Online gambling sites increasingly offering crypto deposits costing Australians thousands | 7.30

Casinos and betting apps have come under intense scrutiny from regulators around the country.

But many Australians are also gambling online at virtual casinos run by offshore sites, even though it's illegal to offer unlicenced gambling here.

As Patrick Begley reports, it's an industry fuelled by cryptocurrency.

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