Mon, Jul 6, 10:46am by Charlotte Lee
Online casino games provider ORYX Gaming has partnered with online gambling operator Top Bet in Serbia in the latest of a host of recent deals that will see the...
Fri, Jul 3, 8:37am by William Brown
Red Rake Gaming has partnered with BtoBet in a deal that covers the distribution of more than 40 games from Red Rake’s portfolio, including the newly released...
Fri, Jul 3, 8:30am by Noah Taylor
Swedish state-owned gaming operator Svenska Spel Sport has increased its online casino production since signing a distribution deal with Nolimit City. Inkedin...
Fri, Jul 3, 8:18am by Mia Chapman
Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group is throwing COVID caution to the wind by lifting most of the restrictions at its flagship Sydney casino. Calvin...
Thu, Jul 2, 8:56am by Charlotte Lee
New Zealand-based casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has reopened its gaming, entertainment and hospitality facilities in Adelaide and also revealed that...
Wed, Jul 1, 10:30am by Ethan Anderson
Online lottery ticket retailer Jumbo Interactive has extended its resale agreement with gambling giant Tabcorp until 2030, but will pay new fees which will crunch...
Tue, Jun 30, 9:54am by William Brown
In early June the World Series of Poker announced a change in tact for the 2020 season, planning to offer 85 tournaments, offering WSOP gold bracelets. Casino Aus...
Mon, Jun 29, 9:38am by Mia Chapman
Macau’s casinos are desperate for patrons and a travel bubble with neighbouring Hong Kong could go a long way to easing the pain of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Mon, Jun 29, 8:53am by Ethan Anderson
A New South Wales government enquiry into the Crown Resorts and Melco Entertainment deal has resumed for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Casino Aus...
Mon, Jun 29, 8:41am by Charlotte Lee
Traffic to illegal online casinos has surged in Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. The number of web searches within Australia for “online pokies” jumped...
Fri, Jun 19, 9:20am by William Brown
New Zealand-based casino company SkyCity Entertainment Group has launched an A$215 million (NZ$230 million) equity raising to strengthen its balance sheet after...
Fri, Jun 19, 8:57am by Mia Chapman
BetProtocol and hodlbet have come together to launch a new casino, according to Times of Casino. BetProtocol is one of the most reputable and dependable names in...
Thu, Jun 18, 9:55am by Ethan Anderson
The American Gaming Association has released a report that providers a framework for regulatory flexibility allowing digital payments on the casino floor. Yogonet...
Thu, Jun 18, 9:49am by Charlotte Lee
Casino and hotel company Donaco International has welcomed the deferral of a payment owed to its principal lender. Market Herald reports the company’s main lender,...
Thu, Jun 18, 9:34am by William Brown
BetMakers Technology Group is set to raise $35 million through a placement to fund its growth into the United States. Market Herald reports that under the placement,...
Wed, Jun 17, 9:22am by Noah Taylor
Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators are being accused of catering to illicit Chinese gamblers. 9News reports that dozens of scantily dressed Filipina croupiers...
Tue, Jun 16, 8:30am by Charlotte Lee
Punters have flocked back to poker machines in New South Wales, with data revealing turnover is at pre-COVID-19 levels despite social distancing restrictions in pubs...
Tue, Jun 16, 8:09am by Noah Taylor
As the world struggles to adjust to the post-COVID19 world, the King’s Resort in Czech Republic is back with an exciting new calendar that promises to deliver the...
Mon, Jun 15, 10:23am by Mia Chapman
Victorians will have to wait one more week to be able to get back into PubTabs and TAB agencies following a Victorian Government announcement regarding a further...
Mon, Jun 15, 10:10am by Charlotte Lee
A Tasmanian gambling giant has set a date to reopen its casino as the coronavirus pandemic eases in Australia. The ABC reports that the Apple Isle’s gambling...
