Best live dealer casinos for Australian players

Background

Australia is an interesting gambling jurisdiction.  Famed for their propensity to gamble, and presented with a myriad of terrestrial gambling options (holds the dubious honor of having the highest density of poker machines in the world) Australian's per capita annual gambling spend is amongst the highest in the world.  Yet despite the government's very tolerant position toward local gambling options, they are not so happy with Australian's gambling online - particularly with offshore operators.

Australia was one of the first countries in the world to enact legislation drafted to specifically deal with the issue of online gambling.  Back in 2001, the Interactive Gambling Act ("the Act") became law.  Largely prohibitive in nature, the Act rendered it illegal for any online gambling operator to offer their product to Australian residents in the absence of a locally acquired license to do so (as issued by one of Australia's issuing licensing States).  Like America's UIGEA, the intent of the Act was to curtail Australian resident online gambling activity, and early government commissioned studies seemed to indicate that it was working.  Fast forward to the present day, and it seems the situation is very different and locally based operators are now complaining that they can't compete with offshore operators.

While Australia's online gambling laws don't in any way make it illegal for a player to gamble online, they have, like America's UIGEA had the effect of discouraging some operators from offering their product to Aussie players.  Curiously however, while UIGEA has seen almost all of the large brand gambling operators pull out of the US market, this hasn't been the case with regard to Australia.  While the likes of Victor Chandler and Ladbrokes have decided to honor the intent of the Act, a bunch of well known operators with live dealer casinos are continuing to accept Australian players.

Best live casino for Australian players

With no restrictions on Australian player accounts, AUD banking/account holding options and a great line-up of games running on Playtech and Evolution Gaming software, these are the best live casinos for Australian players.

Casinos	Player access	Banking	Toll free support	Local language	Games
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Australian sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Australian dollars	No toll free phone for Australian players	YES	Largest line-up of live casino games including blackjack, baccarat, roulette and baccarat variations.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Australian sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Australian dollars	Yes	YES	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Australian sign-ups	No deposit restrictions. Can maintain account in Australian dollars	No toll free phone for Australian players	YES	European based dealer room with Euro centric games.
Read review  I  Visit	No restrictions on Australian sign-ups	No deposit restrictions and PayPal available for Australians. Can maintain account in Australian dollars	No toll free phone for Australian players	YES	European based dealer room with Euro centric games

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