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Former CEO of Singapore casino regulator appointed FATF President

Macau casino operators to be charged up to US$10m for extension of concessions

Macau says gaming table and slot machine cap will better control casino market

Legislator Chan Chak Mo has said the proposal to limit the number of gaming tables and gaming machines aims to better control the scale of the casino market.

03/07/22

WA Royal Commission delivers final Crown Perth report

03/07/22

PAGCOR chairman cautious about suspending e-sabong

PAGCOR chairman Andrea Domingo said a decision to suspend e-sabong operations amid the disappearance of 31 people linked to the industry would open the regulator to legal action.

03/04/22

Macau could revoke gambling licences for national security interests

According to Macau’s gaming law amendment bill, the chief executive has the right to terminate a gambling licence without judicial procedures if a casino operator breaches national security.

03/04/22

Macau MICE events attendees down 8.7% in Q1

Macau gives details on future of satellite casinos

03/02/22

ILGA fines pub for offering customers inducements to gamble

Liquor and Gaming New South Wales has fined the Rose and Crown Hotel in Parramatta AU$107,358 (US$77,360).

03/01/22

AUSTRAC launches civil penalty proceedings against Crown Resorts

02/22/22

NZ gaming machine sector complains govt won’t fund facial recognition

Peter Dengate Thrush, chairman of the Gaming Machine Association, has said some funds collected from the problem gambling levy should be used to help companies install the facial recognition cameras.

02/21/22

Senet provides programme on gambling regulation in Sydney

There’s two weeks until Regulating the Game resets the gambling conversation.

02/21/22

Australian Capital Territory aims to cut number of gambling machines to 3,500

02/14/22

Karnataka High Court overturns ban on skill-based gambling

The Karnataka High Court has struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021 which prohibited and criminalised online gambling in the Indian state.

02/11/22

PAGCOR excluded 206 people from gaming in 2021

The total is a 15 per cent increase compared to the number of people PAGCOR excluded in 2020.

02/08/22

Studio City may transfer ownership of casino due to Macau legal changes

Macau’s new gaming law would end the current sub-concession system that led to the creation of three additional Macau casino licences, including that of Studio City casino resort.

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