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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...

There are billions of people on earth. We all have different personalities, temperaments, and dispositions. It’s what identifies us an individuals. One man who’s easy to identify, due to his flamboyant and eccentric nature – and multi-millionaire status – is famous Australian gambler David Walsh. Walsh isn’t your typical blackjack pro or horse race...

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,...

Money laundering is a very serious offense in Australia. When an Australia gambling firm fails to comply with anti-money laundering laws, the penalty can be of near equal severity. Tabcorp found that out the hard when AUSTRAC charged the company with more than 100 counts of failing to comply with those regulations. Bases in...

Casinos are teeming with a wide variety of gambling amusements. You have the electronic variety, like slot machines and video poker. There are multiple table games of variable intricacy, plus specialty games like Keno and the Big Six Wheel. You can’t be expected to know the rules of all casino games, but there are...

The online and mobile casino software industry is an extremely competitive one. It’s very difficult for any new company to make a name for itself, especially with decades-old companies like Microgaming to contend with. But when a brand can produce innovative concepts, as Habanero Systems has done with its latest 2017 pokies releases, success...

I clearly remember the first time I tried to play real money online casino games. It was 11 years ago, and I wasn’t just hesitant. I was so afraid that something bad was going to happen, it took me two days to get from ‘Yes, I want to do this‘, to actually placing my...

The new Australian government is cracking down on its gambling industry. In an effort to curb addiction, new regulations will be enforced next week, restricting radio promotions of Australia betting odds during live broadcasts of sporting events. This doesn’t mean we Aussies won’t be bombarded with advertisements from live and online betting groups, hoping...

Twenty years ago, regional punters bet on regional events. They did so retail sports wagering facilities, and checked their local newspaper the following day for results. The world just doesn’t work that way anymore, as the wealth of information now available is driving the online bookmaker’s market ever skyward. While it’s the technology that...

Online craps may not be among the most popular variety of gambling amusements overall, but for those who truly understand the game’s amazing odds, there’s nothing better. You don’t have to be a mathematical wizard to win when you play craps online. You just have to know what bets to place, and when to...