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ACMA Blocked Offshore Casino Domains

Every offshore gambling domain the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered ISPs to DNS-block under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, s24C. Data from ACMA's own public monthly disclosures. Sortable, searchable, updated.

total domains tracked
blocked in 2026 YTD
30+parent operators affected
1000+domains blocked since 2019 (ACMA cumulative)

What ACMA blocking actually does

Under s24C of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (as amended in 2019), ACMA can issue formal notices to Australian carriage service providers requiring them to disable access to a listed offshore gambling website. In practice this means a DNS-level block by every major AU ISP (Telstra, Optus, TPG, Aussie Broadband, Vocus/Dodo etc.). ACMA publishes cumulative disclosures on the count of domains blocked per quarter.

What ACMA blocking does NOT do: it does not criminalise the individual player who accesses the site (the IGA prohibits operators, not punters). It does not affect operators outside Australian ISP jurisdiction (VPN + non-AU DNS bypasses the block). It does not affect ISP-level blocked domains that later change subdomain or pivot to a new TLD.

What this means in practice: most blocked operators simply register a new near-identical domain (e.g., "casino-name.com" → "casino-name.io") and continue serving AU users. ACMA re-blocks the new domain when its enforcement team logs the pivot. The list below tracks the pattern.

Sample from ACMA public disclosures — see full source
Domain Parent operator Block date IGA section Current status Notes

How to read this list

Status = "Still blocked": the domain remains DNS-blocked by AU ISPs as of last check. AU users trying to visit will see an ISP block page or NXDOMAIN.

Status = "Rebranded": the operator behind the domain later pivoted to a new domain / brand. The old domain is still blocked but the operator's product continues under a new address. We link the pivot chain where we've tracked it.

Status = "Defunct": the underlying operator ceased trading. Block remains theoretical.

Method: We cross-reference ACMA's cumulative quarterly disclosure notes (see Sources) with our own DNS probes from AU-based endpoints. If your ISP shows a different behaviour, that reflects your ISP's implementation timeline — the ACMA order is uniform across licensed carriage providers.

Where to find the definitive ACMA source

ACMA publishes their own public disclosures on the Interactive Gambling investigation and enforcement pages. The definitive source is ACMA's own site — this tracker is a convenience aggregation for AU punters and researchers, with block dates + rebrand chains added. For the authoritative full block list, contact ACMA directly or check their published quarterly reports.

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Sources & references

  1. ACMA — Interactive Gambling Act enforcement page: acma.gov.au/interactive-gambling-illegal-services
  2. Interactive Gambling Act 2001 s24Clegislation.gov.au
  3. Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition of Illegal Interactive Gambling) Act 2017 — added the site-blocking framework
  4. ACMA quarterly enforcement disclosures — cumulative blocked domain count per quarter, published under ACMA's transparency reports
  5. Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 — parent legislation

Update policy: Tracker refreshed monthly against ACMA's public disclosures. Corrections or missing entries: editor@aussiepunters.com. Data licence: CC BY 4.0 — you may reuse with credit link to this page.

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Page last reviewed: 2026-08-26 · Next review: monthly