Poker, online casinos officially banned in Australia
Online poker players in Australia saw their hopes for a fully legal game dashed yesterday. The Senate passed a modified version of the Internet Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 on August 9 which includes a provision outlawing the game. The House of Representatives passed the bill in June. The action by the upper house of parliament means the ban will go into effect in 30 days.
The provision, introduced earlier this week, came as a surprise as last week hearings were held to look into creating a carve-out for the game.
The writing has been on the wall for some tim…