Australia iGaming market: regulation and data, CasinoRank

Online casino: ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator: ACMA and state and territory regulatorsCurrent regime since 2001
Legal basis: Interactive Gambling Act 2001Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage: 67% 8 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1

Product	Finding	State	Source
Online casino	Prohibited	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting	Licensed	Known	Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Online poker	Prohibited	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery	Licensed	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino	Licensed	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)

Regulation

Governing law: Interactive Gambling Act 2001Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation: Act No. 84 of 2001Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since: 2001Desk research, Oct 2026

Regulators covering Australia

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Australia yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Australia, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Australia, of 1,721 brands tracked

Accept players from Australia42624.8%
Exclude Australia in their terms62336.2%
No declaration67239.0%

Hold a licence covering Australia0brands

List Australia as a focus market202brands

Offers marked available32welcome offers

Brands serving Australia Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise

Market share by brand Part of the Australia dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Australia dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Australia dataset

What would change this page

In progressThe Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, passed in August 2026, limits wagering ads on broadcast TV, radio, online and at sports venues and creates a national ad opt-out register; restrictions phase in from 1 January 2027.

Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
Tax changes for operators or players
A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Latest on Australia

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Other partly licensed markets

Market	Region	Accept players	Exclude	Focus market	Offers
Australia	Oceania	426 24.8%	623	202	32
Christmas Island	Oceania	547 31.8%	401	2	0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Oceania	562 32.7%	383	2	0
Norfolk Island	Oceania	541 31.4%	405	2	0
Burundi	Africa	505 29.3%	456	2	1
Cameroon	Africa	532 30.9%	417	5	1
Congo - Kinshasa	Africa	513 29.8%	453	4	1

Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

ACMA: About the Interactive Gambling Actacma.gov.au
Senet: Australia's online wagering reforms take shapesenetgroup.com
AGB: Australia prioritizes advertising reforms in 2026-27 compliance agendaagbrief.com

Identifier: CR-JUR-AU
Research depth: Baseline
Desk research: Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot: 2026-10-15
Sources: 3 cited, high confidence