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Tasmania planning to introduce 15% point-of-consumption gaming tax

October 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Taxation, Taxes

In Australia and the small southern state of Tasmania is reportedly set to introduce a 15% point-of-consumption tax on all net gaming revenues in hopes of bringing in about $3.4 million every year to help run a...

Tasmanian Labor Party vows to ban ‘pokies’ from clubs and pubs

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2017

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

In the small southern Australian state of Tasmania, the local chapter of the opposition Labor Party has reportedly pledged to remove all electronic gaming machines from clubs and pubs if it wins a majority at n...

Tasmania announces plan to outlaw lottery betting

K Morrison

October 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tazmania, Lottery

New legislation is reportedly rapidly being written by the Tasmanian Government to ban lottery betting on the island state off Australia’s south coast. In what has been reported as a move to protect the $30 ...

Tabcorp Holdings Limited’s plan to buy Tatts Group comes under scrutiny

Adam Morgan

March 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia, the national competition regulator has expressed concerns about Tabcorp Holdings Limited’s proposed $4.44 billion plan to buy rival Tatts Group due to the effect the proposed merger could have on ...

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. ...

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...

Tatts Group re-branding lotteries division as The Lott

Adam Morgan

June 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Lottery

Australian wagering firm Tatts Group has announced plans to reposition its lotteries division under The Lott brand across seven jurisdictions including the states of New South Wales and Queensland. The count...

Tasmania Government promises to confirm before Easter if gambling monopoly will continue in the state

Renee Kingsley

February 22, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Licenses

The Wrest Point casino in the state of Tasmania is the oldest casino in Australia and also the only casino to legally operate in the state. Owned by the Federal Group, the casino has enjoyed a gambling monopoly...

Tasmanian Greens leader accuses Federal Group of ‘corporate blackmail’

Renee Kingsley

December 18, 2015

Australia, Casino expansion projects, Tazmania, Oceania Casino News

The gambling industry in Tasmania is a lot smaller when compared to the likes of Sydney and Melbourne and the Federal Group dominates the Tasmanian market as it owns and operates ‘Wrest Point’, the oldest casin...

Mona Casino may happen

Sam Mitchell

March 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Australia, World Casino News, Tazmania

The precursor to MONA, the Moorilla Museum of Antiquities, was founded in 2001 by Tasmanian millionaire David Walsh. Now Walsh is working to get a casino open in the Museum of Old and New Art at Berriedale. The...