Poker Archive

The news headline were alight with Ladbrokes‘ latest fine for breaching the NSW regulatory guidelines. The Australian arm of the UK online gambling giant received a hefty fine Thursday for, once again, providing punters with inducements to bet.   Ladbrokes was forced to pay an AU$35k fine, plus another AU$50k in legal fees, for...

The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 (IGAB) was expected to be passed by the government at any given moment, effectively banning Australia online poker. Now, thanks to a procedural mishap, players won’t be cut off from the activity until June 2017, at the very earliest. The IGAB was supposed to be given priority status,...

The online betting laws of Australia are facing a lot of changes these days. An amendment bill to licence and regulate offshore operators – among other things – has been on the table for two years now. It’s all but guaranteed to pass, but lawmakers are still trying to hammer as many nails into...

The Australia online poker community was rocked to its core on Tuesday when Parliament voted to reject an amendment that would have allowed offshore operators to apply for a licence to conduct online poker. Australia is expected to pass the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 (IGA) in the coming months, formally prohibiting online poker...

If you’re 35+ years old, you remember the days before computers, cell phones and tablets took over your household entertainment. You know what it was like before the internet, before mobile casino games, before CDs and DVDs replaced cassette tapes and VHS movies. When I was a kid, we played outside. When it rained,...

The efforts of pro online poker activists may have paid off – perhaps more so than they’d even hoped – as the Australian government has delayed passage of an iGaming ban. Following this latest delay, they will now consider a new amendment to that bill that designates a carveout for online blackjack and poker...

Being a good poker player is one thing. Having a profitable career is indeed laudable in today’s fiercely competitive field. But to be the absolute best in your country? That’s beyond impressive. That’s Joe Hachem, one of the most successful Australia gambling pros ever to grace the land Down Under. Hachem’s story doesn’t fit...

Australia plays host to a wide variety of national tournaments and championship games, revolving around everything from athletic sports to more mentally challenging competitions, like chess. For poker players, there’s none more famous, or lucrative, in all f the southern hemisphere than the Australia Poker Championship, a.k.a. Crown Aussie Millions. This esteemed, multi-event poker...

New Australia gambling laws have claimed another victim. 888Poker, member of the global online casino gambling giant 888, has officially exited the Australia market. 888Poker made short work of its withdrawal. Late last week, the operator began sending out notices to its Australia internet gambling account holders, informing them that they will no longer...

There’s a lot happening in the Queen’s Wharf district of Brisbane, Queensland these days. A $3 billion consortium, including a casino, hotel and mass retail epicenter, is being constructed. Taking up an enormous 9.4 hectares of land, it’s not due for completion until 2022, but we now know Star Entertainment‘s new Brisbane casino will...