Australian Gambling Law and Online Casino Limits

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What Australian Gambling Law Allows—and Where Online Casinos Stop

Australian gambling law is not built around one national gambling act or one all-purpose regulator. Responsibility is divided between the Commonwealth and the states and territories, with different authorities dealing with different forms of gambling. That division matters because a licence to provide one gambling product does not create permission to provide another.

For anyone looking at pokies, casino games or wagering, the first distinction is between the product and the channel. Some gambling activities are licensed in Australia when supplied under the relevant state or territory framework. Other services are prohibited when offered online to Australian customers, even if the business operating the website is based overseas.

Federal and state or territory responsibilities

Australia has no single overarching gambling statute or gambling authority. Regulation operates at both federal and state or territory levels.

State and territory authorities are responsible for licensing and supervising gambling activities within their jurisdictions. This includes licensed wagering arrangements for sports and racing. The exact regulator and licensing structure can differ between jurisdictions, so a licence connected with one product should not be treated as a general Australian gambling licence.

At the federal level, the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 establishes restrictions on certain online gambling services. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) monitors compliance with and enforces Australia’s interactive gambling laws. Its role is focused on the online environment, including services that are offered to people in Australia from outside the country.

This produces a framework that is easier to understand when separated into two questions:

• Is the gambling product permitted under Australian law?
• Is the provider authorised to offer that product to Australian residents through that channel?

Both questions must have a lawful answer. A business cannot rely on a foreign registration or a licence for another type of gambling to overcome a prohibition under the Interactive Gambling Act.

What Australian licences can cover

Online sports betting is legal in Australia when supplied by operators holding the relevant state or territory licences. Race wagering is also part of the regulated Australian market. These permissions apply to the products and arrangements covered by the relevant licence; they do not extend automatically to casino games.

Only local operators holding relevant licences may offer gambling products to Australian residents. This does not mean that every locally based gambling business can provide every form of gambling. Licensing is product-specific and jurisdiction-specific.

That distinction prevents a common misunderstanding. A licensed wagering operator may be authorised to accept bets on sports or racing, but that authorisation does not make the same operator an Australian online casino. There is no domestic licence that permits a real-money online casino to serve Australian players.

The absence of such a licence is not a gap for an operator to work around. It reflects the legal position that online casino games are prohibited when offered to Australian customers.

Where online casino services stop

The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 makes it illegal for gambling providers to offer certain online services to people in Australia. Online casino games fall within that restriction. When supplied to an Australian customer, online pokies, roulette, blackjack and live dealer tables are treated as prohibited interactive gambling services.

This applies to the provider’s conduct. It does not turn a foreign website into an Australian-licensed casino merely because the site accepts Australian visitors, displays prices in Australian dollars or allows an Australian payment route. Nor does a licence issued by an overseas authority change the Australian classification of the service.

The practical boundary is therefore clear:

• licensed online sports and race wagering can operate within the Australian regulatory framework;
• online casino services, including pokies, roulette, blackjack and live dealer tables, cannot be offered lawfully to Australian customers under a domestic casino licence;
• no domestically licensed real-money online casino exists for Australian players.

The word “online” is important here. Australian law may regulate other forms of gambling through state and territory systems, but that does not create permission to offer the same product over the internet. A land-based gambling arrangement and an online casino service are not interchangeable legal categories.

Why an offshore website does not solve the problem

An offshore operator may be established outside Australia and may hold permission from a foreign gambling authority. That fact describes the operator’s position in another jurisdiction. It does not authorise the operator to provide prohibited online casino services to Australian customers.

The Interactive Gambling Act is concerned with the service being offered into Australia. A website can be accessible from Australia while still operating outside the lawful Australian market. Its location, branding or foreign licence does not replace the permission required under Australian law.

ACMA can respond to services operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act. One of the available enforcement measures is directing internet service providers to block access to offending sites. Blocking action is directed at reducing access to unlawful services; it does not create a domestic licence for the blocked or targeted operator.

This is also why a foreign licence should not be described as an Australian approval. It may show that an overseas regulator has issued or recorded a licence, but it does not change the fact that Australian law prohibits providers from offering online casino games to Australian customers.

The provider and the player are treated differently

A further point is easy to miss. The Interactive Gambling Act targets the provider rather than the player. Australians are not committing a crime merely by placing bets at offshore sites.

