Esports betting & casino in Australia

Australia splits online gambling in two. Sports betting with a bookmaker licensed by a state or territory is legal. Online casino games, pokies included, can't legally be offered to Australians under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, so every online casino that takes Australians is offshore. Our Australian pages explain that difference first.

Where to start

Australian rules in brief

Help

Gambling Help Online: 1800 858 858, free and confidential.

How EsportNow tests sites

Every operator on our Australia pages is checked the same way before it's ranked, and re-checked each month.

Bonus size is never scored, and commission has no part in the order.

Esports betting in Australia

Esports sits alongside AFL, NRL, horse racing and the CS2 and LoL majors as one of the fastest-growing betting categories. The four titles with real betting depth are CS2, League of Legends, VALORANT and Dota 2, and the year's biggest events, the CS2 Majors, Worlds, Champions and The International, carry the most markets. Match winner and map handicaps are offered almost everywhere; map, round and player markets only at the deeper books.

Payment methods in Australia

Gambling safely in Australia

Set a deposit limit before your first bet, take breaks, and never chase losses. Licensed operators offer limits, time-outs and self-exclusion, and BetStop, the national self-exclusion register for licensed bookmakers lets you block every licensed operator at once. Free, confidential help is available from Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858. You must be 18 or over.

Sports and esports most bet on in Australia

Punters in Australia bet most on AFL, NRL, cricket and horse racing, and esports is the fastest-growing category alongside them. Licensed bookmakers price the majors but must take in-play bets by phone. Our pages cover both: the sports guides explain markets and staking, and the esports sections explain map, round and player markets on CS2, League of Legends, VALORANT and Dota 2.

How to use EsportNow Australia

Start with the toplist for the product you want (betting sites or online casinos), read the licence line on each card, then open the guide pages for the maths behind bonuses, odds and house edge. Every page lists the local rules that apply, and every page ends with help contacts. If you only read one thing, read the payment and withdrawal section: in Australia the methods that work best are PayID, Debit card, Neosurf.