Fri, Jun 12, 12:48pm by William Brown
A billionaire Chinese property developer is alleged to have bribed a Los Angeles City Council aid with US$32,000 in casino chips and a trip to Australia. News.com.au...
Fri, Jun 12, 12:37pm by Mia Chapman
The Chinese government directive urging its citizens not to travel to Australia threatens to make Crown’s under construction $2.2 billion casino complex on Sydney...
Thu, Jun 11, 11:51am by Charlotte Lee
New Zealand moved to a level one coronavirus alert this week and Auckland headquartered gaming and entertainment firm SkyCity Entertainment issued a new business...
Thu, Jun 11, 11:44am by William Brown
Live poker in Australia ceased to exist by late March thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Casino Aus reports that what started as a unique flu-like virus in late...
Tue, Jun 9, 5:31pm by Mia Chapman
The Liaison Office of the Macau SAR has confirmed it will proactively express to the Beijing government the wishes of the Macau public to resume border operations...
Mon, Jun 8, 5:17pm by Charlotte Lee
Crown Melbourne started to open its restaurants doors for the first time in months last weekend. The Herald Sun reports some of Crown’s most famous restaurants,...
Mon, Jun 8, 5:06pm by William Brown
Asia’s newest gaming industry trade show and exhibition has been delayed due to COVID-19. Asgam reports that the inaugural ICE Asia is postponed until 2021, with...
Mon, Jun 8, 3:42pm by Noah Taylor
The ACT government has authorised its $15,000 pokie buyback initiative to assist clubs through coronavirus closures and further reduce the number of gaming machines...
Fri, Jun 5, 9:12am by Mia Chapman
Crown Perth’s restaurants will soon reopen, but its casino doors will remain closed. WA Today reports that hospitality venues across Western Australia will reopen...
Fri, Jun 5, 9:05am by Ethan Anderson
New Zealand casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group said business has been “encouraging” since the company reopened its three local casinos following their...
Thu, Jun 4, 9:04am by William Brown
The New South Wales government has cemented the near term financial fate of James Packer’s Crown casino at Sydney’s Barangaroo, according to the Sydney Morning...
Thu, Jun 4, 8:47am by Mia Chapman
A Tasmanian betting agency will close its brick-and-mortar outlet, in another sign that online and pub betting is the way forward. Burnie’s TAB agency, in the...
Wed, Jun 3, 10:42am by Ethan Anderson
Star Entertainment has reached an agreement with the New South Wales government to set the casino tax rates from 2022 until 2041. Share Cafe reports Star...
Wed, Jun 3, 10:33am by Charlotte Lee
Pubs and clubs across South Australia are urging the state government to ease the poker machine shutdowns that have been in effect since venues first shut in March....
Wed, Jun 3, 10:22am by William Brown
Star Entertainment has inked a deal with the New South Wales government that blocks its soon-to-be rival Crown Resorts from installing poker machines at its new...
Tue, Jun 2, 8:53am by Noah Taylor
A number of Las Vegas casinos said that they will be reopening this week after being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yahoo News...
Tue, Jun 2, 8:40am by Ethan Anderson
Star Entertainment Group has revealed it will increase capacity, including welcoming a small number of invited casino guests, as part of eased restrictions in New...
Mon, Jun 1, 11:26am by Charlotte Lee
Recently opened Encore Boston Harbour says it will stop paying approximately 850 part-time workers after Sunday, May 31, furloughing more than 10 per cent of its...
Mon, Jun 1, 11:10am by William Brown
New South Wales clubs could welcome crowds of more than 500 people in certain venues from Monday, according to a report by the ABC. An internal industry document...
Mon, Jun 1, 10:56am by Noah Taylor
Gambling revenue in the UK took a modest dip in the recent UK Gambling Commission survey, which doesn’t take into account the impact of COVID-19, which is outside...
Thu, May 28, 12:19pm by Charlotte Lee
The king of Macau’s gaming scene, Stanley Ho, has died at the age of 98. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the flamboyant gambling tycoon, whose alleged...