That distinction should not be confused with an endorsement of offshore gambling. A player may not be committing the offence targeted by the Act, while still facing practical risks when dealing with a service that is outside the Australian licensing system. The legal responsibility for offering a prohibited interactive gambling service falls on the provider, not automatically on the Australian customer who accesses it.

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The difference also explains why public discussion can sound contradictory. It is possible to say that a provider is acting unlawfully by offering online casino games to Australians while also saying that the individual player is not committing a crime simply by placing a bet there. Both statements describe different sides of the same legal framework.

A simple way to read the rules

When a site describes itself as an Australian casino, separate its marketing language from the legal position. Ask what product it provides and what Australian authority, if any, authorises that product for Australian residents.

For sports and race wagering, the relevant question is whether the operator holds the required local licence. For online casino services, the starting point is different: Australian law does not provide a domestic casino licence for real-money pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables.

That is the point at which the Australian market stops. The fact that a service is visible online, accepts registrations or carries an overseas licence does not move it inside the Australian legal framework. The provider remains responsible for complying with the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, while the player and the provider are not treated as occupying the same legal position.

Bonuses and Promotions: Read the Offer Before You Trust It

A bonus can look like a discount, a reward or an invitation to try a service. In Australia, that appearance can be misleading because the first question is not whether the offer is generous. It is whether the underlying service may lawfully provide the product to an Australian customer at all.

That distinction matters for promotions connected with online casinos, pokies, roulette, blackjack, live dealer tables and similar real-money casino products. The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 treats these services as prohibited interactive gambling services when offered to people in Australia. A promotional label does not change that status. Calling an inducement a “welcome reward”, “deposit match” or “free spins” does not turn a prohibited service into a lawful Australian offer.

A bonus cannot fix an unlawful service

The safest way to assess any promotion is to separate the offer from the product behind it.

If a website is promoting online casino games to Australian customers, the problem is not limited to the wording of its bonus. The service itself is not being offered under an Australian casino licence, because no domestic real-money online casino licence exists for Australian players. A foreign licence may show that an operator is connected with an overseas regulatory system, but it does not authorise that operator to serve Australian customers.

This also means that “licensed” is not a complete description. An offshore casino may refer to Malta or Curacao, yet that foreign authorisation is not an Australian gambling licence. It should not be presented as approval from the Australian Communications and Media Authority, and ACMA does not approve online casinos for Australian customers.

The same caution applies when a promotion appears on a comparison page, social media post, affiliate site or message sent directly to you. Advertising can create the impression that an account, bonus or casino product is available lawfully in Australia. That impression may be wrong even when the page uses polished branding, familiar payment language or a foreign licence number.

What “bonus” can mean in practice

Promotional language often hides the real legal and practical question. An offer may be described as:

• a welcome bonus;
• a first-deposit reward;
• free spins or bonus rounds;
• a reload promotion;
• a cashback arrangement;
• a referral reward;
• a free bet;
• a loyalty benefit.

These labels should not be treated as evidence that the service is permitted. They describe an inducement, not a licence. If the offer is designed to bring an Australian customer to a prohibited online casino, publishing or distributing it can create an additional regulatory problem.

Australian restrictions also cover inducements to open betting accounts. That includes sign-up bonuses, first-deposit bonuses, free bets and refer-a-friend offers. A promotion connected with lawful sports or race wagering therefore still needs to be treated carefully. The fact that sports betting can be licensed at state and territory level does not make every advertising format or every incentive lawful.

The product, the audience and the wording all matter. A promotion aimed at Australian residents is not transformed into an acceptable offer merely because the operator is based overseas or because the customer is not committing a crime by placing a bet at an offshore site. Under the Interactive Gambling Act, the main target is the provider. That does not make the service safe, authorised or protected from enforcement.

Read the conditions without mistaking them for protection

Terms and conditions can explain how an offer works, but they cannot legalise a prohibited service. They also cannot provide the protections associated with an Australian licence where no such licence exists.

