Overview
- Dataminer Tez2 revealed Tuesday that Rockstar added a code flag named "Gambling_Restricted_Geographic" that disables the Diamond Casino’s Lucky Wheel, slot machines, roulette, blackjack and other table games for Australian accounts.
- Affected players can still enter the casino visually and buy or sell in-game chips, but those chips cannot be used for gambling so the feature is effectively unusable.
- Players have reported that Red Dead Online’s poker and card games are also blocked for Australian users, which indicates the restriction covers multiple Rockstar titles.
- Rockstar has not issued an official explanation, and journalists and players have linked the change to Australia’s March 2026 online safety and age-assurance rules while noting that connection is unconfirmed.
- The technical geoblock joins prior regional limits in countries such as Greece and South Korea and could set a precedent for how developers alter or age-verify simulated gambling features in other markets.