Tue, May 26, 3:55pm by William Brown
Australia’s largest gambling machine manufacturer has agreed to pay A$47.4 million to settle two lawsuits lodged in Washington State. Channel news reports the...
Tue, May 26, 11:44am by Noah Taylor
Pubs and clubs are seeking further tax breaks from the New South Wales government on millions of dollars of gaming revenue as they prepare to reopen poker machines...
Mon, May 25, 3:47pm by Charlotte Lee
Gaming giant Crown Resorts has been wooing punters at some of Sydney’s largest clubs and RSLs, as doubts grow about visits from Chinese high rollers when its new...
Mon, May 25, 3:41pm by William Brown
Gambling and gaming giant Aristocrat Leisure saw a 20 per cent rise in player purchases for online activities in the month after the coronavirus pandemic forced...
Thu, May 21, 12:28pm by Noah Taylor
SkyCity has announced that it has let go 700 more staff members amid the coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand is one of the countries that identified and contained...
Wed, May 13, 8:03pm by Mia Chapman
Four new towers are emerging from the ground near George Street in Brisbane’s CBD. The Brisbane Times reports the new towers are part of the $3.6 billion privately...
Wed, May 6, 5:43pm by Ethan Anderson
The closure of poker machines in Tasmania due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a $4 million reduction in gambling losses in the month of March, compared...
Tue, May 5, 7:43pm by William Brown
Australia was hit by the coronavirus pandemic as have most places around the world. Compared to other countries though, it has appeared to have reduced the damage...
Mon, May 4, 10:52am by Mia Chapman
Australian casino operator Donaco International says its first quarter revenue has fallen 58.7 per cent year-on-year due to three months being “significantly...
Mon, May 4, 10:44am by Ethan Anderson
With casinos and clubs in Australia shut amid the coronavirus pandemic, gamblers have flocked to online casinos. News.com.au reports that Australia’s online...
Fri, May 1, 1:32pm by Charlotte Lee
Casino tycoon James Packer has seen his potential exit from Crown Resorts go up in smoke after its single largest non-institutional shareholder, Lawrence Ho, sold...
Thu, Apr 30, 10:09am by William Brown
Casino investor Melco Resorts and Entertainment has sold its 9.99 per cent stake in Australian gaming operator Crown Resorts to an entity “owned or managed” by...
Wed, Apr 29, 10:19am by Noah Taylor
The United Kingdom’s Betting and Gaming Council said all its members had voluntarily agreed to remove all forms of advertising for at least the next six weeks....
Tue, Apr 28, 9:14am by Mia Chapman
Gaming giant Aristocrat Leisure will cut staff and impose pay cuts on employees and management as it copes with the fallout from coronavirus imposed lockdowns. The...
Mon, Apr 27, 12:50pm by Ethan Anderson
It’s been 170 days since a Tasmanian shopper bought a lotto ticket that resulted in a $1.6 million windfall and the money still has not been claimed. The Examiner...
Thu, Apr 23, 11:48am by Charlotte Lee
Donaco International says payments linked to a settlement of a long-running dispute with people that sold the firm Star Vegas Resort and Club, a Cambodian casino...
Mon, Apr 20, 11:24am by Noah Taylor
Punters in Newcastle’s Hunter region may have saved $28.7 million dollars by not playing the pokies in the 25 days since pubs and clubs closed, the New South Wales...
Mon, Apr 20, 11:17am by Mia Chapman
Australia has been one of the success stories so far in keeping the number of positive case and deaths from coronavirus to a minimum. Australia has recorded...
Fri, Apr 17, 11:39am by Ethan Anderson
Australia’s two big casino groups, Crown Resorts and the Star Group have released details of their survival strategies in a bid to reassure investors they can...