Before trusting any promotional claim, look for clear answers to these questions:

1. What product is being promoted? Is it sports or race wagering, or is it an online casino product such as pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables?
2. Who is the intended audience? Does the page address Australian residents, use Australian currency or refer to Australian customers?
3. What licence is actually named? Is it an Australian wagering licence, or only a foreign authorisation?
4. What does the offer require? Are you being urged to open an account, deposit funds or refer another person?
5. Can the operator explain its Australian legal basis? A vague statement about being “regulated internationally” does not answer that question.
6. What happens if the service disappears? A promotion cannot guarantee that an account will remain available, that funds will be released or that customer support will resolve a dispute.

Do not treat complicated conditions as proof that an offer is legitimate. Dense wording may simply make an inducement harder to understand. It can also distract from the more important issue: whether the operator may provide the service to Australians in the first place.

Enforcement can affect the promotion itself

ACMA monitors compliance with Australia’s interactive gambling laws and can direct internet service providers to block websites operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act. A promotional page may therefore become inaccessible, even if it previously appeared in search results or was shared widely.

Reported enforcement figures differ depending on the reporting date and source. One update states that ACMA had blocked 1,296 illegal sites and affiliates since 2019 as of August 2025. Another states that, as of March 2026, ACMA had directed internet service providers to block 1,564 illegal gambling and affiliate websites. These figures should not be silently merged: they describe different reported totals at different points in time.

There is a similar variation in reports about market exits. One account says that more than 220 illegal gambling services voluntarily left the Australian market following ACMA action; another says that over 220 online gambling services had withdrawn since the reforms. The wording and reporting basis differ, but both figures point to the same practical warning: availability can change after regulatory action.

A blocked website is not merely an inconvenience. It may indicate that the service or its marketing has attracted enforcement attention. A new domain, mirror site or replacement promotion does not remove the underlying concern.

Do not let “free” lower your caution

A promotion may appear to reduce the cost of trying a service, but “free” does not mean risk-free. You may still be asked to provide personal details, accept account terms or make a deposit before a benefit becomes usable. If the service is prohibited for Australian customers, the bonus is attached to that same legal and practical uncertainty.

The broader market context is also worth keeping in view. Online gambling is the fastest-growing gambling segment, while reports indicate that losses on gambling services based outside Australia have reduced since the reforms. Reported national loss figures also vary: one source gives approximately $32 billion for 2022–2023, while another gives approximately $25 billion a year for legal forms of gambling. Those figures use different scopes and should not be treated as interchangeable.

A promotion should never be the reason to hurry. If the offer depends on urgency, repeated messages or pressure to deposit before a deadline, pause before responding. You can close the page without opening an account, and you do not need to recover a supposed reward by spending more.

For support with gambling concerns, BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ and Gambling Help Online provide Australian harm-reduction resources. Their role is not to validate a promotion; they are places to turn when gambling activity is becoming difficult to control.

Payments and Withdrawals Under Australian Gambling Rules

Payment information cannot be separated from the legal status of the gambling service. A deposit method may appear familiar, and a withdrawal page may look professionally designed, but neither feature makes an online casino lawful for Australian customers. The first question is not whether money can be moved through the account. It is whether the provider is permitted to offer that gambling product in Australia at all.

Australian rules distinguish between licensed wagering and prohibited online casino services. Online sports betting is legal when offered by appropriately licensed operators at the state or territory level. Online casino games, including pokies, roulette, blackjack and live dealer tables, are prohibited interactive gambling services when offered to an Australian customer. No domestically licensed real-money online casino exists for Australian players.

That distinction affects what you should expect from payments and withdrawals. A payment page cannot create an Australian licence. A successful deposit cannot confirm that the service is authorised. A withdrawal that arrives without difficulty does not change the provider’s legal position.

Why the payment method does not settle the legal question

A provider may describe bank transfers, digital wallets or other financial channels in its cashier section. Those descriptions concern the movement of funds, not permission to supply the underlying gambling product. The same principle applies when an offshore casino displays a familiar Australian payment brand: the presence of that brand is not evidence of Australian regulatory approval.

You should also be careful with language suggesting that a foreign licence makes an offshore casino “licensed for Australia”. It does not. Offshore operators commonly hold licences from Malta or Curacao rather than an Australian casino licence. The Malta Gaming Authority and Curacao eGaming maintain public registers where a licence number and its status can be checked, but a foreign register does not authorise casino games to be supplied to Australian customers.

