Australia Licensed Casinos

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Australia

Australia is not the perfect place for those who like gambling entertainment. On the contrary, the legal framework is quite unfavorable for online casinos Down Under.
In conditions of a blanket ban, there are very few and very limited options for Aussie players:

Lottoland Casino
Lottoland Casino

Multimillion lotteries

Bet365 Casino
Bet365 Casino

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Since 2016 online gambling has been proclaimed illegal by Australian law. The only form of Internet betting available to customers is the sportsbook. There is no way for operators to obtain a legal license from the government. After the Interactive Gambling Bill was approved to make amendments to the Interactive Gambling Act, Australia licensed casinos have been outlawed, even if they operated legally and paid taxes before that. All those companies were prohibited from offering and advertising casino games to local players on the Internet. Effectively online poker and slots were prohibited overnight. Any provider of such content on the web might face legal charges. This way, players’ funds at those venues are not protected by the law nowadays.

Such a harsh measure made numerous reputable international operators flee the country. Anyway, it is not prohibited to run an online casino based in Australia if it provides services to players outside the territory. Ground-based casinos remain legal in the country. Some offshore operators might be accessible to Aussie customers once in a while, but any funds put at such websites might be put at risk if it is shut down eventually by the authorities.

However, Australian law goes only after companies, not customers. Punters are not in jeopardy to face any legal troubles if they play slots or roulette on websites, accessible at the time being on the territory. But giving personal information and sending money to an operator with no license might be risky, and the law protects no individual.

Official website:
www.gamblingandracing.act.gov.au

Questions and Answers

It is legal to a very limited extent. The legal form of Internet gambling in the country is sports betting.

No. All casino categories dubbed "Games of chance" are prohibited in the country, even if a certain skill is required to win (like in poker).

No. As long as there are no legal operators except sportsbooks, it is not secure to provide unauthorized companies with personal details and transfer funds to such websites.

18. But it applies only to sports betting since all other forms of online gambling are outlawed.

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