11/22/21 First IPI equipment auction to be held on November 30 Clear Management has announced the first of six auctions of IPI’s gaming equipment as it seeks to collect on an unpaid balance of around $2m.
11/22/21 Catherine Myers steps down as CEO of Victoria’s VCGLR Catherine Myers has resigned as chief executive officer of the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. A new Independent Casino Commission will be created next year.
11/22/21 Julian Cook appointed chair-elect of SkyCity board SkyCity has announced Julian Cook will be the new chair-elect of the SkyCity Board from November 22.
11/19/21 WA has lowest proportion of problem gamblers in Australia According to a report ordered by the WA Royal Commission, the state has a high proportion of gamblers but a low level of gambling-related harm due to fewer electronic gaming machines.
11/19/21 Crown receives new acquisition offer from Blackstone Crown Resorts has received an AU$8.46bn (US$6.16n) offer from The Blackstone Group Inc to acquire all of the shares of the casino operator.
11/18/21 IPI’s casino gaming equipment will be sold in six auctions IPI’s receiver Clear Management has announced that six auctions will be held.
11/18/21 Westpac to charge higher interest on gambling payments in NZ Westpac Group has announced it will implement a higher interest rate on credit card gambling payments made to TAB, Lotto and other online gambling operators in New Zealand.
11/18/21 ACMA warns Tabcorp over illegal online in-play bets The ACMA has issued a formal warning to Tabcorp for accepting 37 online in-play bets in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.
11/17/21 SkyCity H1FY22 performance to be impacted by land-based closures However, its igaming business has performed strongly during the first half of the financial year.
11/16/21 SkyCity Hamilton to reopen from November 17 SkyCity has announced it expects to reopen its casino and entertainment facilities in Hamilton from November 17.
11/16/21 Australia: Concerns over Facebook data selling to gambling apps The lobby group Reset Australia said Facebook is selling teenagers’ data to gambling, alcohol and dating apps advertisers.
11/12/21 Crown Perth: Money was more important than rules, inquiry hears Crown Perth employees have told the WA Royal Commission they felt unable to talk about bad behaviour while some felt money was more important than rules for the company.
11/10/21 Sports betting operators accused of breaching NSW gambling laws Marcel Savary, the compliance director of the New South Wales regulator, has revealed that since the beginning of the year 14 sports betting operators have been fined for illegally advertising their services.
11/10/21 Independent MP questions Tasmanian gambling bill Independent upper house MP Meg Webb claims the bill “has been literally written by the gambling industry.”
