The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to Dama N.V. which operates as SOFTSWISS for providing prohibited interactive gambling in Australia to partner Wanted Win service.

The ACMA issued Dama N.V. a formal warning under section 64A of the IGA, for one or more contraventions of subsection 15(2A) of the IGA, being civil penalty provisions.

The Wanted Win service offered ‘gambling services’, including casino-style games of chance or mixed chance and skill, played for money where the customer gave consideration to play the game
of the definition of ‘gambling service’ in section 4 of the IGA.

The Wanted Win service was provided in the course of carrying on a business and was provided to customers using an internet carriage service (section 5 of the IGA).

The Wanted Win service had an Australian customer-link. The ACMA found that, as a provider of the Wanted Win service, Dama N.V. has contravened subsection 15(2A) of the IGA by providing a prohibited interactive gambling service to customers physically present in Australia.