What happened
The Australian Communications and Media Authority formally warned Cyprus-based Softon Ltd — addressed to its Kaimakli, Nicosia office — after finding it provided prohibited and unlicensed interactive gambling services to customers physically present in Australia through the Gambiva and TenoBet brands. The warning is dated 22 June 2026 and was subsequently published; ACMA had opened its investigation on 22 January 2026.
During the investigation the services were reachable in Australia via the numbered mirror domains gambiva3.com and tenobet1.io. ACMA found breaches of two separate provisions of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001: section 15(2A), prohibiting prohibited interactive gambling services with an Australian customer link, and section 15AA(3), prohibiting regulated gambling services offered without the required state or territory licence. The offerings included casino-style games and wagering, including in-play betting.
The enforcement was a formal warning under section 64A — not a court-imposed fine — but ACMA stated it was satisfied the relevant civil-penalty provisions had been contravened, and ISP-blocking action against Gambiva and TenoBet followed. FinTelegram, whose June 2026 report had identified Softon as the operator presented behind Betzter, noted the regulator's finding independently corroborated its case that Softon runs a wider casino cluster including Wildzy, Dracula, KingdomCasino and MadCasino.
What it cost
A formal warning under section 64A of the Interactive Gambling Act, findings that civil-penalty provisions were contravened, and ISP blocking of both casinos.
Why it happened
This is a regulator's finding, not an allegation: ACMA expressly states Softon was the provider and that services had an Australian customer link.
Two specific statutory breaches are cited, with dates, domains and the corporate address on record.
The consequence is concrete and ongoing: formal warning plus ISP blocking of both brands in Australia.
It names the operator behind a rotating mirror-domain network — the company, not the sites, carries the finding.
The lesson
Mirror domains do not launder jurisdiction: regulators now trace the operator behind rotating numbered URLs, and the finding attaches to the company, not the domain.
Aftermath
ISP-blocking action against Gambiva and TenoBet followed the warning. FinTelegram continues to press the compliance angle for payment providers servicing the Softon cluster, arguing the ACMA finding sharpens counterparty risk for banks and processors tied to the group.
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