looking for slot tournaments that accept aussie players

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hey folks need some help

trying to find casinos that run proper buy-in fixed-spin slot tournaments like the ones videoslots used to do. the kind where your buy-in actually goes to the prize pool and its not just freerolls
problem is im in Australia and most sites wont touch us
anyone know any options? i have a decent vpn if needed but prefer legit solutions

cheers
 
Basically only unlicensed dodgy operators will accept Australian players due to your local regulations. The Interactive Gambling Act makes it illegal for operators to offer services to people in Australia.

Sports betting is legal under state licenses but online casino and tournaments fall under prohibited services.
 
Not exactly accurate. Casinos accepting Australian players DO have licenses - offshore licenses like Curacao. They're operating in a grey area under Australian law but they're not completely "unlicensed"
Winz Casino accepts Aussies and has offshore licensing. Same with several other operators
 
I think dunover's point is that legitimate operators don't offer services to Au market because there are real legal consequences for doing so.
Aussie gambling regulatrs don't mess around. Operators serving aussie players are taking legal risks.
 
AlexXxelA said:
Not exactly accurate.
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Yes exactly. Any casino taking players from jurisdictions where they're not licensed is behaving dodgy. Fully licensed means being licensed in each territory you accept players from. Australia has expressly banned online casino services. Every operator knows this.

Having a Curacao license doesn't make it "legitimate" to serve Australian players when Australian law prohibits it.
 
wait does winz actually accept aussie players tho? thought they had geo-blocking
 
dunover said:
Any casino taking players from jurisdictions where they're not licensed is behaving dodgy
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By that logic wouldn't most offshore casinos be "dodgy" since they serve players from countries without local licenses? Germany, Canada, etc?
 
AlexXxelA said:
By that logic wouldn't most offshore casinos be "dodgy" since they serve players from countries without local licenses? Germany, Canada, etc?
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Some jurisdictions have no specific online gambling regulation (Japan, New Zealand historically). That's different from Australia where it's explicitly prohibited.

But yes, operating without proper licensing in regulated markets is problematic regardless of where it happens.
 
ok so sounds like im looking for a needle in a black market haystack then. i don't have problems finding casinos that accept aussies and pay out fine. i just really liked those videoslots style tournaments where buy-ins go to prize pool and you can actually win something decent
guess those are rare even outside australia
 
the tournament format you're describing is pretty niche even at sites that do run tournaments. most just do freerolls or leaderboard competitions. the fixed-spin buy-in tournaments were kind of a videoslots specialty
might be worth asking in the casino reviews section if anyone knows alternatives
 
mate if aussie law says its banned then offshore sites serving you are dodgy by definition innit. having some curacao license don't mean shit if they're breaking aussie law to take your money
 
chapman said:
mate if aussie law says its banned then offshore sites serving you are dodgy by definition innit. having some curacao license don't mean shit if they're breaking aussie law to take your money
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I mean it does mean something - it means they're licensed and regulated by Curacao. Whether that's "good enough" is subjective. Risk is on the operator, not the player. Australian law doesn't penalize players for using offshore sites.
 
issue isn't whether players get in legal trouble - they don't
issue is consumer protection. When you play at an offshore site not licensed in Australia, you have zero recourse with Australian regulators if things go wrong. No complaints process, no enforcement mechanism
so you're entirely dependent on the offshore license and operator's goodwill
 
yeah fair point. i've been lucky so far with cashouts but you're right there's no protection if a site decides to screw me over
just frustrating that those tournament formats are so hard to find. made things more interesting than just grinding slots solo
 
tbh haven't come across many sites with the exact tournament structure you described. even among sites that accept international players it seems quite rare. Videoslots had a pretty unique system with that most others just run leaderboards or freeroll tournaments
 
whole AU situation is weird because pokies are massive there in pubs and clubs but online is banned to "protect" people. makes perfect sense sure
Gov wants the tax revenue from land-based but won't regulate online properly and thet's it
 
conker said:
whole AU situation is weird because pokies are massive there in pubs and clubs but online is banned to "protect" people. makes perfect sense sure
Gov wants the tax revenue from land-based but won't regulate online properly and thet's it
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yeah its backwards as hell. can lose everything on a pokie at the local club but god forbid i play a tournament online with proper prize structures
anyway thanks for the responses but it seems the answer is basically "you're out of luck"
 
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