Video Poker 24/7 - New Australian Law Works to Help Gamblers

Video Poker 247 - New Australian Law Works to Help Gamblers

The state of Victoria in Australia is looking to pass a law that would make many people very happy. They are looking to put a limit on the amount of video poker that they are allowed to play, thus ensuring that those with a problem would only be able to lose so much each day.

The new law would put a limit on the amount of money that you can play on the video poker machines. It will literally take you about twice as long to play as it did before. Instead of being able to lose your money faster, you will have to wait. They are considering a $5 bet maximum on all video poker machines.

Right now you can bet up to $10 on one video poker hand, which enables you to lose much more money in a much faster period of time. As of July 1st, however, all video poker machines that are being manufactured will be changed to reflect this new payout.

For those video poker machines that are already up and running, owners and operators will have until 2010 to change their machines for those with a lower payout. The new video poker machines will also limit the amount of time or money that they can spend overall on the games.

The government believes that this will help with the video poker addiction that is currently in their country and by going even one step further and banning ATM machines from the casinos as well they think they stand a real chance at curbing this disease.

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