02/20/20 Crown posts slump in gambling turnover Crown Resorts said that a Chinese VIP slump hit profit, which is an effect of the impact of fear of coronavirus.
02/17/20 SkyCity puts Queenstown hotel on hold As its international business continues to struggle, SkyCity has announced that it will put its plans for a Queenstown luxury hotel on hold.
02/07/20 Melco won’t buy more Crown Resorts shares In an investors call, Melco revealed it has put aside its plans to acquire further Crown resorts shares as it deals with coronavirus’ impact.
01/27/20 Crown Resorts replaces its chairman Australian giant Crown Resorts has named Helen Coonan to replace John Alexander, now former chairman at the gaming company.
01/20/20 Sportradar extends relationship with Tennis Australia Australian Open and associated tennis tournaments will be protected and enhanced for audiences across the world thanks to a new deal with Sportradar in Australia.
01/20/20 New gaming bill has New Zealand on alert The incoming gaming bill that will transform New Zealand gaming is “not where it needs to be”, the local authorities say.
01/15/20 Australian authority signs MOU with UKGC The Australian body AUSTRAC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
01/14/20 ACMA to block more gambling sites The Australian authority ACMA has ordered internet service providers to block nine offshore gambling sites.
01/09/20 Crown to open Sydney casino by next Christmas A Sydney casino will go live by next Christmas, as Crown Resorts expects to launch its new VIP gaming venue sooner than originally scheduled.
12/20/19 The Star Entertainment Group and Konami renew a decades-long technology partnership Konami’s SYNKROS casino management system continues to serve The Star’s world-class integrated resort portfolio.
12/19/19 AFL signs monster gambling partnership The AFL (Australian Football League) signed a yearly €4.9 million gambling partnership deal with BetEasy, that will run for up to five years.
12/11/19 New Zealand racing reform makes progress In order for New Zealand to complete a racing reform, the Minister for Racing introduced the Racing Industry Bill, a second piece of legislation to regulate it.
12/06/19 Banks in Australia could block credit gambling An association that backs banks in Australia said that the entities could ban or limit the use of credit cards for online gambling.
11/26/19 Australia to legislate self-exclusion register The government of Australia will legislate an online national self-exclusion register that will allow people to ban themselves from online and apps.
11/21/19 Sydney rejects new hotel tower The Independent Planning Commission in Sydney has rejected a hotel tower project Star Entertainment Group had submitted recently.
