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Bryan Bailey of CasinoMeister.com warned players Monday:
"The Australian Communications and Media Authority have warned Australian residents to remove all funds they may have currently held in offshore unlicensed gambling websites, before access to them is shut off.
"Sites which have been highlighted taking bets from Australian players include Curacao based Emu Casino and FairGo Casino, are among the first such sites to be blocked at ISP level in Australia according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"The Australian Communications and Media Authority have said that they will request Australian Internet Service Providers to block identified gambling sites targeting Australian players, using powers provided to them by the Interactive Gambling Act 2001."
Emu is just one of many online casinos that could face extinction in Australia.
ACMA chair Nerida O'Loughlin said the new laws were a valuable additional weapon against illegal online gambling.
"There is little to no recourse for consumers engaging with these unscrupulous operators," Ms O'Loughlin said on Monday.
She said 65 illegal companies had left Australia since ACMA started enforcing new rules against offshore sites in 2017.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says the sites accounted for about $100 million in lost tax revenue each year.
"Too often these offshore operators are defrauding Australians and their websites typically provide very few, if any, harm minimisation controls," Mr Fletcher said.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
