Online casinos targeting Australians risk million-dollar fines for slice of $65bn pie

The popularity of betting on the web surged among Australians during last year's coronavirus lockdowns

Online casinos that appear to be targeting Australian gamblers, without an Australian licence, have not been shut down despite the communications regulator making a crackdown on illegal operators an enforcement priority.

Ten apparently unlicensed online casinos marketed to Australians remain accessible two months after the Australian Communications and Media Authority told Guardian Australia that it was aware of the sites and they all fall within our compliance priority activities".