Gambling News

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...

Wed, Mar 11, 2:41pm by Ethan Anderson

Loot boxes have quickly gained a negative focus from gamers, being perceived as “pay to win rewards”. Calvin Ayre reports this has become a growing concern for...

Tue, Mar 10, 2:12pm by William Brown

After the UK Gambling Commission’s announcement that it would enforce a ban on credit card gambling sparked debates as to whether Australia should follow suit,...

Tue, Mar 10, 2:06pm by Noah Taylor

Legal sports betting is coming to both Illinois and Michigan this week, but only if bettors are willing to hoof it on down to a local casino. Calvin Ayre reports...

Mon, Mar 9, 2:00pm by Mia Chapman

Las Vegas gaming floor employees are quietly taking steps to minimise the risk that possible coronavirus germs could infect players or workers. Casino.org reports...

Mon, Mar 9, 1:54pm by Ethan Anderson

In the nine days from the reopening of Macau’s casinos on February 20, the city welcomed in total fewer than half the tally of tourists it received on average in a...

Sat, Mar 7, 2:21pm by William Brown

Despite the coronavirus outbreak taking a toll on gaming, Chen Lip Keong is trying his luck in Russia. His NagaCorp company is building a $300 million casino hotel...

Sat, Mar 7, 2:09pm by Noah Taylor

This week, the World Poker Tour announced The Star Gold Coast in Australia will host not one, but three new WPT festivals. World Casino Directory reports that the...

Sat, Mar 7, 2:04pm by Mia Chapman

If all goes as planned, Flutter Entertainment will acquire The Stars Group sometime in 2020. The original announcement of the merger in October 2019 noted that the...

Thu, Mar 5, 10:51am by Ethan Anderson

The Pointsbet online sports betting platform is one of Australia’s fastest growing bookmakers of its kind. The bookie is an Australian-founded brand that features...

Thu, Mar 5, 10:45am by Charlotte Lee

Head of Crown Resorts James Packer wants to run a casino and resort that is set to open in Sydney later this year. Celebrity Net Worth reports that if Mr Packer...

Thu, Mar 5, 10:36am by William Brown

Australian-listed boutique casino group Donaco International announced that it has officially settled various legal proceedings with a group headed by the prominent...

Wed, Mar 4, 2:13pm by Noah Taylor

The amount of money being poured into poker machines has dropped across Wyndham, but the city’s mayor says it needs to fall much further. Bay 93.9 reports that...

Wed, Mar 4, 2:04pm by Mia Chapman

The owner and operator of Casino Canberra is facing increased losses as it grapples with falling gaming revenue, but the company says discussions are back on with...

Wed, Mar 4, 1:59pm by Ethan Anderson

The City of Casey is set to get 100 new poker machines in one hotel as operators target the outer fringe demographic, ABC News reports. The community with the...

Tue, Mar 3, 9:04am by Noah Taylor

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has spurred serious revenue downturn in Asia’s gaming sector. In response, casino stocks in Macau and the Asia-Pacific have taken...

Mon, Mar 2, 12:11pm by Noah Taylor

Brisbane’s development industry is buzzing after most of the apartments in Queensland’s largest construction project were snapped up within a matter of days,...

Mon, Mar 2, 12:06pm by Ethan Anderson

The World Series of Poker has been revealing more information about the upcoming 2020 World Series of Poker every week. From time to time, officials first announced...

Sun, Mar 1, 1:39pm by Noah Taylor

New South Wales’ high stakes inquiry into Crown Resorts casino operations will be temporarily suspended pending an appeal by the New South Wales Attorney-General...

Sun, Mar 1, 1:32pm by Mia Chapman

Australian banks have been addressing gambling in their official customer policies in the past several years. Casino Aus reports that some have blocked gambling...

Thu, Feb 27, 8:21am by Charlotte Lee

Casey residents are preparing to do battle over plans for 100 poker machines to be installed at the proposed $36 million hotel in Clyde North. Casey Council is also...

