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Aquis Entertainment Limited inks deal to sell its Casino Canberra venue

May 13, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia and casino operator Aquis Entertainment Limited has reportedly signed an agreement to offload its Casino Canberra property to Capital Leisure and Entertainment Proprietary Limited for approximately...

Aquis Entertainment Limited remains keen on Casino Canberra redevelopment

Adam Morgan

May 17, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance

In Australia and the Chairman for Aquis Entertainment Limited has reportedly told investors that his firm continues to be interested in redeveloping its Casino Canberra property via a proposed makeover that cou...

Aristocrat Leisure Limited integrating new responsible gameplay technology

Adam Morgan

March 1, 2021

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Game manufacturers, Economy/Finance, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

The boss for Australian gaming machines innovator Aristocrat Leisure Limited has reportedly announced that the firm will soon begin integrating new responsible gameplay technology into its domestic electronic g...

Australia passes legislation to ban online poker and in-play sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

In Australia, the Senate has today followed the House Of Representatives in passing a piece of amended legislation that has closed several loopholes to completely ban online casino and poker games as well as th...

Annual net loss at Casino Canberra grows despite rise in revenues

Adam Morgan

March 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino expansion projects, Economy/Finance

In Australia, Casino Canberra has reportedly released its financial results for 2016 showing that its loss has widened to approximately $5.9 million while it is now standing in a negative net asset position wit...

Tabcorp Holdings Limited found guilty of publishing illegal inducements

Adam Morgan

December 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

After last week saw its planned $4.4 billion deal to purchase local lottery operator Tatts Group jeopardized following the emergence of a rival bid, Australian sportsbetting operator Tabcorp Holdings Limited ha...

Arrested Crown Resorts Limited employees meet with Australian officials

Adam Morgan

November 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

The three Australian employees of Crown Resorts Limited detained by Chinese police last month before being formally arrested earlier this week have now reportedly been allowed to meet with officials from their ...

Norfolk Island Gaming Authority to be dissolved

Adam Morgan

November 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Licenses

After being stripped of the power to approve and renew gaming licenses by the Australian federal government in April, the Norfolk Island Gaming Authority is now to be permanently closed. According to a repor...

ACT Greens seek $1 wagers on Canberra pokies

Sadonna Price

October 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia

The ACT Greens group is currently working on a program titled Community First that purports to put the future of individuals ahead of big business, pokies, and developers. As part of this initiative, the Greens...

Australian politicians launch “Pokie-Leaks” campaign

Adam Morgan

September 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News

In Australia, a trio of federal politicians have launched a controversial campaign designed to encourage industry insiders to come forward with secret information related to the nation’s slot machine industry. ...

Acquis Entertainment to take legal action against Clubs ACT, Canberra Raiders and Richard Farmer

Renee Kingsley

July 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Casino expansion projects, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment, the parent company of the Canberra Casino had given Clubs ACT, Canberra Raiders and Richard Farmer, the clubs lobbyist until July 20 to withdraw statements the group are ca...

Australian independents call for greater gambling regulation

Adam Morgan

July 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Sports betting

In Australia, a pair of independent federal politicians has called on the government to ban gambling advertisements during sports broadcasts and institute a $1 maximum bet for players enjoying the nation’s slot...

New South Wales and ACT government decide to shutdown greyhound racing industry

Renee Kingsley

July 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Oceania Casino News

The New South Wales (NSW) government was the first to announce that it plans to impose a blanket ban on the greyhound racing industry and shortly thereafter the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) also announced...

ACT Clubs launch campaign against pokies in Canberra Casino

Renee Kingsley

June 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Licenses

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government’s decision to award Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment 200 pokie licenses for their Canberra casino has not gone down well with the clubs in Canberra as prior...

Western Australia urged to launch High Court action

Adam Morgan

June 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance, Taxation

In Australia, a federal Member Of Parliament (MP) has called on Western Australia to launch a High Court challenge designed to force states that earn billions of dollars from gambling taxes to hand back more mo...