Fri, Feb 22, 9:38am by Staff Writer
Australian gaming technology firm Aristocrat Leisure has found itself embroiled in a class action lawsuit in the United States over Big Fish Games’ virtual chips....
Fri, Feb 22, 9:27am by Staff Writer
Macau’s gambling hub is known for its flashy casinos and bright lights, but also a powerful family dynasty. 97-year-old Stanley Ho is the patriarch of SJM Holdings...
Fri, Feb 22, 9:14am by Staff Writer
Spending by wealthy foreign high-rollers has dipped across The Star’s casinos during the past six months. The Australian casino giant has reported a 33 per cent...
Thu, Feb 21, 10:15am by Staff Writer
The new chief executive of one of Australia’s biggest supermarkets has given no indication that company will relinquish ownership of its 3000-plus poker machines....
Thu, Feb 21, 10:05am by Staff Writer
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has taken a stance on pokies, with The Brisbane Times reporting that the Premier wants fewer pokies in the state. Despite...
Thu, Feb 21, 9:55am by Staff Writer
Softer economic conditions in China and a crackdown on suspicious consumption in the world’s biggest economy have pushed down spending by VIP gamblers at Crown’s...
Wed, Feb 20, 10:37am by Staff Writer
Slovakia’s parliament passed a new gambling act in December 2018 that will allow foreign operators to take bets in the country. The Ministry of Finance drafted an...
Wed, Feb 20, 10:23am by Staff Writer
The Australian Capital Territory’s Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay has announced that the number of gaming machines that can be operated in the Territory has been...
Wed, Feb 20, 10:12am by Staff Writer
Three people accused of fleecing Sydney’s The Star casino out of $3 million dollars have been acquitted after it was found that no one had been “deceived” a...
Tue, Feb 19, 10:46am by Staff Writer
A lotto player in the United States is a billionaire and they don’t even know it with the winner of a Mega Millions $1.5 billion jackpot draw last October has yet...
Tue, Feb 19, 10:40am by Staff Writer
US-based social casino leader High 5 Gaming is teaming up with Europe’s BtoBet that will see the global gaming developer enter the online casino market. High 5...
Tue, Feb 19, 10:30am by Staff Writer
PokerStars is trialing a new and improved mobile gaming app for its players through an initial pilot in Denmark. PokerStars Next Gen has been completely redesigned...
Mon, Feb 18, 11:26am by Staff Writer
Sky City Entertainment Group’s credit rating could come under pressure if its debt ratios blow out, according to global ratings agency Standard and Poor’s. The...
Mon, Feb 18, 11:19am by Staff Writer
Anti-pokies lobbyists in Geelong have been dealt a blow, with a City Hall survey supporting plans to double the number of pokies at White Eagle House in Breakwater,...
Mon, Feb 18, 11:14am by Staff Writer
The Australian Capital Territory’s bold plan of reducing poker machines in the state is a step closer to completion, with just 12 poker machines authorisations...
Fri, Feb 15, 12:43pm by Staff Writer
With the Aussie Millions coming to an end last week, all eyes turn to the annual US Poker Open at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The first event of the...
Fri, Feb 15, 12:33pm by Staff Writer
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has reported on recent changes that allow Victorian hotels and clubs to provide cashless gaming to their customers. On...
Fri, Feb 15, 12:24pm by Staff Writer
A report by the ABC has revealed that dozen of Woolworths pubs are being investigated over claims staff illegally gave free drinks to pokie players to keep them...
Thu, Feb 14, 1:51pm by Staff Writer
Australia’s biggest gambling company is embarking on an aggressive marketing and bonus-bet push, despite fierce competition from its online bookmaker rivals. On...
Thu, Feb 14, 1:34pm by Staff Writer
VIP business at casinos operated by Sky City Entertainment Group is on the up, with the Australia and New Zealand-based company’s turnover increasing by 74 per...
Thu, Feb 14, 12:08pm by Staff Writer
The 10th edition of the Gaming, Racing and Wagering Australia (GRWA) conference will be held at the W Brisbane on 26-28 February 2019. This special edition of the...
Wed, Feb 13, 1:25pm by Staff Writer
A worker at Darwin’s Sky City Casino and his brother-in law have been sentenced to home detention after stealing a customer’s winning Keno ticket worth more than...
Wed, Feb 13, 1:10pm by Staff Writer
An attempt to overturn Melton Council’s decision to extend the Essendon Football Club’s 29-year lease of the Melton Country Club has failed. The council voted...
Wed, Feb 13, 1:04pm by Staff Writer
Online gambling operators in the UK are facing tough new rules for verifying the age of their customers and restrictions on demanding further identification before...
Tue, Feb 12, 12:31pm by Staff Writer
The Advocate is reporting that workers at Tasmania’s two casinos will receive back pay for compulsory problem gambling training they did in their own time. Up to...
