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Title: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: sledge13 on March 23, 2009, 10:48:16 AM
http://www.pokershark.com.au/australian-government-bans-online-gambling/

Sigh, seems like it will be everywhere eventually...im sure goverments have more to worry about.


Title: Re: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: TheChipPrince on March 23, 2009, 10:51:46 AM
I'm still confused about the US, what sites are they allowed to play on now?  If any?


Title: Re: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: Laxie on March 23, 2009, 10:54:48 AM
They can play on Minted and a good few more.  While they aren't turned away by those sites, technically they can get into trouble if they openly admit to playing online.  Don't have the list this minute, but there's a good few sites.


Title: Re: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: Longy on March 23, 2009, 11:01:26 AM
I'm still confused about the US, what sites are they allowed to play on now?  If any?

Sites that accept US customers include Stars, Tilt, Cake and Cereus (UB and Absolute).

Tbh the whole UIGEA act, never really attempted to make it illegal for people to play online, just unlawful for financial institutions to allow people to fund their accounts. I believe in some states it is illegal under state law but hardly ever enforced.

The sites listed above just found workarounds to allow US customers to deposit, like paper checks which for some reasons were left off the UIGEA act.

It will be interesting to see how Australia try enforce this law, or infact whether it will ever get to that point.


Title: Re: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: Ironside on March 23, 2009, 11:16:04 AM
if only they would ban it in france then we could get spacefrog's breakfast


Title: Re: Online Gambling Banned In Australia
Post by: outragous76 on March 23, 2009, 12:02:54 PM
.............. Andy McLeod moves to New Zealand! :-)