This is why a payment review should begin with the service itself:

• Is the provider offering sports or race wagering, or casino games?
• Is the service claiming an Australian licence that can be verified through an appropriate official source?
• Does the licence relate to the product being offered?
• Is the provider relying only on a foreign licence while presenting access as though it were an Australian authorisation?

A payment method may answer how funds are transferred. It cannot answer whether the gambling service is lawful.

Australian wagering is not the same as an offshore casino claim

For licensed wagering, the regulatory context is different. Australian operators may offer permitted sports and race betting under relevant state or territory arrangements. ACMA publishes a register of Australian-licensed interactive wagering service providers, which is relevant when checking a wagering service rather than an online casino.

That register should not be treated as an Australian casino directory. The fact that a business appears in a wagering context does not mean it may offer pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables online. Product scope matters. A licence for wagering is not a licence for casino games.

The Northern Territory Racing Commission acts as the de facto regulator for national online bookmakers, but that role should not be confused with permission for an online casino. A bookmaker’s regulatory position and a casino claim are separate questions, even when the same website uses broad gambling language across its pages.

If a service cannot be matched to the relevant Australian regulatory framework, payment assurances should be treated cautiously. Claims about “secure deposits”, “fast withdrawals” or “trusted banking” are commercial statements. They are not proof that the provider can legally serve Australian customers.

Banned and prohibited funding routes

Australian online gambling rules also impose boundaries on funding methods. Credit cards and cryptocurrency must not be promoted as deposit methods for Australian online gambling; both have been banned since 11 June 2024. Credit for online betting, including credit-funded payment methods, must not be promoted either.

This matters when reading a cashier page, an advertisement or an account guide. A provider may still mention a payment route, but that does not make its use lawful or appropriate for Australian online gambling. Do not treat the availability of a credit-funded option as a convenience feature. It can expose you to debt and may conflict with Australian restrictions.

Payment advice should therefore avoid presenting banned methods as alternatives. It should also avoid directing you towards a service that appears to bypass those restrictions. Explaining how to work around a payment restriction would not make the underlying gambling service safer or lawful.

What withdrawal claims can and cannot tell you

Withdrawal promises are often used to build confidence before a deposit is made. Phrases such as “same-day cashout” or “guaranteed processing” should not be accepted as evidence of reliability unless the provider’s legal status and contractual terms are clear. Even then, a smooth payment process does not turn prohibited casino supply into a lawful Australian service.

With an offshore casino, practical risks may include uncertainty about the entity handling the funds, the applicable dispute process and the consequences of an account review. These risks are connected to the provider’s location and legal position, not merely to the payment button selected at checkout. If a dispute arises, an overseas licence may not give you the protections or complaint pathways associated with Australian regulation.

Do not assume that a completed withdrawal proves that an account is protected. Nor should a delayed withdrawal be treated as a normal inconvenience that requires another deposit. Requests to pay additional funds before releasing winnings deserve particular caution. Sending more money does not establish that the original claim is legitimate.

Keep payment records and set boundaries

Where you use a lawful, licensed wagering service, retain the transaction record, account correspondence and the provider’s terms. These documents can help clarify what was authorised, what was charged and how a complaint should be raised. They also make it easier to identify activity that you did not approve.

Set a firm spending boundary before gambling and avoid using borrowed money. The practical reason is simple: payment tools can make losses feel distant while the financial consequence remains real. In 2022, 11% of Australians had gambled online in the previous six months, up from 8% in 2020. A profile source estimates problem gambling prevalence at between 0.5% and 1.0%, with a further 1.4%–2.1% at risk of developing problems. That estimate should be read as a source-specific assessment, not as a settled market standard.

If gambling is becoming difficult to control, BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ can help exclude you from participating Australian online and phone wagering services. Gambling Help Online also provides support and information. These services do not make an offshore casino lawful, but they can provide a practical step when payment activity is becoming harmful.

The safest payment expectation is not a promise of speed. It is clarity about what service is being offered, who regulates it and whether Australian law permits that product. Licensed wagering and offshore casino claims should never be treated as interchangeable.

Casino Games You Cannot Legally Access Through an Australian Licence

An Australian gambling licence does not authorise an operator to provide online casino games for real money. That distinction matters because a website may display familiar casino products while having no permission to offer them to customers in Australia.

