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🏛️ Early History of Gambling in Australia (Pre-1900)

• Year	Event
  1788	The First Fleet arrives; card games and betting on horse racing begin.
  1835	The establishment of the first official horse racing tracks.

📅 The Birth of Legal Gambling (1900-1950)

• Year	Event
  1906	The introduction of the Lottery and Gaming Act in New South Wales.
  1942	Legal casinos start to emerge, with the first being in Tasmania.

📈 Expansion and Regulation (1950-2000)

• Year	Event
  1960	The rise of poker machines in pubs and clubs, transforming the gambling landscape.
  1992	The establishment of the Australian Casinos Act to regulate casino operations.

🌐 The Online Era (2000-Present)

• Year	Event
  2001	Online gambling formally regulated through the Interactive Gambling Act.
  2017	Changes to the laws to ensure stricter regulations on online gambling sites.

🔗 Related Resources

For more information on gambling regulations in Australia, feel free to visit ABC News or Aussie Gambler.

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