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Crown Resorts Limited to offload more of its business

October 20, 2016

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

After seeing 18 of its representatives arrested in China over the weekend, Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has now reportedly confirmed previous speculation that it intends to offload some more...

Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group Ltd agree to $4.9 billion merger subject to regulatory approvals

Renee Kingsley

October 19, 2016

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

Tabcorp Holdings, an Australian based gaming, wagering and Keno company has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tatts Group Ltd, another Australian based company involved in the gaming, l...

Chinese authorities arrest 18 Crown Resort employees for alleged gambling recruitment activities

Renee Kingsley

October 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, China, Illegal Bookmaking, Macau

Authorities in China have arrested 18 Crown Resort employees and are questioning them in regards to their involvement in illegal gambling related activities. Gambling is banned in Mainland China with the except...

Queensland government officially approves Queen’s Wharf Brisbane casino license for Star Entertainment

Renee Kingsley

October 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Licenses

Star Entertainment announced on October 14 that it had received an official casino license from the Queensland government to proceed with its A$3 billion Queen’s Wharf casino development project in Brisbane, th...

New South Wales Premier Michael Baird backs down from greyhound ban after party faces backlash

Renee Kingsley

October 11, 2016

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

The New South Wales (NSW) government led by Premier Michael Baird announced in July 2016 that it planned to shutdown the state’s greyhound racing industry after a special report commissioned by the government r...

ACT Greens seek $1 wagers on Canberra pokies

Sadonna Price

October 10, 2016

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

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...

Imminent New South Wales greyhound racing ban coming under fire

Adam Morgan

October 3, 2016

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

In Australia, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is being urged to re-think instituting a coming ban on greyhound racing amid warnings that the controversial prohibition could lead to the state’s ruling coaliti...

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. ...

Wife of suspected casino money launderer fails to win back California house

Adam Morgan

September 17, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering

The wife of a suspected Chinese-Australian money launderer who allegedly turned over more than $636 million at the Crown Casino And Entertainment Complex in Melbourne has failed in her bid to win back a luxury ...

The Star Sydney plans six-star hotel addition

Adam Morgan

September 16, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels

In Australia, casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced that its ongoing renovation of The Star Sydney is now set to include the construction of a new $375 million six-star hotel featur...

Entities vie for license in vacuum of Aquis departure, Toowoomba supports idea

Sadonna Price

September 13, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses

Located in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, Toowoomba is open to the idea of casino gaming. After the Aquis departure from a major regional casino and resort development bid, the area would be i...

Queensland Treasurer believes Cairns has opportunity to gain forfeited Aquis casino license

Renee Kingsley

September 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Licenses

Hong Kong based billionaire Tony Fung was preparing to invest billions into the Aquis Great Barrier Reef integrated casino resort in Yorkeys Knob but suddenly decided to abandon plans of building a casino. Inst...

Australian casino and slot giants facing lawsuit alleging deception

Adam Morgan

September 5, 2016

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

In Australia, casino operator Crown Resorts Limited and gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Limited could be about to face a lawsuit alleging that the Dolphin Treasure slot is deceptive because it re...

ASF Queen’s Wharf casino focus of $3 billion development

Kim M

September 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates

Work on a $3 billion casino and residential project that will be situated on the Gold Coast Broadwater next to luxury hotel Palazzo Versace and Sea World, will begin as early as March 2017, according to The Cou...

$35m makeover set to begin at Chris Morris’ Queensland casino

Kim M

September 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates

As part of a $35 million redevelopment, demolition work at The Ville Resort Casino, which until September 2015 was known as Jupiters Townsville Hotel & Casino, owned by Chris Morris, founder, and chairman o...

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Crown Resorts Limited to offload more of its business

Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group Ltd agree to $4.9 billion merger subject to regulatory approvals

Chinese authorities arrest 18 Crown Resort employees for alleged gambling recruitment activities

Queensland government officially approves Queen’s Wharf Brisbane casino license for Star Entertainment

New South Wales Premier Michael Baird backs down from greyhound ban after party faces backlash

ACT Greens seek $1 wagers on Canberra pokies

Imminent New South Wales greyhound racing ban coming under fire

Australian politicians launch “Pokie-Leaks” campaign

Wife of suspected casino money launderer fails to win back California house

Entities vie for license in vacuum of Aquis departure, Toowoomba supports idea

Queensland Treasurer believes Cairns has opportunity to gain forfeited Aquis casino license

Australian casino and slot giants facing lawsuit alleging deception

ASF Queen’s Wharf casino focus of $3 billion development

$35m makeover set to begin at Chris Morris’ Queensland casino

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