10/14/21 Victoria Royal Commission to deliver Crown findings on Friday Victoria’s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts will share its findings with the government on Friday. A final report is expected to be released before the end of the month.
10/14/21 Philippines finance secretary blames China for POGO exodus Carlos G. Dominguez, the Philippine finance secretary, said the exodus of POGOs is mainly due to China’s crackdown and not because of the new POGO tax law.
10/13/21 New Singapore gambling regulator delayed Tan Tee How, Casino Regulatory Authority chairman, said the creation of a new gambling regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
10/13/21 Star Entertainment answers money laundering allegations The Star Entertainment Group has issued a response denying media allegations that it failed to do enough to prevent money laundering and fraud at its resorts.
10/12/21 Tasmanian parliament to discuss new gambling bill this week The bill proposes individual operating licences for electronic gaming machines hosted in brick-and-mortar venues and new tax rates on gaming revenue.
10/12/21 Philippines: AMLC revoked two POGOs registrations Two POGOs failed to cooperate with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in the conduct of its compliance checking.
10/07/21 Lawyers contest controls over Macau casino dividend distribution A group of lawyers says the proposal for casinos to require government endorsement before distributing profits is unjustifiable. They propose an alternative solution.
10/07/21 Companies to challenge Karnataka online gambling ban Roland Landers, AIGF CEO, has said the industry will go to court to challenge the banning of online gambling in the state of Karnataka.
10/07/21 IPI casino licence fee available for appropriation Governor Ralph DLG Torres has said that the remaining US$8m from IPI’s annual exclusive casino licence fee for its sixth year is now available for appropriation.
10/07/21 Australia: Wyndham Council bans pokies near social housing The council of Wyndham, in the state of Victoria, has issued a new policy to restrict how closely pokies venues can be established to social housing.
10/07/21 Catholic Church intensifies campaign against Boracay casino plans Members of the Philippines’ Catholic Church have said that allowing gambling on Boracay would lead to destructive lifestyles and habits.
10/06/21 Singapore court dismisses Bloomberry appeal against GGAM The appeal made by Bloomberry against Global Gaming Asset Management in a claim over wrongful termination has been dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal.
10/06/21 India: FICCI criticises Karnataka ban on online gambling Members of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has expressed their disagreement with the banning of online gambling in the state of Karnataka.
10/06/21 MGM CEO has no worries about increased control over Macau’s casinos Bill Hornbuckle, MGM president and CEO, has said he is not worried about increased oversight of gaming concessionaires and junket operations.
10/05/21 Andrew Yeom: CCC now down to 12 employees Andrew Yeom says the Commonwealth Casino Commission now has only 12 employees including himself as financial woes bite.