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CS:GO skin gambling and trading site CSGORoll<\/strong> has been withdrawn in Australia following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
CSGORoll\u2019s withdrawal from the Australian market comes just two weeks after its controversial partnership with G2 Esports<\/a>, which was heavily promoted by its recently-turned 18-year-old CS:GO player Ilya ‘M0nESY’ Osipov.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n \nThe ACMA investigation found that CSGORoll was providing \u2018casino-style online games\u2019, which is currently illegal under the country\u2019s Interactive Gambling Act 2001.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nAlongside being a skin trading platform, CSGORoll allows users to convert in-game items into a currency which can be used on a variety of casino games. Notably, winnings are paid out in the form of skins, which can be converted, via third-party platforms, into real money.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nAustralia\u2019s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 prohibits casino-style online games if they are played for money or \u2018anything else of value\u2019.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe decision continues to highlight the grey area in which skin gambling operates, both within esports and betting. Skin gambling has a long<\/a> and controversial <\/a>history in CS:GO due to a litany of sites offering unregulated and underage gambling.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n \nACMA Chair Nerida O\u2019Loughlin<\/strong> explained the government agency\u2019s decision: \u201cProviding casino-style games online is prohibited in Australia when playing for money or something of value, whether that\u2019s Australian dollars, cryptocurrency or in this case, online gaming skins.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \n\u201cSkins gambling services are particularly concerning as they tap into a youth market and have the potential to convert gamers into gamblers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nAlongside CSGORoll\u2019s withdrawal, the site\u2019s parent company Feral Holdings Limited has been given a formal warning.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nEarlier this year, some major CS:GO Skin trading sites \u2014 including the likes of CS.MONEY and CS.TRADE \u2014 launched non-profit Skin Traders Alliance<\/a>. The alliance aims to create a safe and transparent space for sustainable market development.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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