Australasia

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.

07/13/21

Australasian Gaming Expo will take place in 2022

07/13/21

Crown Resorts may retain licences with conditions, analysts say

J.P. Morgan believes Crown Resorts could retain its gaming licences in Sydney and Western Australia but with conditions.

07/13/21

IPI vehicles and gaming machines to be sold to pay USA Fanter

Imperial Pacific vehicles and casino gaming machines will be seized and sold in order to comply with a $2.1m judgement by USA Fanter Corp.

07/13/21

Crown warns 12,000 jobs are at risk if it loses licence

Crown Resorts sent a letter to the Victorian gaming minister saying there would be “severe consequences” if it cannot hold its licence for its second Sydney casino, the state’s Royal Commission has heard.

07/09/21

Crown’s board overruled Helen Coonan’s suggestions, inquiry hears

Helen Coonan, Crown Resorts’ executive chairman, has said she was “overruled” by the casino’s board when she suggested former CEO Ken Barton resign last year.

07/08/21

Imperial Pacific pays July settlement payment

Imperial Pacific has reported that it has paid its scheduled settlement payments for July although it did so a day late.

07/08/21

WA Royal Commission into Crown Perth opens submissions to the public

Western Australia’s Royal Commission has called on former and current Crown Resorts employees, government employees and the public in general to provide information about improper conduct.

07/08/21

Australia: Sydney extends Covid-19 restrictions another week

Authorities have extended countermeasures for another week after 18 new Covid-19 cases were recorded.

07/08/21

Study finds Australians don’t use gambling harm reduction tools

A study has found that Australians do not use gambling harm-reduction tools if they are not required to do so.

07/07/21

New Zealand: pokie operators allowed to break government regulations

Reports claim that New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) let slot machine operators break government regulations for 17 years.

07/07/21

Crown Resorts underpaid taxes for seven years, inquiry hears

Xavier Walsh, Crown Melbourne chief executive, said the company underpaid its casino taxes for seven years, but that he only started investigating the day after Victoria’s Royal Commission into the company was announced.

07/06/21

Entain disappointed with Tabcorp demerger decision

Entain has expressed its disappointment with Tabcorp’s decision to separate in two, saying its offer would have delivered better outcomes for shareholders.

07/05/21

Australia: NSW to test digital gaming wallets in Q4

The New South Wales government will start testing digital gaming wallets at clubs during the last quarter of 2021.

Check the latest Australasia news

SkyCity gets permission to put back NZICC completion date

Northern Mariana Islands: concerns over second casino licence

Australasian Gaming Expo will take place in 2022

Crown Resorts may retain licences with conditions, analysts say

IPI vehicles and gaming machines to be sold to pay USA Fanter

Crown warns 12,000 jobs are at risk if it loses licence

Crown’s board overruled Helen Coonan’s suggestions, inquiry hears

Imperial Pacific pays July settlement payment

WA Royal Commission into Crown Perth opens submissions to the public

Australia: Sydney extends Covid-19 restrictions another week

Study finds Australians don’t use gambling harm reduction tools

New Zealand: pokie operators allowed to break government regulations

Crown Resorts underpaid taxes for seven years, inquiry hears

Entain disappointed with Tabcorp demerger decision

Australia: NSW to test digital gaming wallets in Q4

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