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Voluntary limits placed on Pokies in Melbourne

June 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia

In Victoria, Melbourne gambling addiction has been an increasing problem. A pokies pilot program is being rolled out in all of Melbourne to try to aid in reducing gambling addiction, an announcement on June 19,...

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

Renee Kingsley

June 22, 2015

Casino News, Cambodia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, China, New Zealand, Japan, Asian Casino News, Macau, Oceania Casino News, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam

The gambling industry in Asia continues to grow at a rapid pace and gambling establishments are not wasting any time in expanding their presence throughout the Asia Pacific region. As many as seventeen casinos ...

Queensland Tourism Industry Council backs Great Keppel casino boutique license

Renee Kingsley

June 9, 2015

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

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Tower Holdings has already received approval from the Queensland, Australia government to build its $2 billion Great Keppel Island resort but the company has made it clear to the government that construction wo...

ASF working on new proposal for Queensland casino resort

Sadonna Price

June 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Casino project updates

In April, the proposal by the ASF Consortium to create a mega-casino along Wave Break Island was suspended. The group has now confirmed they are in talks with government officials of Queensland to present a new...

Genting/Echo decision delayed–stock on market

Lars Jones

May 27, 2015

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

Australian news reports have indicated that a long awaited decision from the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) could come as early as today on whether KT Lim of the Genting Group may increase h...

Battle for Queen’s Wharf casino comes down to the wire

Sam Mitchell

May 26, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses

James Packer’s Crown Resort and Echo Entertainment who are casino rivals had their last chance with their almost $3 billion bids to win the rights to build a massive casino project at Queen's Wharf in Brisbane....

Queensland locals meet Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk and push for Keppel Island casino licence

Renee Kingsley

May 26, 2015

Casino proposals, Australia, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Oceania Casino News

The brick & mortar casino industry is Australia is growing at a rapid pace as some of the premier casino brands look to establish and expand their presence down under. Melbourne and Sydney might be the two ...

The chamber of commerce and industry Queensland wants to fast track the Aquis Resort Casino plan

Renee Kingsley

May 26, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Oceania Casino News

The Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort is scheduled to be constructed in Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland at an estimated cost of around $8 billion. This mega casino resort has currently passed all environmental c...

New Zealand drug lord spends $15 million At SkyCity Casino

Renee Kingsley

May 25, 2015

New Zealand, Money Laundering, Crime

Authorities across the world have long suspected a connection between casinos, money laundering and the underworld. Police in New Zealand recently reported that a convicted drug lord has spent over $15 million ...

Iao Kun to enter Australian market; operator buys up internal junket assets for Crown casinos

Sam Mitchell

May 19, 2015

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

A deal has been completed with the Iao Kun Group Holding Co Ltd that will allow the firm to develop its casino junket operations at Crown Melbourne Casino and Crown Perth Casino in Australia. In a press rele...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank drops claims against Crown for stolen money gambled and lost there

Sadonna Price

May 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

For six years now the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in Australia has been trying to recover over $3 million in cash stolen by a former bank employee. Kate Jamieson took the money from the financial institution and ...

Christmas Island prepares to open casino resort once again

Lars Jones

May 14, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Christmas Island, Licenses

Christmas Island sounds like a place in a fairy tale book but it does exist; 2600 kilometers from Perth, Australia and has a population of just 2000 people who are mostly Chinese (60%), Malay (25%) and European...

Sydney’s city council against Barangaroo proposal

Sam Mitchell

May 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Casino project updates

On May 13, 2015, Sydney, Australia's city council warned against the Lend Lease's Barangaroo proposal saying the public would be the loser if it was passed. The proposal is for Barangaroo to gain more floor spa...

One Hundred Sands wants Fiji casino license back

Lars Jones

May 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Oceania Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

One Hundred Sands Limited had their 15-year exclusive gaming licence on the island of Fiji revoked by the Attorney General in February. The company appealed to the High Court for relief where it was found that ...

Online gambling research study findings

Sadonna Price

May 7, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Lottery, Online Gambling News

Helping to further disprove the arguments of Sheldon Adelson and his Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, a new research paper by Dr. Sally Gainsbury sheds light on the relationship between a medical condition ...

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Voluntary limits placed on Pokies in Melbourne

Seventeen casinos scheduled to open before 2020 in Asia Pacific

Queensland Tourism Industry Council backs Great Keppel casino boutique license

ASF working on new proposal for Queensland casino resort

Genting/Echo decision delayed–stock on market

Battle for Queen’s Wharf casino comes down to the wire

Queensland locals meet Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk and push for Keppel Island casino licence

The chamber of commerce and industry Queensland wants to fast track the Aquis Resort Casino plan

New Zealand drug lord spends $15 million At SkyCity Casino

Iao Kun to enter Australian market; operator buys up internal junket assets for Crown casinos

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank drops claims against Crown for stolen money gambled and lost there

Christmas Island prepares to open casino resort once again

Sydney’s city council against Barangaroo proposal

One Hundred Sands wants Fiji casino license back

Online gambling research study findings

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