CS:GO Roll gambling site banned in Australia for illegal practices CS:GO RollCS:GO skins trading and gambling platform CS:GO Roll has been prohibited from operating in Australia, after authorities found it to be in \u201cbreach of Australian gambling laws.\u201d On May 17, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), a branch of the Australian Government, announced that it had take \u201caction against illegal \u2018skins\u2019 gambling site\u201d CS:GO Roll. The ACMA said that it had issued a warning to Feral Holdings Ltd., which operates CS:GO Roll, and that the site had been \u201cwithdrawn\u201d from Australia. The authority, which regulates \u201ccommunications and media services in Australia,\u201d said that they had conducted an investigation, that concluded \u201cCS:GO Roll was providing casino-style online games, which are illegal under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 if the games are played for money or anything else of value.\u201d \u201cCS:GO Roll allowed users to deposit \u2018skins\u2019 from popular video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in exchange for in-game coins that could be used to gamble on casino-style games,\u201d the announcement continued. \u201cWinnings from CS:GO Roll would then be paid out in the form of skins, which could be converted into real money using third-party platforms.\u201d ACMA Chair Nerida O\u2019Loughlin said, \u201cSkins gambling services are particularly concerning as they tap into a youth market and have the potential to convert gamers into gamblers.\u201d The announcement concluded, \u201cFeral Holdings has been issued with a formal warning for contravening Australian gambling laws.\u201d CS:GO skin gambling controversy heats up Although nothing new, skins gambling has been under increased scrutiny in 2023. Ahead of the BLAST Paris Major, G2 Esports, one of the most popular teams and among the favorites for the event, announced a partnership with CS:GO Roll. Valve, the publisher of Counter-Strike, has taken a dim view of gambling sites in the past, issuing cease and desist letters to 23 sites in 2016 for breaking the Steam Subscriber Agreement. However, this didn\u2019t stamp out gambling entirely, and the value of skins being bought and sold has increased exponentially. CS:GO Roll specifically was also criticized by another gambling site, CS:GO Empire, who accused them of running an \u201cillegal operation\u201d and using \u201cpredatory business practices.\u201d Also on May 17, Steam banned some CS:GO traders who had traded with gambling sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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