The regulatory landscape you’ve outlined is indeed problematic, but I’d like to add some specific data points. According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s 2024 compliance report, they’ve issued over 890 blocking directions to ISPs for unlicensed gambling sites. However, enforcement remains reactive rather than proactive. The PayID integration you mentioned is particularly concerning the New Payments Platform Australia confirmed that fraudulent gambling operators have been exploiting the system’s real-time settlement features.

What’s more troubling is that many of these operators are using sophisticated geolocation spoofing to appear compliant while actually operating from jurisdictions with minimal oversight. The Australian Institute of Criminology’s recent study found that 73% of offshore gambling sites targeting Australians showed evidence of manipulated game outcomes.