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With just 20.000 inhabitants, Port Hedland is far from a big city, yet this small part of Australia produces over $4 billion worth of GDP and is also home to 70 different nationalities and cultures, which is impressive to say the least. With so many nationalities in such a hardworking town, they need something...

Australians gamble more than New Zealanders and the numbers of problem gamblers are not only higher, but there is also a higher percentage of them amongst the gambling population. According to the state-run Problem Gambling organization, there are as many as half a million problem gamblers (and potential problem gamblers) in Australia. Many assume...

Gambling in Melbourne began as a small and part-time hobby for many during the nineteenth century, and often took place in the shape of thoroughbred horse racing. These occurred for many decades before they were officially licensed in 1882 by the Victoria Racing Club, who helped to introduce the track-side bookmaker — with his...

Sydney’s gambling history really began in 1956, when gaming machines were legalized across the state of New South Wales. Gambling had existed in many forms until then, but for a state (and indeed a country) that would become so obsessed with gaming machines, this was an important year. Prior to that, most of the...

These days the world of online gambling is very tightly regulated, licensed and audited, and providing that you pay close attention to the sites that you use, then you should be okay. There are many that have slipped through the net though, and many that continue to do so. They are sites like E...

One of the many benefits of pokies is that winnings are paid out instantly, as has been the case since the first pokie was invented at the turn of the twentieth century. For many years these machines worked on a system of gears and cogs, and they paid-out a jackpot when three levers aligned...

Although not many people realize it, Australia and New Zealand are some of the best places to gamble in the world. The Aussies, for instance, gamble more than any other nation, and they have stacks of gambling facilities dotted all over the country. From pokies in pubs, clubs and hotels, to full-blown casinos such...

The iMac is an all-in-one computer that was developed by Apple and saw its first release in 1998. These iconic and colorful machines proved to be very popular, opting for simplicity and ease of use over everything else, but making sure that the hardware was up to scratch with the age. A year previous...

These days laptops can be just as powerful as their desktop counterparts, and nowhere will you find as much power than in a MacBook Pro. These iconic machines were first introduced to the world in the 1990s, back when they were known as “Powerbooks”. They weren’t as compatible as their rival Windows’ laptops, but...

Gambling in New Zealand, whether offline or online, is controlled by the Gambling Act of 2003. Anything that does not fall within the specifications of this law is illegal, and that pretty much covers gambling in most of its form. As with similar laws in other countries though, it isn’t quite that straightforward. Within...