Tue, Feb 12, 12:21pm by Staff Writer
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) will once again be returning to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, according to Poker News. 10 official WSOP...
Tue, Feb 12, 12:10pm by Staff Writer
Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White said her party’s position on banning poker machines in pubs and clubs has not changed but from the position of opposition...
Mon, Feb 11, 12:21pm by Staff Writer
A Ballina Shore councillor has supported a rescission motion against his own motion that would have seen the council give the Lennox Sports Club a rent rebate for...
Mon, Feb 11, 12:15pm by Staff Writer
The Star Entertainment Group is unperturbed by a second casino stealing its limelight if the recent unveiling of plans for an open-air concert venue is anything to...
Mon, Feb 11, 12:08pm by Staff Writer
A member of Tasmania’s Upper House has claimed that any changes to the state’s poker machine laws are now almost impossible after the Labor Party abandoned a...
Fri, Feb 8, 12:49pm by Staff Writer
Crown Resorts has requested an extension on the planning permit for its planned A$1.75 billion Southbank development. In March 2017, Planning Minister Richard Wynne...
Fri, Feb 8, 12:36pm by Staff Writer
Lottoland’s newest offering, ‘jackpot betting’, has drawn the ire of rival companies, with the company entering talks with the online betting regulator about...
Fri, Feb 8, 12:24pm by Staff Writer
One of the Tasmanian Labor Party’s most recent important pieces of election policy has been ditched, almost a year on from their election defeat. Labor leader...
Thu, Feb 7, 1:04pm by Staff Writer
The Essendon Football Club has secured a lucrative 29-year lease for a suburban pokies venue after a vote last Monday night but The Age is reporting that the...
Thu, Feb 7, 12:56pm by Staff Writer
A California-based skilled-based games creator has released a report indicating that 70 per cent of casinos are planning to introduced skill-based games as part of a...
Thu, Feb 7, 12:43pm by Staff Writer
If the proposed second Gold Coast casino is to land in Southport, it will require a change to the City Plan, which ruled out “adult entertainment” for the CBD....
Wed, Feb 6, 9:56am by Staff Writer
One of the gambling industry’s leading technology companies has extended its agreement with the Norway’s gaming operator. Playtech’s partnership with the...
Wed, Feb 6, 9:51am by Staff Writer
The Netherlands is reportedly one step closer to the legalisation of online gambling according to European Gaming. The 2019 government budget contains information...
Wed, Feb 6, 9:41am by Staff Writer
The largest Aussie Millions Main Event in history has been won by Bryn Kenney, who defeated a field of 822 players and walked away with A$1,272,598. Kenney agreed to...
Tue, Feb 5, 12:34pm by Staff Writer
Gold Coast residents are seeking assurances from Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to protect public land at Southport from development for a second Gold...
Tue, Feb 5, 12:22pm by Staff Writer
The City of Geelong’s Council is taking on the Polish Association in Geelong in a bid to stop more pokies at a Breakwater venue. Council has set aside A$30,000 for...
Tue, Feb 5, 12:12pm by Staff Writer
New statistics from the Victorian Commission for Liquor and Gambling Regulation reveal that the Wimmera region in Victoria’s west is experiencing a rise in gaming...
Mon, Feb 4, 12:08pm by Staff Writer
The Melbourne Storm is the latest professional sporting organisation to divest themselves from gaming interests after the club sold its poker machines. The National...
Mon, Feb 4, 11:46am by Staff Writer
Political parties have reaped the benefits of a generous hotels sector after it was revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald that the Australian Hotels Association is...
Mon, Feb 4, 11:36am by Staff Writer
The popularity of online gambling has led to it becoming a multi-billion dollar industry that is expected to continue to grow in coming years. According to Statista,...
Fri, Feb 1, 12:28pm by Staff Writer
The City of Greater Geelong’s council will oppose a proposed increase in the number of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at White Eagle House in Breakwater. The...
Fri, Feb 1, 12:15pm by Staff Writer
The gambling sector has transformed itself within the last 10 years thanks in large part to technological advancement. Online gambling has totally revolutionised the...
Fri, Feb 1, 12:01pm by Staff Writer
Time has run out for Canberra’s pokies venues to surrender their machines before the ACT government begins seizing them. Clubs and hotels had until January 31 to...
Thu, Jan 31, 2:14pm by Staff Writer
A new record attendance has been reached at the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event with 797 players entering the A$10,600 flagship event at Melbourne’s Crown Casino....
Thu, Jan 31, 2:01pm by Staff Writer
Technology startup Puurl has announced that online gaming provider We Are Casino will be the first gaming platform provider to integrate Puurl’s products onto its...
