07/23/21 Crown Resorts share price dips due to possible loss of licence Crown Resorts’ stocks slipped after Adrian Finanzio, counsel assisting Victoria’s Royal Commission, said Crown Melbourne should lose its casino licence.
07/22/21 Tabcorp to support ban on credit card use for online gambling Tabcorp has said it will support a ban on credit card use for gambling as long as local newsagents could still sell lottery tickets.
07/22/21 Problem Gambling Foundation concerned over New Zealand pokie profits The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) revealed poker machine operators in South Auckland generated NZ$21m in profits in the first quarter of the year.
07/21/21 Crown Melbourne’s casino licence should be cancelled, inquiry hears Adrian Finanzio, counsel assisting the inquiry, has told Victoria’s Royal Commission that Crown Melbourne should lose its casino licence due to serious misconduct.
07/20/21 SkyCity Adelaide in temporary closure due to Covid-19 SkyCity will temporarily close its Adelaide venue due to a snap four-day lockdown following three new cases of Covid-19.
07/20/21 Crown Melbourne unprepared to prevent gambling harms, inquiry hears Crown Melbourne employees didn’t encourage high-gamblers to take time out, Victoria’s Royal Commission has heard.
07/17/21 Tabcorp’s spin-off to benefit lotteries and Keno businesses JP Morgan has reported that Tabcorp’s lotteries and Keno businesses may have increased in value by between AU$9.4bn and AU$12.4bn while the value of the wagering and media division may have shrunk.
07/17/21 TAB NZ announces first board appointments TAB NZ has announced the members of its first board created under the Racing Act passed in 2020.
07/17/21 Australia: Victoria enters new lockdown The state of Victoria has declared a five-day lockdown.
07/17/21 More IPI assets to be sold to settle debts Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has approved a new auction of IPI assets to settle debts of over $5m from two lawsuits.
07/15/21 Australia: Sydney to extend restrictions until at least July 30 Authorities in New South Wales have announced that the current lockdown will be extended until at least July 30.
07/14/21 SkyCity gets permission to put back NZICC completion date SkyCity has been granted permission to extend the long stop date for completion of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) project from 2 January 2025 to 15 December 2027.
07/14/21 Northern Mariana Islands: concerns over second casino licence There’s been little news since senators introduced a bill to authorise a second casino licence if IPI’s exclusive licence is revoked.
