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

September 13, 2016

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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...

James Packer gives up Crown Resorts shares to settle sibling debt

Sadonna Price

August 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance

After reaching a settlement with his sister Gretel, James Packer has decided to pay the debt owned via the agreement by giving up the majority of control within Crown Resorts. Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. i...

Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung cancels plan to build $8 billion Great Barrier Reef Casino Resort

Renee Kingsley

August 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates, Licenses, Macau

Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung recently confirmed that his firm has decided to drop the plan of developing the Aquis Great Barrier Reef casino resort in Cairns. Fung and his team had worked on the project for ...

Crown Resorts break-up plan gets positive response from Australian government and regulators

Renee Kingsley

August 19, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau, Financial Press Releases

Crown Resorts announced in June 2015 that it planned to break up its casino empire by separating its international business from its domestic operations and began discussions with the Australian government and ...

Crown Resorts Limited annual profit hurt by depressed Macau market

Adam Morgan

August 17, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of June showing a 22.7% decline year-on-year in normalized net profit after tax to $406.2 mil...

Australian casino staff protests over weekend wage dispute

Adam Morgan

August 13, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Labor Relations

Yesterday evening saw hundreds of dealers, restaurant workers, security guards and hotel staff from the Crown Casino And Entertainment Complex in Melbourne take to the street in protest amid ongoing negotiation...

SkyCity Entertainment Group reports improved annual financial results

Adam Morgan

August 10, 2016

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

SkyCity Entertainment Group has released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of June showing a 13.1% improvement year-on-year in net profit after tax to $145.7 million while its total revenue...

Australia plans to regulate Bitcoin under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance laws

Alex Lanter

August 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Technology, Bitcoin accepting properties, Oceania Casino News

According to a report published by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac), electronic, online and new payment methods were posing “an emerging terrorism financing risk.” Therefore, the...

Wage offer rejected by Crown Melbourne staff; protest scheduled for Friday

Kim M

August 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Labor Relations

More than 5,500 workers at Crown Melbourne, including, hospitality staff, gaming staff, cleaners and security guards, rejected management’s 2.75 percent pay raise offer last week and are preparing for a large-s...

Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort developer happy to comply in new investigation

Adam Morgan

August 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates

In Australia, the developer behind the stalled Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort project has revealed that he is happy to comply with a renewed investigation into his business affairs despite dropping out of a pr...

Crown Resort’s $2 billion Barangaroo casino project faces legal challenge from local community group

Renee Kingsley

August 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Australia, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Just when Crown Resorts thought that it had cleared all major hurdles involved in the construction of its $2 billion Barangaroo casino in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, a local community group called Millers ...

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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

James Packer gives up Crown Resorts shares to settle sibling debt

Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung cancels plan to build $8 billion Great Barrier Reef Casino Resort

Crown Resorts break-up plan gets positive response from Australian government and regulators

Crown Resorts Limited annual profit hurt by depressed Macau market

Australian casino staff protests over weekend wage dispute

SkyCity Entertainment Group reports improved annual financial results

Australia plans to regulate Bitcoin under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance laws

Wage offer rejected by Crown Melbourne staff; protest scheduled for Friday

Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort developer happy to comply in new investigation

Crown Resort’s $2 billion Barangaroo casino project faces legal challenge from local community group

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