Australasian / Oceania Casinos and Gaming
Compiled by World Casino Directory Staff, Saturday Jul 04th, 2009

To see a list of Oceania casinos, select a country from the countries list on your left. Only countries in the Australasia / Oceania with gambling (casinos, pari-mutuel, poker) are listed.

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This part of World Casino Directory deals specificially with Oceania / Australasia casinos and gambling. The continent of Oceania has 5 countries with casinos in them and 1 countries with pari-mutuel facilities in them, including horse racing and dog racing or the newer racinos which have slots or video poker terminals within reach of the gamblers. Click the following articles for a run-down on specific gambling in this continent. Australasia Poker for the poker guide, or Australian Lottery for Australia, New Zealand lottery results and lottery information and last but not least visit this page for the current gambling news in Australia.

In Oceania / Australasia you will find the country of Australia to have more casinos than any other country in Oceania / Australasia, with 18 casinos and 20970 slots.

The largest casino in the continent of Oceania / Australasia is Crown Entertainment Complex which is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Crown Entertainment Complex has 350 table games and 5000 casino slot machines / video poker games (or other video terminal gaming machines).

Gambling in Australian Casinos:

Oceania is mostly Australia and yes, there are plenty of casinos. But there are casinos in the other countries of this continent like New Zealand that have casinos also.

Oceania casinos

The floating sea city of Oceania is host to a number of casinos and fun activities. Oceania holds under it all the islands of the Central and the South Pacific including Australia, New Zealand and sometimes the Malay Archipelago. While land casinos are present, most of the casinos here are aboard cruise ships that form the major attraction for many.

Oceania places to gamble

The Oceania Cruises are a fast growing cruise line and include the popular Regatta and Nautica. Insignia, also an Oceania cruise ship in Miami, Florida is a casino featuring thirty-six slots and five table games. Another popular casino is the Century casino which has extended its casino concession agreement with Oceania cruises. This operates casinos on two of the vessels of Oceania cruises. These have a total capacity of 2053 passengers, they cruise over the seven seas and offer over 200 gaming positions including Roulette, Blackjack, poker and slot machines aboard.

Oceania poker and poker in Australia

Poker is offered at almost all gambling joints at Oceania. However the well known places include the Christchurch casino and Dunedin casino in New Zealand and the Le Meridien Port Villa Resort and Casino in Vanuatu. If you are planning a visit for poker then January 2006 will witness the Crown Australia poker championship at Crown casino in Melbourne. The 2006 Aussie millions, is one of the world's top multi-million dollar poker event.

Oceania gambling

Oceania and its countries offers many places that boast of bingo halls, lotteries, casinos and racing totalizators. A few popular casinos include the Crown casino, Casino Canberra and the Skycity Adelaide casino in Australia. The Skycity casino in New Zealand is also well known. In 2006 January, the world's top event will be held at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The hotel currently offers various holiday packages at its plush resorts, and those interested could book now.

Oceania horse races, dog races, pari-mutuel

Australia is one of the top countries in pari-mutuel wagering and generates a revenue of $7.3 billion. While the Australian capital territory has one track, New South Wales has 76. Here betting is done on horse or other races and the winners divide the total amount after deducting the management and other expenses.

Other tourist activities in Oceania

Besides gambling, tourists can indulge in bike shows, swap meets and other motorcycle events. Football is also well enjoyed. For those who love travel, cruise ships can prove a wonderful means of transport in luxury and style. See the breathtakingly beautiful islands and the diversity they display.