Official language: English
Population: 21,468,700
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 1.63130 AUD
1 GBP = 1.75476 AUD
1 USD = 1.10709 AUD

Casinos in Australia
There are dozens of casinos in Australia today, but the trend of gambling in a casino is fairly new. During the 1950s, the use of gambling machines in registered clubs was legalized. That started the Pokies (slot machines) craze that continues even today. It wasn't until the mid 70s that the first casino came into being, and it still took another 10 years for them to really catch on.

Still today, gambling machines like Pokies make up for well over half of all gambling turnover in Australia. The games are available in most pubs and clubs, and the games are very popular. In Australian casinos, a variety of games are popular, especially card and table games like Blackjack and Baccarat.

Online Casinos in Australia
While land-based Australian casinos are regulated by the government, the online casinos that Australians play at are not. This is because Australians are not allowed to play at any internet casinos that are licensed in Australia. There are many Australian Casinos – in fact, they pioneered the concept of "free play", but these casinos are only accessible to players outside of Australia.

This doesn’t mean Australians can’t gamble on the internet. Instead, they just have to use online casinos from other countries. There are lots of casinos around the world that accept Australian players. A few are actually made specifically for Australian players, and some even let members play in Australian Dollars.