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That’ AQstralian peice is not quite true AmCan – or at least not my understanding of it.
SportsBetting is definately legal in Australia and there are several Australian licensed companies doing just that. eg Centerbet & CanBet.
What seems illegal is the “microgaming” option so that sports companies cannot offer short term “in-game” bets on things like who is going to score next.
Of course that might suggest that casino and poker gambling is illegal too – as that is all obviously short term betting.
Come on Aussies – I know that we’ve got a few of you knocking around here – fill us in on your jurisdictional issues.
:help:Yes, it is a nice place here (I was born near Klagenfurt). If you promote poker and licensed online casinos, those two do not have any regular affiliate programs at the moment though, I cannot imagine any legal problems. Players should not have any fear of retribution either as the government would have to control their surving behavior, check credit card statements or restrict access to certain websites. And I dare to claim that is not doable in a democracy. Unless they have proof of severe criminal behavior of course (example “child p..n”).
Whether they could enforce legal action regarding the promotion of illegal gambling is difficult to answer. But we do not have a Wire-act or anything similar.
nickpicky wrote:I’m planning on moving to Austria (Salzburg) in the near future. It is my favorite place on the planet. I am truly interested in whether or not you think there would be any restrictions playing with or promoting the casinos. Is the situation in Austria similar to that of the US where until very recently we could play and promote without fear of retribution. Could the Austrian government just arbitrarily decide to start enforcing some antiquated legislation if they decide it’s in their interest to do so?Yes, poker is regarded as a game of skill. They are not allowed to play.
ewhitaker wrote:So, if I understand correctly, In Austria, it’s ok to play at online casino’s from other countries as long as its poker only?And for Germany and Switzerland – you mention that foreign gambling operations are illegal. Can you clarify that this means no outside online casinos are allowed to be played by their citizens?
Interesting. Our government tried the other approach. They created an online casino and promoted it quite heavily. People began playing and still do.
And they even generated several incoming revenue streams as people who reside near the border (especially Germans and Italians) saw casino ads on Austrian TV, or online, and began playing also. Overall revenue is at an absolute high at the moment.
There is a deposit cap of about $600 per player per week, but exceptions from the rule are possible after consideration and proof of enough funds.
nick777 wrote:I was reading this, thought it was interesting, about the progression of gambling through the history of Norway, which is probably very similar to other countries, going back about 300 yearsI am gonna tell you why they are pushing this law and who is to blame…CRAZY OLD GRANNY’S, who blow their pension on Slots
Slot machines are by far the most addictive form of gambling, and for some reason old lady’s have taken to this game, i know when i hit the casino, it’s all oldies pulling slots, and now they can do it from the comfort of their own home
I would be interested in seeing the casino player demographics for slots players, i would guess there are a large number of seniors
It seems that the senior’s pension issued by the government is falling into the hands of online casinos who take it out of the country, and by doing so it weakens the economy, while strengthening other, smaller nations, or individuals who operate online casinos.
This equates to at least $1 billion or some other large amount of money per year, i have no idea how much, but it must be substantial
It sounds like i’m taking the side of the government here, which would be an all time first, but i’m trying to get a view from all sides, and i can see why they would enforce this law
It’s also the financially better option than legalizing it and opening up their own casinos, since they couldn’t control the money that way either
I think Denmark is trying to enforce a law where online gambling is legal for Danish residents provided they bet at Danish owned and operated online gambling sites only.
Bottom line is this
Whether you’re a senior collecting pension, or just joe average working 9-5, it don’t matter, you are taking money out of the country which will never come back, and handing it over to countries like Costa Rica, or whoever, and eventually, if u chart it, that money will be gone, it may take a while, but the amount of money leaving the country has increased a lot lately, which is probably why they are taking action now, to prevent it from getting more out of hand.
This is my take on the situation, i could be completely wrong, but i doubt it, what other reason could there be
Here’s an Aussie chiming in. Looking at the IASbet website it explains they are a publicly listed company in Australia, licensed by one of the Australian territories and on their sign up page the default country is Australia. They offer a racebook and sportsbook. Lasseters is the other well known one and they are also an Australian companies, game servers in an Australian territory and also on the sign up page Australia is listed. They offer casino games. So from those answers yes you can.
Now I know this isn’t legislation but gambling sites are a bit more enjoyable to troll through than government sites. An all of the above found found on about 6 pages.
germany ordered me to remove an .de domain
well, actually they ordered me to remove the aff links only
just 3 days agoBelgian policy:
Legal to gamble online. One thing I am not sure about: Lotery. We have our National Lotery and they have a monopoly for that. So sites like Scratch&Win, don’t know…
In Belgium, it is illegal to run an online casino. There is also no nationalised online casino, liker their is in Holland (Holland Casino).
Although for the law it is legal to gamble online (better: not illegal, politics can’t follow the evolution), our gambling commission is quite bitchy: They often go to student poker tournaments (even the 5 euro buy-in ones…) and they take verything: chips, money, computers, …
Fait divers: Lately this happened in my neighbourhood and one of the cops had to stop a hand being played and said: “Ow, you have (Q,K), I have lost a lot with that!” How absurd can it get?
casinoreports wrote:Belgian policy:Legal to gamble online.
you are very sure about that ?
btw. im getting curious about that site that is comin soon, lol:)
Thanks guys –
So here is what I have so far for a list of countries that is ok for casino affiliates to market in:
New Zealand
USA (excluding Washington – others?)
Great Britain
Austria (Poker only)
Holland
Canada
Dominion Republic
Sweden
South Africa
Antigua
Barbuda
BelgianCorrect me if I have any of these wrong. What about any of the far east countries?
I’m sure we can add Ireland to that list
You forgot Australia on that list.
you can add russia to the list, and probably most of the former soviet union…that’s extra 15 countries
Holland is definitivly NOT ok for casino affiliates!!!
The Holland Casino is landbased and under state supervision,
promoting online casino’s to dutch people is forbidden, even from outside the countryJarvi wrote:You forgot Australia on that list.Although it is illegal for Ozzie casinos to allow residents to play I believe.
but you can add:
Malta
Netherlands Antilles
Curacou
Gibralter
