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Barangaroo Casino plans smaller than expected by Crown Resorts

October 22, 2015

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After gaining permission to create a casino at Barangaroo in NSW, South Australia, Crown Resorts has now proposed a much smaller casino than expected. As now planned the VIP casino will only offer table games a...

Top architects apprehensive about Brisbane casino project

Kim M

October 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino proposals, Australia, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Oceania Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

After Echo Entertainment was chosen over competitor James Packer’s Queens Wharf Greenland Crown project to redevelop the Brisbane Queen’s Wharf precinct in July, a group of architects has expressed concerns abo...

Community clubs want no new pokies for locals at Canberra

Sadonna Price

October 20, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino expansion projects

Aquis Entertainment, a group based in Hong Kong, purchased the Australian Canberra Casino in September, planning on revamping the property with $330 million, creating a new and exciting gambling and entertainme...

Six-star 90 story hotel tower proposed for Crown Melbourne Southbank Casino

Kim M

October 19, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, World Casino News, New Hotels, Oceania Casino News

If approved, a six-star luxury hotel tower will be added to James Packer’s Crown Melbourne Southbank casino precinct. The hotel will be designed by British architects Wilkinson Eyre, and will feature a resta...

Shire of Broome investigating second Western Australia casino possibility

Kim M

October 17, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News

One of the four local government areas in the Kimberly region, the Shire of Broome has engaged the services of a consultant to investigate the viability of a second casino, the only other being Burswood, in Wes...

Echo Entertainment target Australia’s Chinese visitors

Lars Jones

October 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News

Australia’s casino bosses are predicting that tourism could be the next gold rush. Mineral extraction - not only gold - has been a traditional bedrock of the Australian economy, but with the price of the dollar...

Chow Tai Fook relying heavily on China’s VIP network to raise funds for $3 billion Brisbane consortium

Renee Kingsley

October 13, 2015

Australia, China, Casino openings, Hong Kong, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News

Echo Entertainment and James Packer’s Crown Resorts battled it out to secure rights to construct a $3 billion mega-casino resort at Queen's Wharf, Brisbane. The Queensland government eventually decided that Ech...

Report reveals 153 problem gambling-related crimes in SA sports clubs in three months

Kim M

October 12, 2015

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

According to a ClubSafe report, between April and July this year over 150 problem gambling –related cases were reported in South Australia. ClubSafe is an independent not-for-profit company whose objective i...

Sports bet advertising in Australia under scrutiny

Lars Jones

October 11, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Sports betting, Indepth / Featured Articles, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Sports betting companies are competing for the Australian betting dollar, which by some estimates surpassed $20 billion last year. Prime time television commercials, social media buys, website pop-ups, and radi...

PokerStars merges ANZPT and APPT in consolidation move

Sadonna Price

September 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Amaya Group, the parent company of PokerStars, has decided to merge two of their powerhouse poker tours into one, creating a force to be reckoned with in the poker industry for both Australia and Asia. The ...

Queensland treasurer confirms progress of Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort

Renee Kingsley

September 22, 2015

Casino proposals, Australia, Hong Kong, Asian Casino News, Oceania Casino News

Hong Kong business tycoon and billionaire Tony Fung Wing Cheung had earlier committed to investing significantly into Australia as he believed the casino industry down under had enormous potential. Fung had com...

Canberra Casino owner wants to spend $330 million on makeover

Sadonna Price

September 16, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino expansion projects

Aquis, the owner of the Canberra Casino, would like to take $330 million and conduct a major makeover of the gaming property. Included in the changes would be new retail facilities, entertainment areas and worl...

Australian court finds “free bets” with wagering requirements deceptive

Alex Lanter

September 14, 2015

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

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) finds free bet bonuses with wagering restrictions related to online gambling deceptive at least at some gambling operators. In particular, after having ...

Sydney’s Star and Las Vegas casinos used to launder millions in criminal network police say

Kim M

September 13, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Money Laundering, Conspiracy, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

Five men believed to be part of a criminal network involving international drug trafficking and money laundering were arrested in the U.S. and Australia this week following a four-year joint criminal investigat...

TCGCC: Application from Tinian Dynasty “substantially complete”

Kim M

September 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Saipan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Tinian Entertainment’s casino license application to operate the typhoon ravaged Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino in the Northern Mariana Islands is essentially complete, according to Tinian’s gaming commission....

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Barangaroo Casino plans smaller than expected by Crown Resorts

Top architects apprehensive about Brisbane casino project

Community clubs want no new pokies for locals at Canberra

Six-star 90 story hotel tower proposed for Crown Melbourne Southbank Casino

Shire of Broome investigating second Western Australia casino possibility

Echo Entertainment target Australia’s Chinese visitors

Chow Tai Fook relying heavily on China’s VIP network to raise funds for $3 billion Brisbane consortium

Report reveals 153 problem gambling-related crimes in SA sports clubs in three months

Sports bet advertising in Australia under scrutiny

PokerStars merges ANZPT and APPT in consolidation move

Queensland treasurer confirms progress of Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort

Canberra Casino owner wants to spend $330 million on makeover

Australian court finds “free bets” with wagering requirements deceptive

Sydney’s Star and Las Vegas casinos used to launder millions in criminal network police say

TCGCC: Application from Tinian Dynasty “substantially complete”

North Carolina Sports Betting Marks $6.6B in Wagers, $128M in Taxes in First Year

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