Fri, Apr 17, 11:30am by William Brown
Casino group The Star Entertainment Group has secured $200m in additional debt funding and slashed its operating costs to just $10m a month as it hunkers down to...
Wed, Apr 15, 9:54am by Mia Chapman
With clubs and casinos shut down due to coronavirus, experts are concerned that problem gamblers are being enticed to move online where there are less regulations...
Tue, Apr 14, 9:38am by Charlotte Lee
A London photographer says he’s doing his best to stay healthy during the coronavirus lockdown, but that it’s really hard. “One of the things I do to lift my...
Tue, Apr 14, 9:31am by William Brown
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore has warned the state government’s plan to allow development in Pyrmont must not be used to justify a revised proposal from The Star...
Tue, Apr 14, 9:16am by Noah Taylor
Leaked documents reveal betting giant Tabcorp is asking for a six month rent holiday from its commercial landlords after coronavirus forced the temporary closure of...
Thu, Apr 9, 1:30pm by Ethan Anderson
A global betting exchange is getting innovative with many sports and racing markets across the world off the market. 9 News reports that a betting exchange is...
Thu, Apr 9, 12:55pm by Charlotte Lee
Australia’s largest online gambling company, Tabcorp, has taken a battering from the cancellation of major sporting events and the shutdown licenced venues and TAB...
Fri, Apr 3, 10:11am by Noah Taylor
Red Rake Gaming’s latest game, 777 Heist, uses its trademark intricate detail to create the main character, the art museum, the Mona Lisa painting and other...
Fri, Apr 3, 10:04am by Mia Chapman
Aquis Entertainment’s deal with Blue Whale Entertainment was called off after the two gaming entities were negotiating for more than a year, until Aquis was forced...
Thu, Apr 2, 12:02pm by Charlotte Lee
The Competition and Markets Authority investigation into the merger between two of the world’s betting firms has been given the all clear. Mirage News reports that...
Thu, Apr 2, 11:55am by William Brown
The Star Entertainment Group is the latest to defer their payouts to shareholders as they cope with lockdown measures that have devastated their business....
Wed, Apr 1, 11:26am by Mia Chapman
With casinos shut and major sports cancelling or postponing their seasons, bookmakers and gambling sites are still finding ways to reach problem gamblers, experts...
Tue, Mar 31, 2:06pm by Charlotte Lee
Aristocrat’s most popular pokies, Madonna, gave a whopping payout of $931,640 to a lucky Hawaiian resident in October last year. Free Aristocrat Pokies reports the...
Tue, Mar 31, 12:47pm by William Brown
The world of live poker took a huge hit as the coronavirus pandemic spread across the world. Casino Aus reports that what started in China soon spread to other parts...
Mon, Mar 30, 1:18pm by Mia Chapman
Online gambling site The Lott has recently had a problem with regular users unable to access its payment gateway to buy a lottery ticket. Channel News reports that...
Mon, Mar 30, 8:58am by Charlotte Lee
One of the biggest mergers in gaming history is moving forward amidst the chaos of world markets, according to Casino Aus. Flutter Entertainment, the parent company...
Fri, Mar 27, 5:47pm by William Brown
Casino operator Donaco International says operations at its flagship Cambodian gaming venue have slowed to a crawl due to coronavirus. Calvin Ayre reports that on...
Fri, Mar 27, 5:40pm by Noah Taylor
Australia’s gambling operators are in full damage control mode after the government ordered their venues to close for up to six months to contain the coronavirus...
Fri, Mar 27, 5:24pm by Mia Chapman
The Star Entertainment Group has been forced to stand down 90 per cent of its 9,000 strong workforce at its casinos on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney. My GC...
Thu, Mar 26, 1:34pm by Ethan Anderson
Billionaire hotelier Bruce Mathieson has backed Woolworths’ decision to push its $10 billion hotels and drinks demerger back to next year, as pubs and clubs are...
