Australia / New Zealand

The game of poker has been around New Zealand as long as it has been existent in the U.S. New variants of the game like Texas Hold’em was easy enough for the Kiwis to learn and to develop a passion for.

Statistics have shown that 90% of the Australian population gamble, for a total of AUS $20 billion a year. As such, a casino can always be found in most of the cities and regions of Australia.