Internet gambling has completely different policies and conditions all around the globe. Each country reviews online casinos in its own way, putting specific restrictions and terms on them. For example, most oriental countries ban online gambling with no exceptions, the USA provides a complex set of policies that widely vary from state to state. On the contrary, some countries like Poland have only one operating casino, and it's under the charge of the state.
Still, there are a lot of places that won't proceed with any harsh punishments if they catch players using a VPN. For instance, Japan would issue a fine or won't even bother. The country doesn't compel the prohibition of online sports betting or other online casino activities.
Australia is included in the list of those countries that don't support the idea of gambling online and would rather not recommend doing so but enforce no laws that would forbid it. Overall, it means that online gamblers are allowed to access slots and live casino games and have to be cautious about picking a gaming platform.
Some countries prohibit playing at online casinos due to their religion. A wide range of them even imprisoned those who try to access such platforms. Another just ban online gambling from foreign providers to keep all the deposited funds in the industry inside the country.