05/31/21 News Corp in talks to launch FOX Bet in Australia News Corp Australia is in talks with Fox Corp and bookmaker Matthew Tripp about launching the FOX Bet brand.
05/29/21 Tabcorp receives US$3.10bn offer from BetMakers Tabcorp has received a new offer to acquire its wagering and media businesses, this time from BetMakers Technology Group Ltd.
05/29/21 Imperial Pacific appeals gaming licence suspension Imperial Pacific International’s licence was suspended by the Commonwealth Casino Commission in April after the company admitted violating five regulatory orders.
05/27/21 Crown Melbourne shuts temporarily amid rise in Covid-19 cases Crown Melbourne has closed its doors as the state of Victoria enters into a snap seven-day lockdown.
05/27/21 Former casino inspector denies writing Crown junket report Nick Toyne, a former casino inspector, said his name appeared on a report he didn’t write and which allowed criminals to run junkets at Crown Resorts.
05/27/21 Crown: money laundering activity detected up to February 2021 Nearly 50 account banks linked to Crown Resorts will be reviewed by a major auditing firm after indications of money laundering were detected between December 1, 2020, and February 18, 2021.
05/27/21 Australian weighs ban on credit card use for online gambling A parliamentary committee will consider a possible ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling.
05/26/21 Australian capital launches advisory council on gambling harm The Australian Capital Territory has launched a new advisory council on gambling harm.
05/26/21 Crown sat on AML recommendations for over a year, inquiry hears Neil Jeans, principal at the anti-money laundering consultancy Initialism, advised Crown Resorts about suspicious transactions, but the company took 13 months to act.
05/26/21 New Zealand interrupts travel bubble with Victoria The travel bubble has been halted for at least 72 hours after a new rise in Covid-19 cases in the Australian state of Victoria.
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.
