Fri, Jan 24, 11:50am by Mia Chapman
US-based Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment and Greek construction company GEK TERNA have been granted the initial right to develop a casino resort within the former...
Thu, Jan 23, 12:16pm by William Brown
James Packer will be called to give evidence at an inquiry into the proposed sale of his $1.76 billion stake in Crown Resorts to a Hong Kong based casino operator....
Wed, Jan 22, 1:37pm by Ethan Anderson
Market research company Roy Morgan has published its Gambling Currency Report, revealing data that gambling on poker machines is declining. The results of the report...
Wed, Jan 22, 1:33pm by Charlotte Lee
James Packer is set to be thrust into the spotlight as an inquiry was launched on Tuesday into the billionaire’s proposal to sell 20 per cent of the Crown Resorts...
Wed, Jan 22, 1:28pm by William Brown
The first of three inquiries into Crown Resorts and the conduct of its casino business kicked off on Tuesday in Sydney, where the former supreme court judge Patricia...
Tue, Jan 21, 1:28pm by Noah Taylor
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States over the 500.com Japanese bribery scandal. Calvin Ayre reports the China-based gambling company has...
Mon, Jan 20, 1:19pm by Charlotte Lee
The New South Wales gaming regulator says the first hearing of an investigation on whether casino firm Crown Resorts breached its gaming licence for its Barangaroo...
Thu, Jan 16, 9:31pm by Mia Chapman
The UK Gambling Commission is banning people from using credit cards to place bets in an attempt to curb problem gambling. The BBC reports that the ban, which starts...
Thu, Jan 16, 9:03pm by William Brown
A Japanese lawmaker who played an instrumental role in the legalisation and promotion of casino gambling has been indicted on bribery charges. Casino News Daily...
Thu, Jan 16, 1:17pm by Ethan Anderson
India’s largest casino operator has been granted a gaming licence in Nepal. Inkedin reports that Delta Corp has finally secured the gaming licence after first...
Mon, Jan 13, 2:54pm by Noah Taylor
Longstanding lieutenants of James Packer’s family, Guy Jalland and Michael Johnston are expected to be in the spotlight when an inquiry into Crown Resorts’...
Fri, Jan 10, 8:23am by Charlotte Lee
Cambodia’s casinos are observing the country’s newly implemented online gambling ban, according to government officials. Calvin Ayre reports that last Wednesday,...
Fri, Jan 10, 8:18am by William Brown
Australia’s anti-money-laundering regulator, AUSTRAC, is sharpening its focus on the gambling industry. The Age reports that casino operators such as Crown Resorts...
Thu, Jan 9, 8:31am by Noah Taylor
A deal that would see Blue Whale Entertainment Proprietary Limited acquire an 86.99 per cent stake in the casino operating arm of Aquis Entertainment Limited is...
Thu, Jan 9, 8:20am by Mia Chapman
Red Tiger Gaming limited has announced the signing of an agreement that has seen some of its most popular video slots premiere on the LottoGo.com domain from iGaming...
Wed, Jan 8, 1:26pm by Charlotte Lee
Gaming billionaire James Packer’s family and his casino company Crown Resorts have donated an extra $4 million to bushfire relief charities, in addition to the $1...
Wed, Jan 8, 1:21pm by William Brown
Australian sports betting operator Pointsbet has signed a long-term wagering agreement with Michigan’s Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,...
Wed, Jan 8, 1:16pm by Noah Taylor
Japanese lawmaker Mikio Shimoji reversed course Monday and admitted that his office received 1 million yen ($9250) for 2017 general election campaigning from a...
Tue, Jan 7, 12:13pm by Mia Chapman
The Aussie Millions taking place in Melbourne got started over the weekend with its first final table upon us. Jan Suchanek will lead a solid final table in the...
Tue, Jan 7, 12:07pm by Ethan Anderson
The chief executive of a Chinese sports betting group has temporarily stepped down amid an investigation into whether the company bribed lawmakers in Japan involved...
