how strict is online casino regulatoin in your country?

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seeing lot of news about different countries cracking down on gambling lately. spain hiting operators with massive fines, heard norway doing dns blocking now, netherlands went from open market to strict enforcement. curious how it actually works where you guys are. can you still play offshore casinos or is everything blocked? are the regulations actually enforced or just paper rules? obviosly interested in hearing real experiences not just what the law says
 
norway checking in. we have state monopoly like norsk tipping and norsk rikstoto only. everything else is illegal. government started dns/isp blocking in jan 2025. they notify operators first then add domains to blocklist. been watching sites disappear one by one all year.
cant even advertise foreign gambling here. theres this streamer who got fined 15000 nok per day for months because he was streaming himself gambling and talking norwegian. authorities said he was targeting norwegian audience even though he claimed to be based abroad. ended up owing like 650000 nok total before he stopped.
 
UK is also heavily regulated by UK Gambling Commission. Operators must hold UKGC licence to legally target UK customers while offshore licences like Malta or Curacao don't count unless you also have UK approval and UKGC has been aggressive with enforcement the past few years. They publish regular enforcement notices - we're talking six-figure fines and licence suspensions throughout 2024-2025.
Recent example that got attention Sky Betting & Gaming was investigated by ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) in September 2024 for unlawfully sharing customer data. Shows they're watching privacy compliance as well as traditional gambling violations.
Players can technically access offshore sites but you're exposing yourself to serious risks - no UKGC consumer protections, no redress scheme, payment blocking by banks, and AML checks have gotten much stricter since 2022. Banks increasingly flag gambling transactions even to licensed sites. If you're using offshore operators your payments might just get rejected entirely.
 
d33pl@y said:
norway checking in. we have state monopoly like norsk tipping and norsk rikstoto only. everything else is illegal. government started dns/isp blocking in jan 2025. they notify operators first then add domains to blocklist. been watching sites disappear one by one all year.
cant even advertise foreign gambling here. theres this streamer who got fined 15000 nok per day for months because he was streaming himself gambling and talking norwegian. authorities said he was targeting norwegian audience even though he claimed to be based abroad. ended up owing like 650000 nok total before he stopped.
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can you just use vpn to get around the blocks? or do banks stop the payments anyway
 
australia gotten completely fucked for online casino. interactive gambling act bans all casino-style games from offshore operators targeting australians. at least sports betting is fine as licensed bookmakers operate legally. but online pokies, blackjack, roulette, anything casino related is blocked at federal level.
acma runs a massive blocklist. they keep adding domains constantly like every few months theres another round of blocks. saw them add a bunch more in early 2025. sites do pop up on new domains but acma just keeps whacking them down. like playing whack-a-mole lol
 
donutstreak said:
yeah you might be right about that. still massive enforcement either way. some reports said 77mil some said up to 142mil depending on what you count
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Listen folks, about that Spain enforcement you talk - in first half of year DGOJ issued around €65M in fines. By end of year industry sources reported totals ranging from €77M to €142.7M depending on which sanctioning rounds you include. Either way you're right to call it the biggest enforcement wave in Europe that year. They continued furthr actions into 2025 as well. DGOJ doesn't mess around
 
throb201 said:
australia gotten completely fucked for online casino. interactive gambling act bans all casino-style games from offshore operators targeting australians. at least sports betting is fine as licensed bookmakers operate legally. but online pokies, blackjack, roulette, anything casino related is blocked at federal level.
acma runs a massive blocklist. they keep adding domains constantly like every few months theres another round of blocks. saw them add a bunch more in early 2025. sites do pop up on new domains but acma just keeps whacking them down. like playing whack-a-mole lol
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that hurts bro seems like we all heading there
as for germany its legal but heavily restricted. interstate treaty from 2021 allows online casino and sports betting but with ton of limits. deposit limits, monthly loss caps, stake limits per spin. exact amounts vary by operator but generally you cant just dump unlimited money in. also forced product restrictions like slots have 5 secnod spin delays, certain game features are banned. its legal but neutered
 
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