also be investigated.
  • A missing name from the list is not approval.
  • Blocks may occur after an article is published.
Bottom line

Check the live ACMA page rather than reproducing a stale list.

Primary sources

Source pages can change. Check the live version before relying on a rule, limit or availability statement.

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