08/05/20 NSW fines Sydney casino for safety breach Watsons Bay Hotel is the fifteenth venue in New South Wales to be fined for violating its own Covid-19 safety plan after undercover inspections.
08/04/20 Tabcorp expects 31% fall in net profits The Australian gaming company is factoring in the impact of Covid-19 on its business, as the economy sees a retail contraction and continuing uncertainty.
08/02/20 Sydney’s Star casino hotel hopes reignited The Sydney casino’s plans were rejected last November but it has a new opportunity as NSW seeks to revamp suburbs.
07/30/20 NSW warns loot boxes encourage gambling Research by Central Queensland University finds young adults are more likely to gamble if exposed to in-game purchases and loot boxes.
07/29/20 Australian business sees PointsBet to record growth PointsBet’s Australian turnover grew by 80 per cent over the past year, creating record growth for the sports betting operator.
07/28/20 IBIA calls for in-play sports betting in Australia This association believes the lack of local regulation in Australia favours offshore Asian operators.
07/28/20 Donaco completes entitlement offer for US$9.9m The proceeds will go to repay its main lender and to make up for the lower gaming revenues at its Cambodia and Vietnam casinos.
07/28/20 SkyCity Adelaide adds new restaurants and bars Australia’s SkyCity Adelaide casino plans to hire around 700 people for mid-2021 to work at the new outlets.
07/24/20 Tabcorp’s CEO and Chairman leave the company Tabcorp has begun the search for a new CEO as David Attenborough announces he will retire in the first half of 2021.
07/22/20 “Australians have unlicensed casinos in their pocket” The RWA has warned that the surge in gambling spending during the Covid-19 crisis was fuelled by illegal websites.
07/19/20 Australia will block 11 offshore gambling sites The Communications and media authority has warned gamblers to withdraw any money they still hold on the sites.
07/19/20 NSW hits pokie hall with record fine The club was found guilty of encouraging “the misuse and abuse of gambling” after a member took his own life.
07/14/20 Queensland drops plans for second casino The state of Queensland has dropped plans for a second casino in the state due to lack of interest from investors.
07/12/20 TAB Victoria closes 60% of shops in new lockdown Tabcorp Holdings has shut around 60 per cent of shops in Victoria as the state returns to lockdown due to increased cases in Melbourne.
07/10/20 Australian sports betting firm to set foot in US PlayUp has confirmed its intention to step into every US state that has legalised online sports betting.
