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  1. 06-03-2010, 12:06 AM #1
    Baron Vo Mandor
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    Default Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Probably been answered a 100 times in the past but I haven't seen....

    In NSW particularly were u cant turn around without seeing a pub full of poker machines and TAB's is online poker illegal.

    Also why are Australian Casino's allowed to satelite players into tourney's online when it is illegal?
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  2. 06-03-2010, 03:10 AM #2
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Casino pays off the government so that people come to them
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  3. 06-03-2010, 04:24 AM #3
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Quote Originally Posted by Baron Vo Mandor View Post
    Probably been answered a 100 times in the past but I haven't seen....

    In NSW particularly were u cant turn around without seeing a pub full of poker machines and TAB's is online poker illegal.

    Also why are Australian Casino's allowed to satelite players into tourney's online when it is illegal?
    Correction Moonshine, they're "pokies", not poker machines.

    Someone correct me if they know different or better but i think its more of a case if the poker site is based in a particular country for operations
    then that country's resident are not allowed to gamble on it, the poker site based out of that country.

    & Vodo4ka has a point. State & Federal govt's can legally tax and demand operating fees/licences in order to generate tax funds
    from the casino establishments on State & Federal soil, so it is in their best interests to block or hinder overseas "online" establishments
    that they have no chance in hell of soliciting dollars from on any legal realm or platform.
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  4. 06-03-2010, 08:14 AM #4
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Pretty dumb if u ask me but get it now, thanks heaps for the replys guys.
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  5. 06-03-2010, 08:19 AM #5
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Quote Originally Posted by Baron Vo Mandor View Post
    Pretty dumb if u ask me but get it now, thanks heaps for the replys guys.
    Pokies are legal for the same reason smoking is legal. Keeps your taxes "down". But so bs.
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    At least smoking takes the guess work out of what i'm going to die from. I hate suprises.
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  7. 06-03-2010, 10:54 AM #7
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    It's not illegal.
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Quote Originally Posted by NooooBingo View Post
    It's not illegal.
    It is illegal for online poker operators, based in Australia, to offer gaming to Australians.
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  9. 06-03-2010, 10:40 PM #9
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Quote Originally Posted by Duff85 View Post
    It is illegal for online poker operators, based in Australia, to offer gaming to Australians.
    That's a more specific answer. But the OP seemed to think generally it's illegal for any Australian to play on ANY online poker site.
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    Default Re: Why is online poker illegal in Australia?

    Quote Originally Posted by Duff85 View Post
    It is illegal for online poker operators, based in Australia, to offer gaming to Australians.
    it is illegal for online poker operators anywhere to offer gaming to Australians (s15 of the Act).
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