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Office Of Liquor And Gaming Regulation Issues AU$140,000 Fine To Star Entertainment Group For Violating Queensland Casino Laws

Marija Malenovic
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Today, August 2, it was revealed that Star Entertainment Group, an Australian-based gambling and entertainment company, must pay a fine of AU$140,000, which is approximately US$92.000, to the Office of Liquor a...

Dabble and PandaScore Partners to Push Boundaries in Esports Betting Experience

Radosav Milutinovic
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Dabble, a social bet operator hosting a unique interactive wagering experience, has partnered up with an inventive esports odds provider PandaScore to make the provider's product available for Australian player...

Federal Court of Australia Validates AU$450 Million Crown Resorts Settlement Agreement With AUSTRAC

Marija Malenovic
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It was recently unveiled that Crown Resorts, Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group, has been fined AU$450 million ($300 million) by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC),...

Australia Launches Bet Stop Program to Address Problem Gambling

Radosav Milutinovic
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Australian citizens facing any sort of problem gambling will soon be able to exclude themselves before the things get too far. All they would need to do will be to sign up to a national self-exclusion register ...

PointsBet Agrees to Sell Its US Business to Fanatics Betting and Gaming For $225 Million

Radosav Milutinovic
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After lengthy negotiations, PointsBet sold its US wagering business to Fanatics for $225 million, as New York Post (NYP) reports. The sale came in the photo-finish of the bidding war between the Fanatics and Dr...

Star Wins NSW Tax Deferral and Loses Charter Hall From the Brisbane Deal

Radosav Milutinovic
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The New South Wales (NSW) Government has postponed the announced tax increase on gaming revenue for the Star Entertainment's Sydney casino less than a fortnight before the start of the new tax rate implementati...

PointsBet Proceeds With $195 Million US Operations Sale With DraftKings

Radosav Milutinovic
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Three days after the receipt of the comprehensive $195 million offer from DraftKings on June 16, 2023, Australian online sports wagering operator PointsBet Holdings agreed to proceed with the sale of its US bus...

DraftKings Offers $195 Million for PointsBet US Operations

Radosav Milutinovic
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A renowned sport betting operator, DraftKings Inc., has revealed its intentions to acquire the US operations of the Australia-based sports wagering giant PointsBet. According to the press release, DraftKings de...

Crown Melbourne to Pay Additional AU$20 Million Fine For Wrong Tax Deduction Claims

Radosav Milutinovic
Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Tax Evasion, Oceania Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
Following the series of fines imposed to the Australian casino operator Crown Melbourne over the last two years, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) now holds the operator responsible f...

Entain to Acquire STS Holdings for $946 Million to Expand in Poland

Radosav Milutinovic
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Entain, the global sports-betting, gaming, and entertainment group announced the acquisition of the Poland-based sports betting operator STS Holdings. As Reuters news agency reports, Entain is launching a tende...