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Tour dates announced for 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championships

January 30, 2016

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

The 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championships are now scheduled, with event organizers announcing tour dates. PokerStars has partnered with the Aussie Millions for the Main Event once again and over 20 gold ring...

SkyCity casino gets approval from Adelaide commission to proceed with $300 million expansion plans

Renee Kingsley

January 21, 2016

Casino proposals, Australia, Casino expansion projects, Employment & Careers, Oceania Casino News

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The SkyCity Entertainment Group had earlier submitted plans to revamp and upgrade its Adelaide casino but there remained a lot of speculation as to whether the plans would get approval considering the fact that...

Local clubs still fighting to block Casino Canberra from offering pokie gaming

Sadonna Price

January 21, 2016

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

In continued efforts to stop Casino Canberra from offering poker machines, ClubsACT has taken their fight online. Pokies, or poker machines are known as slots on other continents. The group is currently taking ...

High roller Di Miao accused of leading double life as cat burglar

Kim M

January 10, 2016

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News, Crime

A casino high roller, who despite being unemployed for at least a decade spent millions of dollars at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria, is being accused by authorities of lead...

Star Entertainment proposes 200 meter hotel tower in Sydney to compete with Packer’s Barangaroo Casino Resort

Renee Kingsley

January 4, 2016

Australia, China, Casino expansion projects, Asian Casino News, Oceania Casino News

The fierce competition between Star Entertainment and Crown Resorts, two of the biggest casino operators in Australia, is working out very well for New South Wales. Star Entertainment has enjoyed an exclusive c...

Australian billionaire James Packer steps down from Crown Resorts board of directors

Renee Kingsley

December 21, 2015

Las Vegas, Australia, Casino openings, Macau, Oceania Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Billionaire James Packer, the son of the late Kerry Packer played a key role in transitioning the family business from one that focused on broadcasting and publishing to Crown Resorts, a multi-billion dollar ca...

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...

Billionaire James Packer wants to privatise Crown Resorts: Updated

Alex Lanter

December 17, 2015

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

Update: Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH) has issued a statement (see below) denying any plans to privatize. Australia’s third richest man, billionaire James Packer, wants to privatise casino operator Crown ...

Australian greyhounds deemed too slow get “Death Row” sentence

Kim M

December 11, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Vietnam

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A practice that breeches racing rules exports hundreds of Australian greyhounds, determined by their owners and trainers to be to too slow for Australian racing, to Asia where they languish in deplorable condit...

James Packer’s Crown Resorts working to raise capital for Alon Las Vegas

Renee Kingsley

December 11, 2015

Australia, Las Vegas, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Nevada

Australian billionaire James Packer and his Crown Resorts have a strong reputation in Australia and Macau and are now looking to build their first casino in Las Vegas. This new casino is called Alon Las Vegas a...

Four Australian sports betting companies prosecuted for advertisements

Kim M

December 10, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Four new prosecutions have been launched by the New South Wales (NSW) gaming watchdog against some of the country’s largest sports betting companies as it increases its efforts to oversee advertising campaigns ...

Australian “charity” loses tax status: Corrected

Kim M

December 3, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

Correction Notice: In a previous version of this article the headline included a claim that the “charity” lost its tax status over gambling research whereas specifically, the organization lost endorsements beca...

Australia’s eSports market now bigger than the music industry

Renee Kingsley

December 3, 2015

Australia, Game manufacturers, Mobile gaming, Oceania Casino News, Fantasy Sports, Fantasy eSports

The eSports market is growing at a rapid pace all across the world and Australia has turned out to be one of the fastest growing markets. More than 67 million people in Australia play some sort of video game ev...

Unlimited tables and 99 year license make Brisbane casino a “no brainer” for Asian investor

Kim M

December 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Oceania Casino News

Far East Consortium International’s investment in Australia’s Queen’s Wharf Brisbane, the state’s biggest casino project, is expected to generate earnings of HK$2 billion annually. The contract that guarante...

Despite fewer machines, pokie revenues soar in New South Wales

Sadonna Price

November 22, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News

For the last financial year, it has been reported that the pokies in New South Wales have been able to generate a record A$73 billion in earnings, equal to $52.6 billion in US dollars. This was an increase of A...

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Tour dates announced for 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championships

SkyCity casino gets approval from Adelaide commission to proceed with $300 million expansion plans

Local clubs still fighting to block Casino Canberra from offering pokie gaming

High roller Di Miao accused of leading double life as cat burglar

Star Entertainment proposes 200 meter hotel tower in Sydney to compete with Packer’s Barangaroo Casino Resort

Australian billionaire James Packer steps down from Crown Resorts board of directors

Tasmanian Greens leader accuses Federal Group of ‘corporate blackmail’

Billionaire James Packer wants to privatise Crown Resorts: Updated

Australian greyhounds deemed too slow get “Death Row” sentence

James Packer’s Crown Resorts working to raise capital for Alon Las Vegas

Four Australian sports betting companies prosecuted for advertisements

Australian “charity” loses tax status: Corrected

Australia’s eSports market now bigger than the music industry

Unlimited tables and 99 year license make Brisbane casino a “no brainer” for Asian investor

Despite fewer machines, pokie revenues soar in New South Wales

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