Under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, online casino games offered to an Australian customer are classified as prohibited interactive gambling services. The category includes pokies, roulette, blackjack and live dealer tables. These products cannot be supplied lawfully through a domestic Australian licence.

Which casino products are affected?

The restriction is about the online service and the customer’s location, not only the name used on a website. A platform does not avoid the rule by describing its games as entertainment, arcade products or international casino content when the service accepts real-money play from Australians.

The products covered include:

• Pokies — the Australian term for electronic gaming machines commonly called slot machines elsewhere.
• Online roulette — including digital versions and live-hosted roulette tables.
• Online blackjack — whether played against software or through a live dealer format.
• Live dealer tables — streamed casino tables with a host, including roulette and blackjack.
• Other online casino games supplied as real-money gambling services to Australian customers.

The legal problem is not that these games exist as software. It is that an operator offers them online to a person in Australia. A game can be technically accessible, advertised from another country or listed under a foreign licence, yet still fall outside what an Australian licence can permit.

Why there is no Australian online casino licence

Australia regulates gambling through federal and state or territory arrangements rather than through one general gambling authority. Different gambling products may therefore have different licensing pathways. Sports and race wagering can be licensed at the relevant state or territory level, but that does not create a route for online casino products.

No Australian gambling licence exists for casino games because offering that product to Australians is against the law. As a result, there is no domestically licensed real-money online casino that can lawfully provide pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables to Australian players.

This is an important point when reading claims about “licensed casinos” in Australia. The word licensed is incomplete unless the licence and the permitted product are identified. A licence connected with wagering does not turn an online casino into an authorised Australian service. Nor does a gambling business become locally licensed merely because it accepts Australian currency, uses Australian-facing language or allows registration from an Australian address.

A foreign licence is not Australian permission

Offshore casinos commonly hold licences from Malta or Curaçao rather than an Australian casino licence. Those jurisdictions have their own regulatory systems and public registers. The Malta Gaming Authority and Curaçao licensing authorities maintain registers where a licence number and its status can be checked.

That check can answer a limited question: whether the operator appears to hold the stated foreign licence and whether that licence is shown as active or valid in the relevant register. It does not answer the separate question of whether the operator may legally provide prohibited online casino games to an Australian customer.

The distinction can be set out simply:

A Malta or Curaçao licence is therefore not a substitute for Australian authorisation. In this product category, there is no Australian casino authorisation available to substitute in the first place.

Why the wording on a website can mislead

Offshore websites may group several products under broad labels such as “casino”, “games” or “live gaming”. They may also show a licence badge without clearly explaining the territory in which that licence applies. Seeing a regulator’s name or a licence number can create an impression of official approval, but the approval belongs to the issuing jurisdiction.

The same caution applies to statements that an operator is “regulated”, “licensed internationally” or “approved for Australian players”. These phrases do not establish an Australian right to offer pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables. A foreign register should be read as evidence about the foreign licence only, not as evidence that Australian law has been satisfied.

The product itself also matters. A foreign licence may cover online casino activity in the issuing jurisdiction, while Australian law still treats the same service as prohibited when offered to an Australian customer. The two legal questions remain separate:

1. Does the operator hold the foreign licence it claims?
2. Is the operator allowed to provide that product to a customer in Australia?

A positive answer to the first question does not produce a positive answer to the second.

What this means for Australian customers

The Interactive Gambling Act targets the provider rather than the player. Australians are not committing a crime simply by placing bets at offshore sites. That does not make the service legal in Australia, and it does not give the customer the protections associated with a domestically authorised casino licence.

The practical risk is that a customer may mistake foreign regulation for local permission. If a dispute arises over an account, a withdrawal or the treatment of personal information, a foreign licence may place the matter within the foreign regulator’s framework rather than an Australian casino-licensing system. More importantly, there is no domestic Australian licence behind the online casino product to confirm that the service is authorised for this market.

A clear label is safer than a reassuring one: pokies, roulette, blackjack and live dealer tables offered online for real money to Australians are prohibited interactive gambling services under the Interactive Gambling Act. A foreign licence may be verifiable through the issuing authority’s register, but it does not make those games lawful to offer through an Australian licence—because no such Australian casino licence exists.

