Australian Government Bans Online Gambling

[sever]

Pacat de boom-ul aparut dupa Joe Hachem. Cum va fi afectat Aussie Millions? Ce retarzi.

In shocking news today it has been announced that the Australian Government is enforcing law to ISP ban online gambling sites. This means that Australians will NOT be able to gamble online anymore. This has been done by the Australian Communications Authority (ACMA) who initially made the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (The IGA).

It can only be described as a desperate attempt by the Australian Labor Party to earn more revenue, this disastrous decision will be felt b y thousands of people across the country. No longer will Australian gamblers be able to log on and place a bet on sport, play at an online poker site or casino.
This law that is being enforced was originally made to protect Australians from paedophiles and sexually related, illegal material. Here are some of the issues that the ACMA was made to protect:

• depictions of child sexual abuse;
• depictions of bestiality;
• material containing excessive violence or sexual violence;
• material containing detailed instruction in crime, violence or drug use;
• real depictions of actual sexual activity;
• depictions of simulated sexual activity which are not subject to a restricted access system.

This law has subsequently placed Australian online gamblers in the same category as this filth. It is an outrage to say the least.
It has been reported that the ACMA has made a blacklist of potential ‘harmful’ sites. On this list surprisingly were only online poker sites. These included PokerStars, Full Tilt, Pacific Poker, BetFair and many more.

The exact nature of the GIA has never been fully understood because of the relaxed and broad nature of it. The rules were never enforced and there have been no real problems in being able to gamble online. What we can read though is what the ACMA says in its guidelines:

The IGA makes it an offence to provide, or advertise, certain interactive gambling services. ACMA is responsible for investigating formal complaints made under the IGA in relation to prohibited internet gambling content.

Prohibited internet gambling content is content that can be accessed, or is available for access, by customers of a prohibited internet gambling service.

A prohibited internet gambling service is a gambling service provided in the course of carrying on a business to customers using an internet carriage service, and an individual physically present in Australia is capable of becoming a customer of the service.

If ACMA receives a complaint about prohibited internet gambling content that is hosted in Australia, ACMA will refer the matter to the Australian Federal Police.

If prohibited internet gambling content is hosted outside Australia, ACMA will notify the content to makers of the approved Family Friendly Filters listed in Schedule 1 to the Interactive Gambling Act Industry Code.

[tribaci]

Hmm, eu vad ca sunt destui australieni la mese pe FullTilt...

[AndreiL]

Inca nu e obligatoriu blocajul, ISP iti spune ca poti sa alegi ca lista sa fie aplicata sau nu. Statul insa se pregateste sa o faca obligatorie.
Credeam ca uigea a fost idioata, dar deja astia au depasit limita. Ok, sunt o multime de situri daunatoare dar trebuie ca individul sa decida daca vrea sa intre sau nu , nu statul sa faca alegerea asta pentru el, sau parintii sa aiba ei mai multa grija, nu sa se amestece statul in casa lor.
Ghici cum se numesc tarile in care guvernul ordona individului cum sa traiasca fiecare aspect al vietii lui? Deja primul pas a fost facut.
Din cate am auzit, la putere in Australia acum sunt niste fanatici religiosi .

Oricum pare sa devina trend chestia asta cu statul sa capete control absolut asupra a ceea ce vad, citesc , vorbesc etc cetatenii(ma refer nu sa asculte si sa stie ce fac, asta se intampla deja, ci sa ordone ce avem voie sa vedem, vorbim, citim etc) .
Cateva state nordice au si ele liste d-astea.
Eu sunt revoltat de orice interdictie privind drepturi/libertati strict personale a caror exercitare nu vatama pe nimeni si pare ca in curand nu va mai fi vreun stat macar cat de cat democratic, macar cat sa nu te simti inghesuit.

[Dioscuri]

eu nu am sesizat trendul cu "statul sa capete control absolut asupra a ceea ce vad, citesc , vorbesc etc cetateni" ci doar un trend de a interzice online gambling pentru ca nu poate fi controlat riguros si scapa taxarii. americanii s-au alarmat primii pentru ca aveau un numar mare de jucatori online si stiau ce sume pierd. vor urma si altii, si vor fi foarte multi. in europa pionierii vor olanda si italia.

[kytra]

God plz.. not Italy

[Colosal26]

Oare ar trebui sa ne asteptam la acceasi soarta si noi ?

[AndreiL]

am spus ca e trend pt ca deja sunt in vigoare liste asemanatoare si in Thailanda, Norvegia, Danemarca si Finlanda, cateva tari arabe, China, poate mai sunt si altele.
Nu e vorba doar de online gambling(care ce faci, daca nu stii cum sa-l legiferezi il interzici pur si simplu?) ci de multe alte chestii , de la site-uri porno, secte pana la orice nu-i convine guvernului respectiv(site-uri d-ale opozitiei, ziare/publicatii care-i critica, alte religii decat cele ale partidului aflat la putere etc) . Pe langa faptul ca cenzurile astea sunt niste tampenii, din cauza faptului ca nu exista reguli clare cine /cum ajunge pe lista s-a ajuns foarte usor la abuzuri.

In Italia daca iei licenta de la stat poti opera site de gambling. Deja sunt cateva lansate