Thu, Jan 31, 1:33pm by Staff Writer
Euro Games Technology (EGT) has been shortlisted as one of the 10 finalists in the Casino Supplier of the Year category for the second consecutive edition of the...
Wed, Jan 30, 1:57pm by Staff Writer
Lottoland’s full portfolio of lottery games has been added to FSB’s platform after an agreement was reached between the two operators. FSB providers platform...
Wed, Jan 30, 1:49pm by Staff Writer
Despite growing conjecture about the site of a proposed new Gold Coast casino, the region’s existing casino has announced a revamp to its entertainment offering....
Wed, Jan 30, 1:32pm by Staff Writer
Punters in Bendigo are losing A$50 million a year to poker machines according to new electronic gaming machine figures released. The Alliance for Gambling Reform has...
Tue, Jan 29, 1:05pm by Staff Writer
Authorities in Tasmania have handed down a $31,800 fine to UBET Tasmania for sending a loyalty program upgrade email to excluded customers. The bookie was issued the...
Tue, Jan 29, 12:55pm by Staff Writer
A field of 267 entrants at the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event has shrunk by half to just 135 over the course of seven 90-minute levels. As reported by Poker News,...
Tue, Jan 29, 12:36pm by Staff Writer
The site of the proposed second Gold Coast casino has been a contentious one with Southport emerging as the preferred location according to The Gold Coast Bulletin....
Mon, Jan 28, 1:31pm by Staff Writer
Cambodia is fast becoming a hot spot of gambling in Asia, with the beach town of Sihanoukville one of a number of towns that are luring wealthy Chinese gamblers....
Mon, Jan 28, 1:17pm by Staff Writer
Europe’s oldest casino in the coastal city of Como was ordered to close by the Court of Como in August 2018 due to crippling debts of more than 130 million euros....
Mon, Jan 28, 1:01pm by Staff Writer
Victorian’s lost a record A$2.7 billion on poker machines in 2018, a rise of A$103 million form the previous year. The six-monthly revenue loss data was released...
Thu, Jan 24, 10:12pm by Staff Writer
The US state of Virginia is one step closer to having as many as five casinos open in the state after the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology voted to...
Thu, Jan 24, 9:58pm by Staff Writer
The first casino that allows Vietnamese citizens to gamble has opened on Phu Quoc, the country’s largest island. The Corona Resort and Casino has gone live and...
Thu, Jan 24, 9:50pm by Staff Writer
The Aussie Millions continues this week at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, with Belgian Bart Lybaert winning the sixth event of the tournament and pocketed A$124,355....
Thu, Jan 24, 3:40pm by Staff Writer
The Stars Group has revealed the success of its annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), which immediately followed the first ever PokerStars Players No-limit...
Thu, Jan 24, 11:54am by Staff Writer
Japanese lawmakers enacted controversial legislation legalising gambling resorts after a near two-decade long process. On July 20, 2018, the “integrated resorts”...
Thu, Jan 24, 11:42am by Staff Writer
Residents of Queensland lost a record A$2.36 billion in poker machines in 2018. Across the state, that equates to $270,000 every hour in pubs and clubs alone. The...
Wed, Jan 23, 12:45pm by Staff Writer
The owner of popular Gold Coast nightspot Burleigh Pavilion says he is not being “sneaky” in his bid to turn the venue into a hotel while speculation has been...
Wed, Jan 23, 12:25pm by Staff Writer
A new report tabled by IbisWorld is forecasting a downturn in revenue for the pub sector this financial year. A 0.5 per cent drop to $17.2 billion with a growth rate...
Wed, Jan 23, 12:09pm by Staff Writer
An online casino group has leaked information on more than 108 million bets, including details about customers’ personal information, deposits and withdrawals...
Tue, Jan 22, 9:58am by Staff Writer
An employee at Darwin’s Sky City casino has pleaded guilty to stealing a $53,000 winning keno ticket and telling the winner of the prize his was worthless. Michael...
Tue, Jan 22, 9:24am by Staff Writer
The Aussie Millions Poker Tournament continues at Melbourne’s Crown Casino this week, with just 15 players remaining in the $1,150 buy-in event and more than...
Tue, Jan 22, 9:04am by Staff Writer
Controversial online betting company Lottoland has drawn the ire of Australia’s newsagents once again as they are taking the company to the Australian Securities...
Mon, Jan 21, 12:25pm by Staff Writer
One lucky woman from Sydney has taken home more than $100 million Powerball jackpot, making Australian lottery history for the biggest individual prize ever won. An...
Mon, Jan 21, 12:19pm by Staff Writer
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman’s Liberal Party has launched a scathing attack on opposition leader Rebecca White over her silence regarding Labor’s pokies...
Mon, Jan 21, 12:12pm by Staff Writer
One of Sky City’s casinos in New Zealand is proposing to remove three blackjack tables and replace them with 60 poker machines. Sky City Hamilton’s total number...
