Sweet I didn't know this but woot 4 me

Sydney rocks, we play poker on the train and no one cares. We play poker at the supermarket and even at work. We play poker. No wonder we're bloody good.

in canada and the states i think we can get around that if you have a club with private membership

i play in the masters poker league and thats australian there is cash for certain prizes and for the first place winner, mind you the event is fully free to enter,,, I know living in queensland there is alot of home games as sometimes i hold them or go to them, but as for sit n goes and cash tourneys yes NSW is the only state that is legal to do this,,,
I too in the future hope that we can all have a cash buy in tour like they do in NSW...
OR lol put casinos in every town ,,, lmao,, love to see that,
STupid thing is, doesnt the government know that they get a percentage of every cash rake ,,, well the NSW ppl know this but when will the rest of Australia wake up!!.
Hell i live in Queensland and we are the only state who dosent do daylight savings lol...
OH well ill stick to my Master poker, compete in it state wide and earn the cash that way and stick to my online poker!!!
*Jumps off soapbox*

Free to enter poker was a loophole in the laws that the freeroll poker companies found and exploited and then it was too late for the government to do anything about because there was over 100,000 registered playes nation wide. Some bloody smart people there. And you can win cash prizes....there a $20,000.00 season final for the NPL coming up in a few weeks with $10,000.00 or a trip to an overseas big buy in tournament for the winner and the top 30 finishers winning cash money......but it's freeroll poker and that slides through the loophole as well. There was even a two day freeroll tourney in Berri in S. A. with $5000.00 for 1st place....once again....freeroll and getting through the loophole. It's just cash buy in's that are against the law. Blody goverment!!!. Even private clubs, as has been mentioned, cannot get away with it. It was only a few years ago that a private club held a SOuth Australian Poker Championships and were busted by the police. Stupid thing is, they were never told by the police that they were not allowed to hold the event until it was about 2 hours into play and they were raided! Assholes!!!

July 26 2008 >>

Written to Australian ***** by Duff85>>

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In yet another chapter of the skill vs. luck debate, a group of dedicated players have won a major victory for Poker in the state of lace w:st="on">South Australialace>. The cases related to unlawful gaming charges filed against well known Australian poker players Paul Ravesi and Bradley Jones in the South Australian Magistrates court. These trials were test cases pending further action against other players involved in a raided poker tournament held in lace w:st="on">Adelaidelace> on the 8^th June 2005. The tournament was held and organized by the Australian Poker Association (APA), and was due to be the first event of the well advertised 3^rd annual South Australian Poker Championships, before it was raided by undercover members of the South Australian Police.>>

In findings published Tuesday 15^th July 2008 Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos accepted the evidence of Dr Bob Crossman who contended that Poker is a game of “significantly more skill than chance.” The magistrate also found that the tournament was organized and conducted in the belief that it was a legal event and that police had been notified and shown no interest in the staging of such poker tournaments previously held by the APA in lace w:st="on">Adelaidelace>. Magistrate Kossiavelos found the players not guilty of all charges brought against them.>>

The magistrate found evidence presented by defendants Ravesi and Jones to be both truthful and compelling. At the same time, he rejected some evidence put forward by the prosecution, commenting that they brought nothing acceptable to the case that was contrary to what was already confirmed and presented by the defendants.>>

This case has been of significant interest to a large number of people in the Australian poker community, with final resolution being hampered by many adjournments as the Magistrate deliberated on legal aspects related to the action.>>

The judgment by Magistrate Koula Kossiavelos effectively gives the green light for poker players in lace w:st="on">South Australialace> to organize private, not for profit, poker games. According to the judgment, lace w:st="on">Texaslace> Hold’em is not considered an illegal game under South Australian legislation. Nor is the holding or organizing of poker events in which the proceeds are returned to a prize pool of some form.>>

Although this gives clarity in lace w:st="on">South Australialace>, players from other states continue to hold private events under the untested belief that their activities are legal. Only time will bear this belief out, but in the meantime the poker community can celebrate a great victory for the rights of players in lace w:st="on">Australialace>.>>

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Thanks Dragon....told you I'm a bit slow. LOL

well im not an aussie but i feel your pain.....i live in the bible belt of the usa and they do not like gambling of any type here. it is really frowned upon.....anyway i hope you all get to play live often and gl and play on.