AMCA To Block Illegal Offshore Gambling Websites

An article regarding the AMCA preparing to block access to illegal offshore gambling website.

If Aussies have $400 million to waste on these sites, then it will be much better if they waste it in Australia instead.

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Good news, for those Aussie gamblers who don’t use a VPN.

Given how fast some of these websites can move, will the process of the ACMA investigating before considering action be likely to keep up?

Better to simply ban all offshore gambling sites that are not registered for tax in Oz! Instant action, No need to investigate.

How good are VPNs?

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I wonder if an easier to block payments from Australia to the companies rather than their websites. Banks, credit card companies, online payment platforms required to instigate blocks.

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They often take Bitcoin and that will be hard to then manage.

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I bet it doesn’t work. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist :rofl: ) It will be like playing ‘whack a mole’.

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