Fri, Jan 18, 11:58am by Staff Writer
The Asian casino market is fiercely competitive, with many of the regions casinos dependent upon VIP, high-roller gamblers for annual revenue and Australian outfit...
Fri, Jan 18, 11:51am by Staff Writer
An 800-square-foot space called “Till Death Do Us Part” has opened at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, with claims that it will become the most social...
Fri, Jan 18, 11:43am by Staff Writer
The European online casino landscape is evolving at a rapid pace and so to must the regulatory guidelines that govern it with 2019 set to be a big year for changes...
Thu, Jan 17, 12:02pm by Staff Writer
Sky City Casino is hoping to add more pokies to its Hamilton casino in New Zealand’s North Island, but is being met with stern opposition from local government....
Thu, Jan 17, 11:49am by Staff Writer
The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) at The Star Sydney has been a tremendous success for a number of years, with Aussies coming out in their droves to pay...
Thu, Jan 17, 10:52am by Staff Writer
ICE (International Casinos Exhibition) is the only business-to-business gaming event that truly brings together international online and offline gaming sectors. The...
Wed, Jan 16, 11:03am by Staff Writer
A second casino on the Gold Coast would have repercussions not only for its rival the Star, but also the city’s pubs and clubs. A petition has been commenced by...
Wed, Jan 16, 10:27am by Staff Writer
A co-founder and shareholder of Zeal Network has publicly confirmed his support for the company’s planned takeover of Lotto24. Zeal said it received a letter from...
Wed, Jan 16, 10:16am by Staff Writer
The Altona RSL has had its bid for 22 pokies machines rejected by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. The premises had applied to increase...
Tue, Jan 15, 12:54pm by Staff Writer
Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier has signaled his frustration at the lack of clarity surrounding a second Gold Coast casino. Mr Bekier has signaled that the...
Tue, Jan 15, 12:45pm by Staff Writer
The UK government is considering a ban on the use of credit cards to gamble with Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright seeking “social responsibility” from all...
Tue, Jan 15, 12:35pm by Staff Writer
Casino operator Hard Rock International Inc has given further detail on its proposal to develop a casino resort in the city of Tomakomai, Japan. The city is on the...
Mon, Jan 14, 11:32am by Staff Writer
The MGM National Harbor Casino in Maryland has made a catastrophic error that has left one punter perplexed. Cynthia Obie spent an evening playing the pokies with...
Mon, Jan 14, 11:18am by Staff Writer
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is considering a complaint against Gibraltar-based Lottoland’s new “jackpot betting” product, just days...
Mon, Jan 14, 11:09am by Staff Writer
Cambodia is fast becoming a gambling hotspot in Asia with local and foreign companies alike taking a gamble on winning big in the country. The town of Poipet on the...
Fri, Jan 11, 1:45pm by Staff Writer
Australia’s love-hate relationship with poker machines has stepped up a notch, with the Greens announcing that it would tear up a 20-year licensing deal legislated...
Fri, Jan 11, 1:31pm by Staff Writer
One of the gambling industry’s leading technology company’s has launched a new content aggregation technology. Enhanced Playtech Open Platform (POP) launches as...
Fri, Jan 11, 1:14pm by Staff Writer
Casino operator MGM Resorts has flagged a new plan that will boost company earnings at the expense of jobs. MGM announced its new ‘MGM 2020’ plan last Thursday,...
Fri, Jan 11, 1:27am by Staff Writer
A Spanish-based games developer has been granted a Remote Gambling Software License by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission enabling it to offer premium content to...
Fri, Jan 11, 1:11am by Staff Writer
Two casinos in Washington State have become the first to install the Tribal Lottery System created by Aristocrat. The Quil Ceda Creek Casino and the Tulalip Resort...
Thu, Jan 10, 10:53am by Staff Writer
A global provider of games and e-sports analytics has revealed that Nigeria is currently generating the second highest gaming revenue in Africa behind Egypt. New...
Wed, Jan 9, 11:09am by Staff Writer
The Stars Group’s flagship poker brand PokerStars has generated the largest ever prize pool for a $25,000 buy-in poker tournament. 1,039 players have entered to...
Wed, Jan 9, 10:51am by Staff Writer
Online casinos and web based betting is big business globally and is set to get even bigger in the coming years. The London Economic is reporting that the worldwide...
Wed, Jan 9, 10:41am by Staff Writer
Revenue at casinos in the American state of Maryland increased in December 2018 according to figures released by the state’s Lottery and Gaming Agency. The agency...
Tue, Jan 8, 1:14pm by Staff Writer
Poker machine maker Wazdan has announced a new partnership with The Gaming Platform (TGP) Asia that will take its product into the Asian markets. TGP has evolved in...
