{"id":9346,"date":"2025-06-25T08:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/influencers-in-australia-face-2-5m-penalty-for-promoting-illegal-gambling-sites\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:05:15","slug":"influencers-in-australia-face-2-5m-penalty-for-promoting-illegal-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/influencers-in-australia-face-2-5m-penalty-for-promoting-illegal-gambling-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencers in Australia Face $2.5M Penalty for Promoting Illegal Gambling Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Australian authorities are putting influencers on notice. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned that promoting unlicensed gambling sites could lead to major penalties, including fines as high as AU$2.5 million.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Influencers can face civil penalties up to AU$2.5 million for linking to illegal gambling sites.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Online casinos and in-play betting are banned in Australia.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>ACMA is actively monitoring platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The warning comes amid rising concerns over influencers using their social media accounts to promote offshore online casinos. ACMA regulates both digital and land-based gambling in the country and says this type of promotion violates the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Some influencers have been promoting illegal services through livestreams, paid posts, and giveaways. 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Young Australians, who make up a large part of the social media audience, are especially at risk.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou may be putting people that follow you at real risk of harm,\u201d<\/em> ACMA warned. <em>\u201cWe are monitoring what influencers are promoting very closely.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/mirax-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"Mirax Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mirax-Casino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/mirax-casino\/\" title=\"Mirax Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mirax Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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Earlier in June, operators like Buddybet, Ultrabet, VicBet, and Topbet were <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/acma-issues-warnings-after-four-gambling-operators-violate-self-exclusion-rules\/\">penalized<\/a> <\/strong>for failing to follow self-exclusion rules. In May, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/unibet-fined-over-aud1-million-for-failing-to-close-self-excluded-accounts\/\">Unibet<\/a> <\/strong>was fined $1 million after the company failed to close nearly 1,000 accounts of users who had opted out of gambling.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/influencers-in-australia-face-2-5m-penalty-for-promoting-illegal-gambling-sites\/\">Influencers in Australia Face $2.5M Penalty for Promoting Illegal Gambling Sites<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian authorities are putting influencers on notice. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned that promoting unlicensed gambling sites could lead to major penalties, including fines as high as AU$2.5 million. Good to know Influencers can face civil penalties up to AU$2.5 million for linking to illegal gambling sites. 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