05/27/21 India to analyse changes to casino tax values The Indian federal government is seeking to change the valuation of casinos, online gambling portals and racecourses for levying goods and services tax (GST).
05/27/21 Australian weighs ban on credit card use for online gambling A parliamentary committee will consider a possible ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling.
05/26/21 China: 914 confess to cross-border gambling crimes in amnesty Since authorities declared a form of amnesty in February, 914 residents of mainland China have confessed to involvement in cross-border gambling crimes.
05/26/21 Australian capital launches advisory council on gambling harm The Australian Capital Territory has launched a new advisory council on gambling harm.
05/26/21 Crown sat on AML recommendations for over a year, inquiry hears Neil Jeans, principal at the anti-money laundering consultancy Initialism, advised Crown Resorts about suspicious transactions, but the company took 13 months to act.
05/25/21 Australia: NSW club to start trial of cashless slot machines The New Lambton club will be the first venue to test cashless slot machines in New South Wales, Australia.
05/25/21 WA AML unit should never have been disbanded, inquiry hears Western Australia’s former chief casino officer, David Halge, has said that an anti-money laundering police unit that has been dismantled in 1999 could have helped to prevent money laundering at Crown Resorts.
05/25/21 New Zealand: casino charity requirements to be reviewed The New Zealand Gambling Commission is analysing casino charity requirements as some casino operators are currently giving away less than 1 per cent of their profits annually.
05/22/21 Crown AML manager backs cashless gaming proposal Crown’s anti-money laundering manager Nick Stokes has said he’s in favour of phasing out cash at Crown’s casinos.
05/20/21 VCGLR criticises Crown Resorts over 2019 ad The Victorian Commission for Gaming and Liquor Regulation has criticised Crown Resorts’ board for signing an advertisement that attacked its investigation that revealed money laundering through its casinos.
05/20/21 Australia: cashless gambling proposal gains support Members of religious institutions and community service organisations have expressed their support for cashless gambling in New South Wales.
05/19/21 Malaysia: 8 busted in raid on gambling operation Police made eight arrests in a second raid in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, the day after three were arrested in a separate operation.
05/19/21 Malaysia: 3 arrested in raid on suspected gambling operation Police made three arrests in a raid on an alleged illegal gambling operation in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
05/17/21 Macau legislators ask for an evaluation of gaming licensees Macau legislators want an assessment of the current six gaming licensees’ performance and behaviour over the last twenty years.
05/13/21 Star’s bid for Crown reopens debate on gambling industry The possible merger of Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment could accelerate a change in the Australian gaming industry according to changes suggested by Patricia Bergin’s final report.
