https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gaming corporation Casinos Austria has welcomed a government plan to ban poker games outside of casinos - but has lamented the fact that the ban won’t be introduced until 2020. https://www.thelocal.at/20150610/austria-to-ban-poker-gambling-outside-of-casinos Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:18:08 +0200 austria-to-ban-poker-gambling-outside-of-casinos Police in Vienna have carried out their first major crackdown on illegal slot machines, following a recent change in the law, and have confiscated around 50 machines. https://www.thelocal.at/20150108/vienna-police-crack-down-on-slot-machines Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:32:00 +0100 vienna-police-crack-down-on-slot-machines Jackpot! An Austrian gambling addict gets €440,000 back after a court victory on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20141211/gambler-wins-big-in-court Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:47:32 +0100 gambler-wins-big-in-court