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With proper licencing, live and online sports betting is a legal activity in Australia. However, there are restrictions on the types of wagers punters can place. For years, in-play sports betting has been prohibited, and while some online sportsbooks think it should be legalised to curb competition from unregulated offshore operators, others believe it...

As every year approaches its inexorable end, we look forward to the festivities of the holiday season. Online pokies developers do, too, often launching at least one new Christmas themed poker machine. We’ve already seen quite a few new seasonal additions in 2015, but the new Xmas Joker is unlike any of them. Play’N...

Microgaming is the world’s longest-running developer of online pokies, and the variety of games they’ve produced over more than two decades is incredible. However, the software group’s all-too-common cookie cutter style of development can lead to disappointment in fans who are hoping for something a bit different. That’s exactly what they got this month...

The gambling landscape at Macau casinos is vastly different from that found in Australia or the United States. Despite being one of the largest gambling meccas in the world per capita, there is an incredibly low ratio of slot machines to table games. According to one industry exec, that could change in the foreseeable...

Located in the heart of Cairns, Queensland, Gilligan’s is the premier backpackers resort in Australia. Known primarily for its nightlife entertainment and budget-minded accommodations, the popular destination has become shrouded by a legal dispute that alleges bullish intimidation tactics against one of its former restaurant venues, Mad Dogs. The fiasco began in 2007 when...

Amidst calls from anti-gambling advocates in Victoria for stricter laws on gambling promotions, NSW has slapped Ladbrokes with a fine for posting illegal gambling inducements on its Australian iGaming website. The internet betting giant was issued a fine of $7,500, plus $18,000 in court costs. Ladbrokes Digital Australia was hit with a lawsuit by...

Australia’s largest gambling companies, Tatts and Tabcorp, returned to ACT today where the High Courts prepared to hear appeals of their cases against the Victorian government. The original cases were heard in 2014, where Tatts received a favorable ruling to its claim of $540 million in compensation, but Tabcorp’s $700 million claim was rejected....

Illegal online gambling operators beware! Clubs Australia and the US-based American Gaming Association (AGA) have joined forces. After determining illegal gambling sites open too many doors for money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities, these two organizations have vowed to tackle the problem in a cross-continental campaign. Anthony Ball, Executive Directive of Clubs...

Last month’s G2E Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas revealed the future of casino gaming, where one of the most brow-raising new additions was a slot machine created by Australian-based Aristocrat Leisure. It’s called Batman: Rogues Gallery, and it’s got fans of the classic 1966 DC television series cheering “BAM! POW! ZOK!” As any...

The poker machines at the local pub have their maudlin appeal, but it’s becoming more and more apparent that the big jackpots aren’t found up the street, or at the downtown sports club. You may hit a 3- or even 4-figure win there now and again, but if you are looking for bigger, more...