08/13/21 Casino Canberra announces seven-day lockdown Aquis Entertainment has announced the temporary closure of Casino Canberra due to the Australian Capital Territory’s new Covid-19 countermeasures.
08/13/21 IPI to hire local workers for Garapan casino construction Imperial Pacific wants to hire local workers if the Commonwealth Lottery Commission finally approves a five-year extension to finish the new casino in Garapan.
08/13/21 NSW may allow The Star Sydney to add 1,000 pokies The New South Wales government is considering whether to allow a transfer of poor-performing slots to The Star Sydney.
08/12/21 Crown Resorts to go into default if it loses licence In closing submissions to Victorian Royal Commission, Crown Resorts warned that if it loses its licence in the state, there is a “very real potential” of default on its debt facilities.
08/11/21 Crown Perth allowed Chinese high rollers to mask transactions Crown Perth is accused of disguising the destination of VIP patrons’ funds.
08/11/21 Australia: calls for controls on loot boxes Anti-gambling campaigners have called for stricter measures on video games that offer loot boxes to children.
08/10/21 Gaming companies against new licence fee in N. Mariana islands Mariana Entertainment and MP Holdings have filed a complaint against the CNMI government over an increase to the e-gaming licence fee signed off last week.
08/10/21 Australia: Star Queensland reopens as Reef Casino closes The Star Entertainment Group has reopened its venue in Queensland while Reef Casino Trust has closed its property in Cairns.
08/09/21 Crown Perth’s RSG had no input on pokies purchases, inquiry hears James Sullivan, gaming product manager, has said the company’s responsible service of gaming (RSG) team had no input on purchasing decisions.
08/09/21 Tabcorp could launch a lottery for vaccinated people Australia’s Prime Minister has approached Tabcorp to seek advice on a lottery to encourage people to get vaccinated.
08/09/21 Crown Melbourne to be closed until August 12 Crown Melbourne has ceased operations until August 12 under a 7-day lockdown imposed by the Victorian government.
08/06/21 Helen Coonan to step down as Crown chair by end of August Victoria’s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts has heard that Helen Coonan will resign from her role by the end of the month.
08/06/21 Star Entertainment Group loses legal claim against Chubb Insurance Star Entertainment Group has lost its case against Chubb Insurance over pandemic losses.
08/05/21 Crown Perth provided credit for gambling, inquiry hears Crown Perth approved credit for Australian and international gamblers despite this being prohibited under WA law.
08/04/21 Australia: ACMA orders blocking of 7 affiliate sites The ACMA has told Australian internet service providers to block 7 sites that promote and drive traffic to online casino services.