Tue, Jan 7, 11:55am by Charlotte Lee
The Tasmanian treasurer has allegedly approached the state’s Liquor and Gaming Commission on behalf of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association, a major Liberal Party...
Tue, Jan 7, 11:42am by William Brown
The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation announced the transition of pokies to a system that accepts and remits tickets. Casino Aus reports that...
Fri, Jan 3, 8:37am by Noah Taylor
Wagering giant Tabcorp has says that its punters are embracing its efforts to get more customers betting online. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that a third of...
Fri, Jan 3, 8:29am by Mia Chapman
A rugby league club is getting back into the gambling business. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the Melbourne Storm is applying to open a poker machine venue...
Thu, Jan 2, 2:36pm by Charlotte Lee
Melbourne is the place to be in January, with the Australian city playing host to the first major stop on the live tournament poker calendar. Casino News Daily...
Tue, Dec 31, 2:54pm by William Brown
Run It Once Poker administrator Phil Galfond and Chip Leader Coaching instructor Chance Kornuth have confirmed they will face each other in 2020 as part of...
Tue, Dec 31, 2:36pm by Mia Chapman
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has introduced new legislation that bans workers from entering casino floors outside work hours. Vegas Slots...
Mon, Dec 30, 11:31am by Charlotte Lee
The competition to host a casino resort in Japan is stiff. Casino Buzz reports there are seven contenders vying to host a casino in Japan. There were eight cities,...
Mon, Dec 30, 11:27am by William Brown
Australia’s biggest bookmaker is set to roll out nationwide software to prevent underage gamblers using their outlets. Just Horse Racing reports that Tabcorp will...
Sun, Dec 29, 11:38am by Noah Taylor
Major online gaming provider Microgaming continues to deliver on its strategy to expand its regulated presence through its recent entry into the Portuguese iGaming...
Sun, Dec 29, 11:03am by Charlotte Lee
After a marathon 16 hours of play, Michael Rocco has been crowned the winner of the inaugural Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 buy-in Championship event. The biggest...
Sun, Dec 29, 10:57am by William Brown
Eldorado Resorts has received the all clear from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to move its Isle of Capri riverboat casino to dry land. Casino.org reports that...
Sun, Dec 29, 10:50am by Noah Taylor
Nevada gambling regulators are showing no signs of letting disgraced casino icon Steve Wynn off the hook. Calvin Ayre reports that the Nevada Gambling Commission has...
Tue, Dec 24, 10:14am by Mia Chapman
The case of Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo is showing no signs of slowing down. The Australian Taxation Office wants its $140 million in taxes, but Xiangmo seemed...
Tue, Dec 24, 10:05am by Ethan Anderson
A Perth fraudster has been charged after taking more than $2.6 million from a fellow worshipper he knew through a religious congregation. ABC reports that Munir...
Tue, Dec 24, 9:59am by Charlotte Lee
The Macau government has collected almost US$13 billion in tax revenue from the city’s gaming industry so far this year. GGR Asia reports that figure is flat...
Mon, Dec 23, 5:29pm by Mia Chapman
The Star Entertainment group strengthened its collaboration with casino management company Konami, introducing device development across its Melbourne, Brisbane and...
Sun, Dec 22, 12:08pm by Ethan Anderson
Bookmaker Unibet has been fined A$25,000 in New South Wales for advertising materials that violated the state’s Betting and Racing Act. Casino News Daily reports...
Sun, Dec 22, 11:46am by William Brown
Two South Australian charities received $50,000 donations from the Lott, just before Christmas. Casino Aus reports that with an eye on health services, the Lott...
Sun, Dec 22, 11:31am by Noah Taylor
Macau casino boss Loi Keong Kyong has exchanged contracts to buy Surfers Paradise retail centre Circle on Cavill from EG Funds Management for about $65 million. The...
