09/03/21 NSW appoints Gillian Eldershaw to ILGA board The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has announced the appointment of Gillian Eldershaw as a new member of the board.
09/03/21 Tabcorp wants banks to be responsible for credit card ban Tabcorp has said it will support a ban on credit card use for gambling but that banks should be responsible for enforcing it.
09/02/21 South Korea gaming tax revenue down 82.4% in 2020 South Korea’s government collected KRW81.8bn (US$70.5m) in tax revenue from the gaming industry in 2020.
09/02/21 Australia: ACMA orders blocking of 5 offshore gambling platforms The ACMA has told Australian internet service providers to block five illegal offshore gambling websites.
08/31/21 Crown Resorts bans 250 VIP players in bid to keep gaming licences Crown Resorts has announced it has banned 250 high rollers who couldn’t explain where their money came from or raised other probity concerns.
08/30/21 Philippines: 14 arrested for illegal gambling Police in Angeles City have arrested 14 Chinese citizens for alleged involvement in illegal gambling.
08/26/21 Hong Kong: 5 arrested for cross-border money laundering Five people have been arrested for alleged cross border operations between Hong Kong and Macau.
08/26/21 Singapore: 21 arrested for illegal gambling Police have arrested 21 people for illegal gambling.
08/25/21 WA Royal Commission chair questioned over conflict of interest The state’s Royal Commission into Crown Perth is being led by Neville Owen, who has personal interests with some of the witnesses.
08/23/21 Operators urge changes to N. Mariana islands e-gaming licence fee MP Holdings says it has been forced to close one of its venues, resulting in the layoff of 30 employees due to the e-gaming licence fee.
08/23/21 Hong Kong: policeman sentenced for running illegal gambling den Ng Hin-fung has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and six months in prison for running an illegal poker house and for breaching Covid-19 countermeasures.
08/16/21 Tasmania introduces loss limits on pokie loyalty programmes The Tasmania Liquor and Gaming Commission will now require members of pokie loyalty programmes at land-based casinos to set annual loss limits.
08/04/21 India: Madras court strikes down online gambling ban The Madras High Court has struck down the bill that banned online gambling in Tamil Nadu after a petition brought by online operators.
08/04/21 Australia: ACMA orders blocking of 7 affiliate sites The ACMA has told Australian internet service providers to block 7 sites that promote and drive traffic to online casino services.
08/03/21 Australia: VCGLR to be replaced by new Casino Control Commission Authorities have announced the creation of a new Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCC), which will replace the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).
