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

December 21, 2015

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Queensland Premier signs Queen’s Wharf mega casino deal

Kim M

November 16, 2015

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has signed off a $3 billion Queen’s Wharf casino development that guarantees the Queensland government $1 billion in revenue. According to the Sydney Morning Herald the premier ...

Ronda Rousey’s shock defeat to Holly Holm At UFC 193 crushes sports book bettors

Renee Kingsley

November 16, 2015

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The main event for UFC 193 was the Ronda ‘Rowdy’ Rousey vs. Holly ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ Holm match in Melbourne, Australia on 15th of November. Rousey, the defending and reigning bantam weight women’s champ...

Plans for major expansion of Adelaide Casino advanced by SkyCity

Kim M

November 13, 2015

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A first glance of the $300 million SkyCity Adelaide Casino Expansion has been revealed by SkyCity Entertainment in Auckland today at its yearly general meeting. Following the October resignation announcemen...

Senator Bridget McKenzie wants share of Aussie gambling tax

Kim M

November 12, 2015

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With the federal government struggling with a massive overspending problem, a tax windfall has been proposed on Australian gambling companies by Senator Bridget McKenzie. The National Party of Australia memb...

James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent

Lars Jones

November 11, 2015

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After a peak price of $18 per share in January 2014, James Packer scooped up 18 million shares in his casino resort company yesterday at a bargain price of $12 each, paying a slight premium over Tuesday's close...

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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

Queensland Premier signs Queen’s Wharf mega casino deal

Ronda Rousey’s shock defeat to Holly Holm At UFC 193 crushes sports book bettors

Plans for major expansion of Adelaide Casino advanced by SkyCity

Senator Bridget McKenzie wants share of Aussie gambling tax

James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent

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