09/27/21 CCC crisis continues as it loses another commissioner Diego M. Songao has stepped down as a member of the Commonwealth Casino Commission due to health reasons.
09/24/21 Australia: criticism of gambling ads ahead of AFL Grand Final Some government MPs, athletes and AFL clubs have complained of gambling companies piling ads into pre-game coverage for Saturday’s AFL Grand Final in Perth.
09/24/21 Crown Perth used by organised criminals, inquiry hears Deputy Police Commissioner Col Blanch has told the WA Royal Commission that Crown Perth was used by criminal organisations to move cash through casino junkets and avoid detection from regulators.
09/22/21 Crown Perth VIP room remained open during lockdown The WA Royal Commission has heard that Crown Perth breached lockdown rules by keeping its VIP room open.
09/22/21 Andrew Yeom: “Allowing online gambling could bring up to 2.1m online users annually” Andrew Yeom, Commonwealth Casino Commission executive director, was invited by House Gaming Committee Chairman Edwin Propst to discuss the possibility of online gambling with lawmakers.
09/22/21 Fitch keeps Crown under negative ratings watch The ratings agency has decided to maintain Crown Resorts under its Rating Watch Negative (RWN) as the company is still facing two Royal Commissions.
09/22/21 Australian casino revenue to decline due to stricter regulations According to analysts, casino operators in Australia could see a decline in revenue as a result of compliance initiatives.
09/21/21 Casinos in Victoria and New South Wales may reopen in late October Authorities in both Victoria and New South Wales have announced that gaming and hospitality venues will be able to reopen in late October as long as the vaccination rate continues rising.
09/20/21 New Zealand campaigners call for tougher gambling laws Anti-gambling campaigners have encouraged other councils to follow the city of Christchurch’s decision not to relax its current gambling and TAB regulation policies.
09/20/21 Federal Group protests Tasmania licence changes Federal Group casino claims the government didn’t notify it about a change in rules to end the company’s exclusive licence agreement.
09/16/21 Toni Korsanos resigns as Crown Resorts director Toni Korsanos is the latest director to step down from Crown Resorts’ board. She will depart after the annual general meeting on October 21.
09/15/21 Australia: ACMA raps Foxtel for breaching ad rules ACMA has found that Foxtel breached broadcasting rules after airing a betting service ad during the live broadcast of an AFL match.
09/15/21 CCC warns it will close by end of April 2022 A day after asking the government for a US$1m, the Commonwealth Casino Commission warns it will have to cease operations by April 2022 if it doesn’t get funds.
09/14/21 Crown Resorts to mandate vaccines for staff and customers Crown Resorts will require employees and guests to be vaccinated.
