The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has filed civil penalty proceedings against two well-known local poker identities for allegedly running illegal online poker services in contravention of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA).

According to the ACMA, Rhys Edward Jones is alleged to have provided prohibited online gambling services to Australians from March 2020 to March 2021, and Brenton Lee Buttigieg allegedly involved in promoting and referring customers to those services. A company called Diverse Link Pty Ltd was also named as having provided those services since March 2021.

From the press release:

The ACMA alleges that, since 2 March 2020, the services provided by Jones and then Diverse Link offered Australians the ability to play poker online for money. Players join poker clubs through a mobile app, can then purchase chips from separate websites, via bank transfer or bitcoin, which are then credited to their account in the poker club and can be used to play poker. Chips can then be redeemed for money or bitcoin.

The ACMA is responsible for enforcing prohibitions against the provision or advertising of illegal interactive gambling services in Australia.
Read more here: https://www.acma.gov.au/articles/202...-federal-court