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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Daisy Dumas

Onboard gambling: what law applies in a cruise ship casino miles out to sea?

Cruise ship casino
Casinos with gaming tables and poker machines are common on large, mainstream cruise ships and some smaller luxury cruises. Photograph: John Greim/LightRocket/Getty Images

Cruise ships have long been synonymous with carefree, even rules-free, breaks from life on land. Onboard water parks, endless buffets, world-class performers and late-night bars have become a bare minimum on many major cruise liners.

But as on land, things can go terribly wrong. And when they do, the question of what rules apply onboard a ship is suddenly dragged into the light.

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