Australian Communications and Media Authority News

20 Feb 2026
Prediction markets continue to takeover gambling headlines, whether it is a new operator throwing its hat into the ring, or another cease-and-desist order.
17 Feb 2026
An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found Tabcorp accepted 426 in-play bets across 32 tennis matches between February 2024 and June 2025.
4 Feb 2026
An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found Lycamobile breached anti-scam rules on 131 occasions between September and December 2024 after scammers exploited weaknesses in its systems.
22 Oct 2025
The Australian Communications and Media Authority blocked seven more illegal online gambling sites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act.
13 Aug 2025
The Australian Communications and Media Authority blocked four more illegal sites after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
30 Jul 2025
An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found Betfair sent 148 emails and messages between March and December 2024 to customers who had not consented or had withdrawn consent to receive such messages.
17 Jun 2025
Tabcorp Holdings Limited has been hit with a $4,003,270 fine for sending more than 5,700 marketing messages to customers of its VIP program that broke Australia's spam laws.
5 Jun 2025
The Australian Communications and Media Authority found Buddybet, Ultrabet, VicBet and Topbet breached rules that protect people who registered with BetStop.
20 Feb 2025
An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found four gambling ads were aired at prohibited times during a broadcast of the first practice round of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in March 2024.
13 Nov 2024
The Australian Communications and Media Authority requested that Australian internet service providers block more illegal online gambling websites, including MyEmpire and Betsquare.
22 Aug 2024
Since the Australian Communications and Media Authority made its first blocking request in November 2019, 1,026 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked.
17 Jul 2024
The Australian Communications and Media Authority requested that Australian internet service providers block two illegal gambling websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
26 Jun 2024
The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s investigations identified 16 different gambling advertisements were provided outside the allowed times across a total of 267 live sport events.
23 May 2024
The Australian Communications and Media Authority requested Australian internet service providers block eight illegal websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
22 Mar 2024
March Madness kicked off yesterday afternoon, and while online sports betting will surely be putting up insane numbers over the next few weeks, iGaming revenue across the U.S. continues to soar.
19 Mar 2024
Since the Australian Communications and Media Authority made its first blocking request in November 2019, 945 illegal gambling and affiliate websites have been blocked.