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Star Sydney Faces Prolonged Oversight as NICC Extends Special Manager’s Tenure

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Star Sydney's ongoing regulatory challenges have taken a new turn, with the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) deciding to extend the tenure of the casino's special manager. This decision come...

Aristocrat Gaming to Reveal Extensive Game Portfolio at AGE 2024

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Aristocrat Gaming is gearing up to showcase its most extensive range of new game titles in years at the forthcoming Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), scheduled to take place from August 13 to 15, 2024, at the Syd...

SkyCity Auckland Casino Announces Five-Day Closure After Regulatory Breaches

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SkyCity Entertainment Group will temporarily close its Auckland casino for five days in 2024, marking a significant event in New Zealand's gambling sector. This decision comes after the company admitted to brea...

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Casino and Entertainment Complex Set for Phased Opening Starting August 29

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Seven years after the old Queensland government executive building was demolished, the Queen’s Wharf casino and entertainment complex is nearing its much-anticipated opening, albeit two years later than initial...

ACMA Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Offshore Gambling, Targets New Websites for Blocking in Australia

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has escalated its efforts to combat illegal online gambling by requesting that internet service providers (ISPs) block additional offshore gambling websi...

Queensland Supreme Court Orders Marley Wynter to Pay $4.8 Million in Poker Ponzi Scheme Restitution

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In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court of Queensland has issued a default judgment compelling Marley Wynter, the founder of an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting Australian poker players, to pay a to...

NSW Government Contemplates Raising Betting Tax to 20% Prompted by Tabcorp Proposal, Impacting Major Bookmakers

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The New South Wales (NSW) government is deliberating on the possibility of raising the tax on all bets made within the state from 15 to 20 percent, prompted by a proposal from industry leader Tabcorp. If implem...

SkyCity Entertainment Group Halts Dividends, Lowers Earnings Forecast Amid Economic Struggles and Regulatory Challenges

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SkyCity Entertainment Group, the prominent New Zealand-based operator of casinos in Adelaide, Auckland, and Queenstown, has announced the suspension of its dividends and revised its earnings forecasts downward ...