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.
07/07/21 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.
07/05/21 Hong Kong: illegal gambling rises during Covid-19 pandemic Police in Hong Kong arrested 5,198 people for illegal online gambling in 2020, up 58 per cent when compared to the previous year.
07/03/21 Crown credit card transactions reveal possible money laundering Victoria’s Royal Commission has heard that Crown Resorts may have accepted credit card payments in exchange for gaming chips or cash at its Melbourne hotel desk venue between 2012 and 2016.
07/03/21 New Zealand: criticism of plan to make pubs’ pokies turnover public The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) argues that pub-by-pub statistics on pokie machine turnover would be “a virtual shopping list for armed robbers.”
07/03/21 Former advisor gives more evidence in LVS – AEC legal battle A former advisor to Macau’s gaming commission, Carlos Lobo, has given more testimony, stated the relationship between LVS and AAEC was terminated before LVS partnered with Galaxy Entertainment.
07/01/21 Australia: ACMA to block more offshore gambling platforms The Australian media authority ACMA has urged internet service providers to block offshore gambling websites operated by Kings Chance Service.
07/01/21 New Zealand district aims to reduce number of slot machines Mackenzie Council has approved a proposal to reduce the number of slot machines in the district.
06/30/21 Crown Resorts: WA Royal Commission to release interim report Western Australian’s Royal Commission has sent an interim report to Governor Kim Beazley today.
06/26/21 Australian gaming industry at a turning point, analysts say Fitch Ratings Inc says Australia’s gaming sector could face structural change as casino operators face increased scrutiny.
06/25/21 AAEC lacked experience in casino sector, court hears Carlos Lobo, a former advisor to Macau’s gaming commission has told Macau’s Court of First Instance that AAEC was an experienced company in the finance sector, but did not have experience in tourism or casinos.
06/24/21 Chinese authorities clamp down on cross-border crimes in northern Myanmar Police urged Chinese nationals in northern Myanmar to register their identities to crack down on cross-border crimes.
06/24/21 Australia: ACMA to develop gambling self-exclusion register The Australian authority ACMA will develop a National Self-Exclusion Register to let people self-exclude from all licensed interactive gaming providers in a single process.
06/21/21 Macau to continue easing controls with Guangdong province As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in Guangdong, Macau authorities are considering easing restrictions for travellers.
06/18/21 Macau to ease controls with two cities in Guangdong province A 14-day quarantine is no longer required for people coming from Shenzhen city and Maoming city in Guangdong.