Mobile Play, Licence Checks and Safer Decisions

A mobile-friendly website does not make a gambling service lawful in Australia. A phone can make access feel private and effortless, but it cannot change the licence required for the product being offered. Before using any gambling service on a mobile device, separate three questions: what product is available, who regulates it, and whether the relevant licence actually covers Australian customers.

That distinction matters most when a website presents itself as an online casino. A polished mobile interface, an Australian payment reference or an offshore licence does not create an Australian authorisation. Online casino games are prohibited interactive gambling services when offered to Australian customers. A foreign licence may show that an overseas authority has issued or recorded a licence, but it is not permission to provide casino games to people in Australia.

What to check before using a mobile site

Start with the service itself, not its advertising. Look for the legal entity named in the terms, the product being offered and the regulator identified by the operator. If the site offers sports or race wagering, the relevant question is whether the provider appears on an official Australian register for licensed interactive wagering services. If it offers pokies, roulette, blackjack or live dealer tables to Australians, an overseas licence does not solve the Australian legal problem.

Do not treat familiar design features as evidence of regulation. A mobile app, an Australian dollar balance, local language, or customer support aimed at Australian users can all appear on an offshore site. None of them replaces a lawful Australian licence. The same caution applies when a service claims to be “regulated” without naming the legal entity, licence number and issuing authority.

A useful check is to record the licence number exactly as displayed, including any letters or punctuation. Then compare it with the regulator’s own record rather than relying on a badge, logo or screenshot on the gambling website. The name of the company should match as well. A licence number attached to a different business, a different domain or a different status is not a reliable verification.

Australian records and foreign registers

The Australian Communications and Media Authority publishes a register of Australian-licensed interactive wagering service providers. This is the relevant official starting point for checking Australian wagering services. It should not be described as a register of licensed Australian online casinos: no domestic Australian casino licence exists for real-money online casino games.

The Northern Territory Racing Commission has an important role in this area. It acts as the de facto regulator for national online bookmakers, so its regulatory information is relevant when assessing a bookmaker’s Australian wagering position. That role concerns licensed wagering, not authorisation for an online casino to offer pokies or table games to Australian customers.

Foreign registers answer a different question. The Malta Gaming Authority and Curacao licensing authorities maintain public registers where a user can check a licence number and its status. If an offshore operator refers to Malta or Curacao, compare the stated details with the relevant foreign register. This can help establish whether the licence claim is genuine, current or connected to the named company.

It still does not turn the operator into an Australian-licensed casino. A foreign register confirms, at most, the status recorded by that foreign authority. It does not override the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 or create permission to serve Australian customers with prohibited online casino products.

Safer decisions on a phone

Mobile access removes some of the natural pauses that occur when gambling requires a desktop computer or a physical venue. That makes practical boundaries important. Keep gambling away from moments when you are tired, distressed, drinking or trying to recover losses. If the service is unclear about its legal status, stop before making a deposit or sharing identity documents.

Never use a foreign licence as a shortcut around an Australian restriction. If the product is an offshore casino offering real-money pokies or table games to Australian customers, the central concern is not whether the site looks professional. The concern is that the product is not authorised by an Australian casino licence—because no such licence exists.

Use official support options if gambling is becoming difficult to control. BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ is Australia’s national self-exclusion service for participating online and phone wagering services. Gambling Help Online provides gambling support and information. These services are relevant to safer decision-making, but self-exclusion from participating wagering providers should not be mistaken for a licence check or a legal approval of an offshore casino.

A simple mobile checklist can prevent avoidable mistakes:

1. Identify whether the service is offering wagering or prohibited online casino games.
2. Find the legal company name and the licence number, if one is claimed.
3. Check Australian wagering records for Australian-licensed wagering providers.
4. Check the Malta Gaming Authority or Curacao register only to verify a foreign licence claim.
5. Do not interpret a foreign licence as Australian authorisation.
6. Stop if the company, domain or licence status does not match.
7. Use BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ or Gambling Help Online when gambling is no longer staying within safe boundaries.

A mobile site can make access easier, but it cannot make an unlawful product lawful. Verification should therefore come before convenience: identify the product, confirm the regulator and keep Australian authorisation separate from an offshore licence claim.

Prepared by the Casino Experts Au editorial staff.