Australia

United Workers Union Calls on NSW Government to Negotiate Acceptable Casino Duty Rates

Radosav Milutinovic
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An influential Australian trade union has signalized to the New South Wales (NSW) government that the state's intention to significantly increase casino duty rates from 1 July 2023 will result in lost jobs in t...

SkyCity Entertainment Group’s Revenue Surged 167% After Post-Lockdown Recovery; SkyCity Adelaide faces money laundering charges

Marija Malenovic
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SkyCity Entertainment Group, a flagship gambling and entertainment company based in Auckland, New Zealand, turned its previous temporary loss of $33.7 million into a profit of $22.8 million after its operations...

The Star Served with Misconduct Claim in Financial and AML State Investigations

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Australian giant casino operator, The Star, has been served this week with another statement of claim for a securities class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The latest lawsuit is the second this week s...

Dabble Completes Purchase of Mobile Sports Betting Platform Moneyball Australia

Marija Malenovic
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Following the acquisition of a 20% stake interest in Dabble Sports for Aus$33.0m by Australian gaming group, Tabcorp, Dabble, Australia's leading online betting brand, has completed the purchase of daily mobile...

Aquis Entertainment finalizes US$42 million sale of Casino Canberra to Iris Capital

Marija Malenovic
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Australia-based Aquis Entertainment has officially announced that it has finalized the sale of its entire subsidiary, Canberra-based Aquis Canberra Pty Ltd, better known as the Casino Canberra site, to Iris CC ...

PointsBet discusses the sale of its Australian operations to News Corp’s vertical Betr

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Australian online sportsbook operator, PointsBet, is in preliminary discussions to sell its Australian business to the new-founded wagering operator, Betr. A sale of the Australian business would free up the $4...

Australian sports officials reject proposals to better regulate online gambling

Marija Malenovic
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While a handful of Australia's largest clubs and popular athletes have expressed concerns over existing online gambling regulations, Australia's most influential sports officials have dismissed suggestions that...

ASIC launches civil proceedings against Star Entertainment’s 11 casino executives and directors

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Australia's corporate regulator has commenced legal action against current and former directors and officials of casino operator Star Entertainment Group Ltd.  The Australian Securities and Investments Commissi...

Ville Casino charged by Australian regulator for tempting players with unauthorized junkets; Reef casino fined $10,000 in separate investigation

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The Ville Casino in Townsville, north Queensland, will face hefty fines from the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulations (OLGR), known as Australia’s liquor and gambling regulator, for allegedly "using unapprov...