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Tabcorp Holdings Limited agrees to pay fine for anti-money laundering breeches

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, sportsbetting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings Limited has reportedly agreed to pay a fine worth approximately $34.6 million in order to settle a money laundering case brought by the governmen...

Australian casino operator to reduce reliance on Chinese high-stakes gamblers

Adam Morgan

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance

In the wake of November’s arrests in China of 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited, fellow Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to reduce its...

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Kim M

February 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Australia, Online gambling regulation, China, Economy/Finance, Japan

The U.S. leads the world in gambling losses by country with Americans losing $116.9 billion last year, according to The Economist’s citing of data from U.K.-based H2 Gambling Capital (H2G), a betting and gaming...

Sky City NZ revenue offsets Australia VIP turnover drop

Alex Lanter

February 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, New Zealand, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases

The Sky City Casino in Auckland had impressive profits in the first half to December, overshadowing the operator’s Australian properties, according to a financial report from Sky City Entertainment Group. The A...

Crown Resorts Limited wins approval to build Melbourne skyscraper

Adam Morgan

February 9, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects

In Australia, casino giant Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly been given permission to build a 90-story skyscraper next door to its Crown Melbourne complex that will house 388 six-star hotel rooms along with ...

Proposed Gold Coast integrated casino resort could create more than 13,000 jobs

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2017

Casino proposals, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers

In Australia, the developer behind the plan to build a $1.5 billion integrated casino resort in south-eastern Queensland has reportedly declared that the project would create more than 13,000 permanent and temp...

Clubs NSW agrees ten-year CrownBet deal in New South Wales

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2017

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

In Australia, casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has announced that its CrownBet online sportsbetting service has signed a ten-year deal to serve as the official betting partner for Clubs NSW. Sydney-list...

Crown Resorts Limited shareholders class-action lawsuit

Adam Morgan

February 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders are reportedly set to launch a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator following last year’s arrest of 18 of the Melbourne-based firm’s emplo...

Australian casino operator purchases Gold Coast hotel resort

Adam Morgan

February 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia, The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced that it has acquired the 295-room Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Gold Coast hotel resort in partnership with Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterpri...

Robert Rankin steps down as chairman of Crown Resorts; Packer back in

Sadonna Price

January 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Employment & Careers

After quitting the position of chairman for Crown Resorts in 2015, James Packer returns to his previous leadership role within the company. An announcement was made that Robert Rankin has stepped down as part o...

South Australia cuts maximum pokie bet to $5

Sadonna Price

January 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia

Starting on the 31st of December, pokie players in South Australia would find that the maximum wager that can be placed on the gaming machines has been cut in half, now down to $5 a spin. This is a big cut to t...

Aussie Millions 2017 awaits poker pros

Alex Lanter

December 28, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, The Players Lounge

With less than a month until the Aussie Millions 2017 Poker Championship starts, both seasoned pros and upcoming contenders are warming up for on the one of the most popular global poker events. The championshi...

Online gambling providers leaving Australia due to new iGaming legislation

Sadonna Price

December 27, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

New online gambling legislation has surfaced in Australia that may see many online gambling providers removing their services from the country. Vera & John is a well-known provider of online gambling option...

Tatts Group spurns Pacific Consortium offer

Adam Morgan

December 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia, lottery operator Tatts Group has turned down the $5.37 billion takeover offer from a consortium that includes multi-national private equity group KKR And Company and global investment banking firm...

Community group loses appeal against construction of Sydney casino

Adam Morgan

December 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, a community group has lost its last-ditch legal challenge against Crown Resorts Limited and the firm’s plan to build the $2 billion Crown Sydney casino resort in the Barangaroo inner-city neighbor...

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Tabcorp Holdings Limited agrees to pay fine for anti-money laundering breeches

Australian casino operator to reduce reliance on Chinese high-stakes gamblers

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Sky City NZ revenue offsets Australia VIP turnover drop

Crown Resorts Limited wins approval to build Melbourne skyscraper

Proposed Gold Coast integrated casino resort could create more than 13,000 jobs

Clubs NSW agrees ten-year CrownBet deal in New South Wales

Crown Resorts Limited shareholders class-action lawsuit

Australian casino operator purchases Gold Coast hotel resort

Robert Rankin steps down as chairman of Crown Resorts; Packer back in

South Australia cuts maximum pokie bet to $5

Aussie Millions 2017 awaits poker pros

Online gambling providers leaving Australia due to new iGaming legislation

Tatts Group spurns Pacific Consortium offer

Community group loses appeal against construction of Sydney casino

Greentube Alderney Hit with £1 Million Fine by UKGC for AML and Social Responsibility Failures

New Casino Proposal in Tysons Sparks Fresh Debate in Virginia Legislature

France Weighs Online Casino Legalization to Address Illegal Market

Cambodia’s Casino Tax Revenue Jumps 85% in 2024 to $63.1 Million

Tipico Group Expands into Austria with Admiral Acquisition