Thu, Mar 26, 1:12pm by William Brown
Britons stuck at home due to coronavirus are hitting the online casinos, providing a boost for operators of virtual games such as blackjack and roulette. Bloomberg...
Thu, Mar 26, 12:39pm by Ethan Anderson
US online gambling advocacy group iDevelopment & Economic Association (iDEA) is calling on states to allow people to gamble online. Vegas Slots...
Wed, Mar 25, 12:43pm by Mia Chapman
KamaGames has launched a new international alliance with Hard Rock International to make social casino games, starting with the Hard Rock Blackjack for mobile....
Tue, Mar 24, 12:15pm by Noah Taylor
The Tasmanian Greens have urged that pokies venues must close to save lives. Greens MP Cassy O’Connor said that it is reckless negligence towards at-risk people...
Mon, Mar 23, 11:58am by Ethan Anderson
Images obtained by an Australian news outlet show that social distancing measures announced last week were not enforced on the gambling floor at Sydney’s Star...
Mon, Mar 23, 11:53am by Charlotte Lee
It was a Friday night with a difference at Adelaide Casino last weekend, the NT News reports. It ticked over 11pm on Friday night at the casino and punters were...
Fri, Mar 20, 12:50pm by Charlotte Lee
Geoff Ainsworth, pokies heir and philanthropist, bought up on the quiet suburban streets of waterfront Birchgrove some five years ago. Now that peace and quiet has...
Fri, Mar 20, 12:46pm by William Brown
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has warned the public to be wary of suspicious messages pretending to be from online gambling websites and not to...
Thu, Mar 19, 1:04pm by Noah Taylor
Genting Group’s Resorts World Genting property will temporarily close all operations effective Thursday, news emerged on Tuesday. Casino News Daily reports that...
Wed, Mar 18, 2:28pm by Mia Chapman
Irish gambling operator Flutter Entertainment warned investors that group revenue and earnings will take a big hit from the widespread cancellation and postponement...
Wed, Mar 18, 2:03pm by Ethan Anderson
Australians love to gambling and it’s reflected in global gambling statistics that Australians are the biggest gambling losers in the world. ABC News reports that...
Tue, Mar 17, 3:42pm by William Brown
Macau concessionaire employees have one less thing to worry about as their industry is crushed by the ongoing effects of the coronavirus. Calvin Ayre reports that...
Tue, Mar 17, 3:29pm by Noah Taylor
Macau could face a deficit of $5.99 billion in 2020, according to the University of Macau Chair Professor in Accounting and Finance Jean Chen. Calvin Ayre reports...
Mon, Mar 16, 3:06pm by Mia Chapman
Crown Resorts is introducing social distancing at its Melbourne casino in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 7News reports that Crown said on Monday it would keep...
Mon, Mar 16, 2:48pm by Ethan Anderson
The heads of Germany’s 16 states have recently approved the proposed legalisation of online casino games and online poker from July 1, 2021. Casino News Daily...
Sat, Mar 14, 4:19pm by William Brown
Eldorado Resorts chief executive officer Tom Reeg has called the acquisition of Caesars Entertainment a “home run for all of our stakeholders.” However, that...
Sat, Mar 14, 3:56pm by Charlotte Lee
According to a recommendation that has recently been made by a parliamentary cross-party committee, the Australian government should make more efforts to adopt an...
Sat, Mar 14, 3:48pm by William Brown
Nearly half of Macau’s gaming tables are back in operation. Macau casinos had been allowed as of Monday to restart operation of an aggregate of 3100 gaming tables,...
Fri, Mar 13, 4:14pm by Noah Taylor
Wynn Resorts’ Las Vegas properties have increased staff at buffet stations as part of preventative measures amid the coronavirus outbreak, which the World Health...
Thu, Mar 12, 4:08pm by Mia Chapman
New South Wales police are investigating whether a punter who knew Craig Bellamy had been voted Dally M Coach of the Year days before it was announced used the...
