Poker Players Relocating to Australia
by admin ~ September 28th, 2011. Filed under: Sydney Area.Americans living at home have limited choices regarding poker games. If you want to play holdem poker online, you have to go with a site that still accepts Americans since the PokerStars download and Full Tilt Poker are no longer US friendly. For example, you could make a William Hill Poker download. If the smaller sites don’t appeal to you, you will need to travel to a brick-and-mortar.
There are a lot of Americans that want back on the big sites, and so they are considering a move. Clearly this is not a viable option for some people, but others might realize that it is a chance for them to see the world. This article will go over the possibility of moving to Australia.
It may sound like a good idea to move to Australia so that you can continue to play online poker, but don’t be too hasty. To start, it’s important to look into the entry requirements for the region.
Visitors to Australia are required to hold an electronic travel authority, otherwise known as an ETA. You must apply for this outside of Australia, and is costs AUD20 to do so. You can stay for three months with an ETA.
It would be a better idea to apply for an e676 visa rather than an ETA for visits longer than three months, though. An e676 visa allows you to visit for up to twelve months. If you intend to visit for longer than 12 months, you can apply to extend your stay for six months while in Australia.
If you decide to go for the relocation, you might have trouble deciding where exactly to settle down. If you would like the freedom of being able to play a bit of live poker, consider living in Melbourne. This will put you in close proximity to “The World of Entertainment”, officially known as Crown Melbourne. You might know that this casino hosts the Aussie Millions and is the best place to play live poker in Australia.
It will be difficult to stay in Australia for longer than 1.5 years, but it’s a good short term solution for the mobile poker player. And besides, you have probably been meaning to visit Australia anyway. I am willing to bet that you have never been so excited about being allowed get a poker download on your own computer, but unfortunately that’s what it has come to. See you in the Crown Melbourne!