10/12/21 Star Sydney casino reopens after three-month closure The Star Entertainment Group has announced the reopening of its venue in Sydney. Star Queensland restrictions have also been eased.
10/12/21 Tasmanian parliament to discuss new gambling bill this week The bill proposes individual operating licences for electronic gaming machines hosted in brick-and-mortar venues and new tax rates on gaming revenue.
10/11/21 Star Entertainment shares fall after money laundering allegations The Australian casino firm’s shares fell dramatically after media allegations of money laundering. The company denies the accusations.
10/11/21 Jumbo Interactive names new UK General Manager The Australian digital lottery firm aims to expand in the European market.
10/07/21 IPI casino licence fee available for appropriation Governor Ralph DLG Torres has said that the remaining US$8m from IPI’s annual exclusive casino licence fee for its sixth year is now available for appropriation.
10/07/21 Australia: Wyndham Council bans pokies near social housing The council of Wyndham, in the state of Victoria, has issued a new policy to restrict how closely pokies venues can be established to social housing.
10/05/21 Andrew Yeom: CCC now down to 12 employees Andrew Yeom says the Commonwealth Casino Commission now has only 12 employees including himself as financial woes bite.
10/04/21 SkyCity Hamilton in temporary closure for a snap five-day lockdown SkyCity Entertainment Group has reported that its Hamilton venue will remain closed for at least five days amid a new outbreak of Covid-19 cases.
10/04/21 NagaWorld GGR down 37% for first nine months NagaCorp has revealed its financial results for the first nine months, reporting that GGR from NagaWorld, Cambodia, dropped 37 per cent to $415,000.
10/01/21 IPI’s CEO hopes the CCC will not revoke its gaming licence Ray N. Yumul, IPI’s chief executive officer, has said that the casino operator is willing to modify its conditions in order not to lose its gaming licence.
10/01/21 Australia: Westpac updates digital gambling block Westpac Group, an Australian bank, has revealed it has added new functionalities to its revamped digital gambling block app that prevent customers from making deposits to online gambling platforms.
09/30/21 CCC seeks immediate revocation of IPI casino licence Andrew Yeom, Commonwealth Casino Commission executive director, has filed four complaints against IPI and demanded the immediate and final revocation of the casino operator’s gaming licence.
09/29/21 Sydney and Melbourne see record spend on online gambling A report has revealed that recent lockdowns in the states of Victoria and New South Wales led to a rise in the amount spent on online gambling.
09/29/21 Crown Resorts makes further board changes Crown Resorts has named Craig Durham as group company secretary and legal counsel and Anne Ward as an independent non-executive director.
09/27/21 Crown Perth players threatened by loan sharks, inquiry hears The Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) has told the Western Australian Royal Commission into Crown Resorts that several players were approached by loan sharks they met on the casino floor.
