05/25/21 Australia: NSW club to start trial of cashless slot machines The New Lambton club will be the first venue to test cashless slot machines in New South Wales, Australia.
05/25/21 WA AML unit should never have been disbanded, inquiry hears Western Australia’s former chief casino officer, David Halge, has said that an anti-money laundering police unit that has been dismantled in 1999 could have helped to prevent money laundering at Crown Resorts.
05/25/21 New Zealand: casino charity requirements to be reviewed The New Zealand Gambling Commission is analysing casino charity requirements as some casino operators are currently giving away less than 1 per cent of their profits annually.
05/22/21 Reef Casino profit surpasses 2019 levels Reef Casino Trust has reported that profit for the first quarter was higher than in 2019 thanks to an increase in regional and local visitors.
05/22/21 Australia: new owners of Lasseters Casino add extra pokies The number of poker machines in the Northern Territory has risen more than two-fold since Lasseters Casino changed hands.
05/22/21 Crown AML manager backs cashless gaming proposal Crown’s anti-money laundering manager Nick Stokes has said he’s in favour of phasing out cash at Crown’s casinos.
05/21/21 Crown legal chief dismissed money-laundering risks, inquiry hears Crown’s anti-money laundering manager Nick Stokes said he tried to raise the issue of money-laundering risks and prevention strategies but was not heard listened to.
05/20/21 VCGLR criticises Crown Resorts over 2019 ad The Victorian Commission for Gaming and Liquor Regulation has criticised Crown Resorts’ board for signing an advertisement that attacked its investigation that revealed money laundering through its casinos.
05/20/21 Star Gold Coast casino expansion to be finished by mid-2024 The Star Gold Coast casino in Australia will add a new tower housing 210 five-star hotel rooms.
05/20/21 Australia: cashless gambling proposal gains support Members of religious institutions and community service organisations have expressed their support for cashless gambling in New South Wales.
05/19/21 Crown Resorts tried to delay AML controls, inquiry hears On the second day of public hearings in Victoria, VCGLR licensing manager Jason Cremona said a former Crown executive tried to delay the introduction of tighter money-laundering controls.
05/18/21 Tinian Diamond Casino to open in September Authorities have granted permission for the Tinian Diamond Casino in the Northern Mariana Islands to open in September after the operator paid its $500,000 annual casino licence fee.
05/17/21 Crown lied to Victorian gaming regulator, inquiry hears Timothy Bryant, a compliance officer at the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR), said Crown Resorts lied to him about the arrest of 19 Crown executives in China in 2016.
05/17/21 Crown Resorts turns down Blackstone offer Crown Resorts’ board has concluded that the revised bid from Blackstone is not in the best interests of shareholders.
05/15/21 Crown Resorts’ Barangaroo casino could open by October The New South Wales regulator has said Crown Resorts is on track to open its Barangaroo casino by October. The news may scupper potential buyers’ hope for a discount, JP Morgan says.
