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The First Card Games in Australia and Regulations

Australia is among a few countries where gambling is legalized and regulated. First punting games were brought by immigrants. Those were English criminals; however, the love of gambling quickly transmitted to other people. Thus, the games became popular among officers and working class. Card games and dice have been in favour since then.

At the end of 19th century, residents of Australia were playing card games, made bets on sports and horses. Although offline gambling had not been accessible. In era without Internet people had to go to the closest offline building designed for gambling.

Nowadays Blackjack, Casino Hold’Em and more games have acquired diverse varieties and are easily accessible online. The transition of card games into online world happened gradually. The first online casino dates back to 1994; multiplayer appeared only two years later. In Australia the first legal online casino was approved by Australian Federal Government in 2000.