Wed, Dec 18, 8:20am by Charlotte Lee
Geelong is set to become the latest club to exit the gaming industry, after agreeing to terms to sell The Brook in Point Cook to Melbourne Racing Club. The racing...
Wed, Dec 18, 8:09am by Noah Taylor
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths is poised to take a significant step towards its plan to spin off its $10 billion a year Endeavour unit, which includes...
Tue, Dec 17, 2:30pm by Mia Chapman
Playtech faces shareholder revolt over a recently revealed long-term incentive award for its boss, Mor Weizer. Casino News Daily reports the company said earlier...
Tue, Dec 17, 2:23pm by Ethan Anderson
Australian bookmaker PlayUp was discovered to have allowed customers who had asked to be barred from gambling to place bets. Casino News Daily reports that the...
Mon, Dec 16, 6:19pm by Noah Taylor
A cash withdrawal of $100,000 was allegedly made from a casino gaming fund linked to a Chinese billionaire. Yahoo News reports the news as significant because it was...
Mon, Dec 16, 6:11pm by Mia Chapman
The 35th edition of the Queensland Treasury’s gambling statistics have been released, covering the 2017-18 year. The Australian Gambling Statistics document dates...
Sat, Dec 14, 2:24pm by Ethan Anderson
There are ongoing debates about whether financial institutions or government agencies should be able to dictate how people pay for their pokies play. The overall...
Sat, Dec 14, 2:06pm by Charlotte Lee
There are some of the world’s leading bookmakers believed to be in the contest for the West Australian TAB, taking on the favourite Tabcorp. Ladbrokes Coral and...
Sat, Dec 14, 1:57pm by William Brown
Nordic online gambling technology and platform provider Finnplay has received an Online Casino Licence by the Danish Gambling Authority. Casino News Daily reports...
Thu, Dec 12, 8:12am by Mia Chapman
Gambling giant Tabcorp has injected more new blood into its boardroom, amid investor discontent over some existing directors’ length of tenure and below-market...
Thu, Dec 12, 8:08am by Ethan Anderson
SenSen Networks has signed a $10 million deal with Japan-based casino game maker Angel Playing Cards. The contract will see Angel become the exclusive distributor of...
Wed, Dec 11, 7:44am by Noah Taylor
The Australian Securities Exchange said after market hours on Monday that shares in Asian casino operator Donaco International were once again free to be traded on...
Tue, Dec 10, 3:36pm by Mia Chapman
The Advocate reports that the Tasmanian government’s new framework for how it intends to roll out new gaming legislation has been released. The state opposition...
Tue, Dec 10, 3:19pm by Charlotte Lee
Spanish casino games creator Red Rake Gaming will be able to further boost its presence through a strategic partnership with leading iGaming software provider...
Tue, Dec 10, 3:11pm by William Brown
The 200,000 euro guaranteed Christmas Poker Series at Casino Barcelona from December 9 until December 22 will showcase the best of poker, with affordable buy-ins and...
Fri, Dec 6, 8:26am by Charlotte Lee
Australians lose more money each year from gambling per head of population than any country in the world, double the average of countries like the United States, New...
Fri, Dec 6, 8:20am by William Brown
Wallan Gateway Church and the Victorian Local Governance Association are encouraging Mitchell Shire residents to submit letters to oppose the addition of 20 poker...
Thu, Dec 5, 12:56pm by Noah Taylor
Jackpot.com has expanded its offering with a casino deal with Playtech. Gaming Intelligence reports the agreement sees Playtech provide its casino and live casino...
Thu, Dec 5, 12:50pm by Mia Chapman
Swedish online casino content supplier NetEnt presented its new Auto Roulette Studio earlier this week. It is the latest enhancement to its live roulette portfolio...
Thu, Dec 5, 12:15pm by Charlotte Lee
The Japanese government is considering a plan to withhold taxes on winnings by non-resident foreigners at casino resorts, according to sources close to the matter....
