04/08/20 Australia: Tabcorp lays off 700 employees Employees not affected by the temporary layoffs are being forced to take one day of leave per week, starting April 6 until June 30.
04/07/20 Donaco losing €800k a month due to casino shutdown Losses attributed to zero revenues and costs associated with maintaining its properties.
04/06/20 Australia: Betfair opens betting on house prices Punters are allowed to wager on property prices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Canberra and Hobart.
04/03/20 Melco grants shares worth €17m to CEO Lawrence Ho receives shares instead of cash as the operator looks to strengthen its reserves during the Coronavirus crisis.
04/02/20 Fears of reckless online gambling in Australia With the country in lockdown, concerns are being raised over the number of people gambling online.
04/01/20 Australia gambling industry effectively shut down Gambling venues across the country have been forced to close due to Coronavirus.
04/01/20 Star Entertainment cancels dividend The company will not pay its usual year-end shareholder dividend due to Coronavirus.
03/31/20 No tennis in 2020 says Tennis Australia Chief “My personal view is I think for tennis to come back this year is going to be tough” – TA Chief, Craig Tiley.
03/30/20 Aquis Entertainment cuts jobs Gambling operator has cut around 90% of its total workforce due to the forced casino closure in Australia.
03/26/20 Star Entertainment stands down 90% of workforce The Star Entertainment Group had to cease activities due to coronavirus.
03/24/20 Ainsworth to push gaming developments despite crisis The gaming giant Ainsworth announced it will continue developing technology amid Coronavirus crisis.
03/24/20 Tabcorp to use digital alternatives to reduce impact of the crisis Tabcorp to face the closure of all casinos in Australia by fueling the lottery and other gaming products such as online betting.
03/23/20 Australia closes casinos and clubs The Australian Prime Minister announced restrictions for all activities that involve social gathering to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
03/18/20 Star Ent rolls out additional prevention measures Its casinos in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast will close for four hours each morning for extra cleaning.
03/18/20 Australia: Sportsbet to offer weather markets Operator offering odds on the hottest and closest cities as Coronavirus sees sports events across the world be cancelled.