Thu, Dec 5, 11:52am by William Brown
Donaco continues to undergo changes behind the scenes, with Ben Reichel stepping down as a board member just hours before the company’s annual general meeting....
Thu, Dec 5, 11:44am by Noah Taylor
Tasmania has been warned that its planned gambling shake up may leave the sector open to corruption. The Australian reports that independents have been flagging...
Tue, Dec 3, 1:41pm by Ethan Anderson
Macau casino gaming revenue had a challenging November, but the final numbers were slightly better than most had forecasted. Calvin Ayre reports the figures released...
Tue, Dec 3, 1:26pm by Charlotte Lee
The Star Entertainment Group has hired former Liberal and National Party powerbroker and lobbyist Santo Santoro. The Australian Financial Review reports that the...
Sat, Nov 30, 1:00pm by William Brown
A Melbourne businesswoman and socialite stole millions from her employer to fund her gambling habit, 9News reports. Connie Paglianiti stole the funds while working...
Sat, Nov 30, 12:39pm by Noah Taylor
The Star Gold Coast has been toiling away at new poker projects since its remodelled and expanded casino poker room earlier this year. It hosted the World Poker Tour...
Thu, Nov 28, 1:52pm by Ethan Anderson
One of the leading multi-product software providers, Pragmatic Play, has launched its Live Casino products with leading software solution provider SoftSwiss. Calvin...
Thu, Nov 28, 1:48pm by Charlotte Lee
A large pane of glass fell from Melbourne’s Crown Casino on Wednesday morning, shattering on Spencer Street. According to reports from 3AW Radio, nobody was...
Wed, Nov 27, 7:47am by Ethan Anderson
The stakes have been raised for those contending for a licence for the second Gold Coast casino. The ABC reports that the city’s sole operator, The Star, has been...
Tue, Nov 26, 1:25pm by Charlotte Lee
Flutter Entertainment’s much publicised takeover deal of The Stars Group has been all the rage in recent times. When the deal was first made public on October 2,...
Tue, Nov 26, 1:13pm by William Brown
The Australian government will be putting forward legislation that will allow people to ban themselves from all online gambling sites. 9 News reports that the online...
Mon, Nov 25, 8:04am by Mia Chapman
One man has claimed the entire $40 million Powerball jackpot from last Thursday night’s draw. News.com.au reports the man from Far North Queensland snared the...
Mon, Nov 25, 7:59am by Ethan Anderson
A former Queensland attorney-general has fuelled integrity questions about gaming giant Star Entertainment Group paying for a fundraiser at its casino for Labor’s...
Mon, Nov 25, 7:52am by Charlotte Lee
The Queensland government has finally released its list of locations for the second Gold Coast Casino. My GC reports that the publication of the list comes after the...
Fri, Nov 22, 3:18pm by Noah Taylor
A Perth gambling addict has defrauded friends out of more than $1 million by encouraging them to invest in his sham business of exporting baby formula to China. The...
Thu, Nov 21, 7:59am by Ethan Anderson
Star Entertainment hosted and covered the costs of a Labor fundraiser at its Brisbane casino hotel for Queensland’s Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath. The Australian...
Thu, Nov 21, 7:54am by Charlotte Lee
Aristocrat Leisure has more than a dozen mobile video games in the works. The Australian Financial Review reports 19 games are in the pipelines for the $20 billion...
Thu, Nov 21, 7:47am by William Brown
The Star Casino has been dealt a major blow with its $530 million luxury casino and apartment tower plan rejected by the state’s planning commission. The Sydney...
Wed, Nov 20, 5:59pm by Noah Taylor
The world’s leading gambling technology company has announced that operator Red Star Poker is joining its online poker network, which is already one of the most...
Wed, Nov 20, 5:51pm by Mia Chapman
The Borgata Fall Poker Open is underway, with last year’s $1 million championship event seeing 437 entrants and a prize pool of more than $1,059,725. Wenhao Ying...
Tue, Nov 19, 12:24pm by Charlotte Lee
The Star Entertainment Group has showered almost half of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s cabinet with sporting tickets and accommodation, with the group...
Tue, Nov 19, 12:01pm by Noah Taylor
One of Las Vegas’ most glamorous resorts has been sold. The Star Advertiser is reporting that The Bellagio was sold for $4.2 billion to Blackstone Group, the...
Mon, Nov 18, 3:39pm by Mia Chapman
A Chinese millionaire with links to a Chinese communist group is selling his waterfront Hunters Hill mansion from behind bars. News.com.au reports that high roller...
Mon, Nov 18, 3:30pm by Ethan Anderson
Gamblers in Tasmania poured $172.1 million into poker machines in 2018-19, including $104.4 million on machines in pubs and clubs. The Advocate reports that there...
Sat, Nov 16, 1:23pm by William Brown
The Western Magazine reports that poker machine players in New South Wales have lost $19 million to hotels and clubs during seven months in a part of western New...
Sat, Nov 16, 1:02pm by Mia Chapman
Crown Resorts faces a massive decline in VIP turnover in the first three months of the new fiscal year in a rough start to the year. Casino Aus reports Crown’s...
Wed, Nov 13, 8:46am by Noah Taylor
Australian company Pointsbet announced that it planned to open its second US-based headquarters in Denver, before the state legalised sports betting. Its venture...
Wed, Nov 13, 8:14am by Ethan Anderson
Google is planning to allow online casino adverts in the United States in a stunning backflip on one of its moral advertising principles. High Stakes is reporting...
Tue, Nov 12, 8:39am by Charlotte Lee
MGM Resorts’ status as the front runner to be the first casino operator to open an integrated resort in Japan was cemented after Wynn Resorts said it was no longer...
Tue, Nov 12, 8:24am by Noah Taylor
SkyCity Entertainment Group has outlined its plans for Adelaide casino as part of a $330 million renovation. Asgam reports the group is eager to claim a slice of...
Tue, Nov 12, 8:00am by Ethan Anderson
The government of the Australian Capital Territory commissioned a survey about gambling in the territory during the past 12 months, with the recently delivered...
Tue, Nov 12, 7:55am by Charlotte Lee
OJ Simpson is set to sue a Las Vegas hotel and casino that banned him from their premises two years ago. ESPN reports Simpson alleges that unnamed employees defamed...
Fri, Nov 8, 1:58pm by William Brown
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is suing Evander Kane, claiming the San Jose Sharks forward failed to pay back $500,000 in gambling markers given to him in April. The...
Fri, Nov 8, 1:46pm by Noah Taylor
Liquor and Gaming NSW data has revealed that clubs and hotels in the Hunter region are making $1.1 million in profits every day from people playing gambling...
Fri, Nov 8, 1:31pm by Mia Chapman
ASIC documents have revealed that one of Tasmania’s richest families paid itself $12.5 million in dividends last year. The Federal Group, owned by the Farrell...
Wed, Nov 6, 5:05pm by Ethan Anderson
Online casino content and an aggregation platform provided Relax Gaming have announced the appointment of Tommi Maijala as its new Chief Executive Officer. The...
Tue, Nov 5, 10:16pm by Charlotte Lee
Despite not having a casino in the country, Japan is home to more legal gaming machines than any other country in the world. The “World Count of Gaming Machines”...
Tue, Nov 5, 9:41pm by Noah Taylor
One of the world’s leading slot machines and physical arcade games developing companies, Blueprint Gaming, will now be available in the Swedish market linking with...
Mon, Nov 4, 3:56pm by Mia Chapman
Staff of Melbourne’s Crown Casino cancelled their planned strike for last Friday evening. The strike related to pay and conditions where they are considering a new...
Mon, Nov 4, 3:45pm by Ethan Anderson
New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has been considering a ban on credit cards for online gambling payments since August of this year. Casinoaus.com...