Thu, Feb 27, 8:14am by William Brown

Museum of Old and New Art founder and professional gambler David Walsh would be offered a high-roller casino licence under a new Tasmanian Government policy that...

Wed, Feb 26, 3:54pm by Mia Chapman

An Adelaide jeweller has been accused of preying on the vulnerable by offering to buy valuables, including gold teeth, at gambling venues where punters play the...

Wed, Feb 26, 12:29pm by Ethan Anderson

Shares in Crown Resorts plunged to a more than two-year low amid poor press and the resumption of a public inquiry into New South Wales’ casinos. News.com.au...

Tue, Feb 25, 8:02pm by Charlotte Lee

US casino operator MGM Resorts International has been sued over a data breach last year, which the company confirmed earlier this week and which reportedly involved...

Tue, Feb 25, 7:57pm by William Brown

New South Wales clubs and RSLs are building on-site retirement villages, daycare centres and hotels using special exemptions from planning laws granted by the state...

Mon, Feb 24, 8:34am by Mia Chapman

The Brisbane Times reports that in 2017, Crown Casino hosted an organised crime target as he built his gambling empire. Cheng Ting Kong was riding high in 2017 as he...

Mon, Feb 24, 8:12am by Ethan Anderson

A Victorian government scheme that used voluntary loss limits in a bid to minimise poker machine harm has been deemed a failure, with negligible uptake from punters...

Mon, Feb 24, 8:02am by Charlotte Lee

Starting in the 2020 season, some NFL stadiums will be allowed to have betting lounges, and teams may accept sponsorships from sportsbook operators. ESPN reports...

Fri, Feb 21, 11:42am by William Brown

Global wagering giant Betfair has abandoned its rugby league offering just a month out from the start of the season. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the...

Fri, Feb 21, 11:38am by Noah Taylor

If you can’t go up, go out – to sea. That was the strategy of Star Entertainment chief executive Matt Bekier, according to the Brisbane Times. After the...

Fri, Feb 21, 11:28am by Mia Chapman

Casino giant Crown Resorts is bracing for a hit to its full-year earnings from coronavirus, as the outbreak compounds a big drop in its VIP business caused in part...

Thu, Feb 20, 10:21am by Ethan Anderson

Tabcorp has warned the cost of integrating its TAB wagering business with the UBET brand, acquired when it merged with Tatts, has blown out by more than 40 per cent....

Thu, Feb 20, 10:09am by William Brown

The Macau government has decided not to extend the current closure of the city’s casino industry. GGR Asia reports that Macau’s secretary for economy and finance...

Wed, Feb 19, 9:26am by Mia Chapman

Australian professional poker player Robert Campbell earned more than $753,000 in live poker tournaments in 2019 to become the World Series of Poker’s 2019 Player...

Wed, Feb 19, 9:16am by Ethan Anderson

Coronavirus has severely and temporarily crippled Macau, but there have been some benefits to come of it as a result. Calvin Ayre reports that a new fund has been...

Tue, Feb 18, 8:55pm by Charlotte Lee

Credit card cash advance fees have come into spotlight again after a Western Australian woman was charged cash advance fees of 29 and 15 cents for raffle tickets she...

Tue, Feb 18, 8:41pm by Noah Taylor

Two Australian bookmakers have been slapped with a record fine in New South Wales over illegal gambling advertising activities. Casino News Daily reports that last...

Fri, Feb 14, 11:27am by William Brown

Online gaming provider Microgaming this week revealed the line up of February release from its independent casino content studios. Casino News Daily reports the new...

Fri, Feb 14, 11:21am by Noah Taylor

The Queensland government has yet to make its decision on whether to let The Star Entertainment Group keep its casino monopoly on the tourism heartland of the Gold...

Thu, Feb 13, 12:44pm by Ethan Anderson

A landmark Byron Bay hotel has been snapped up by an investment bank. Real Commercial reports that the Beach Hotel in the beachside New South Wales town has been...

Thu, Feb 13, 12:40pm by Charlotte Lee

Donaco International has spent the past couple of months shuffling around its board of directors and top brass. Calvin Ayre reports that the Australian-listed casino...

Wed, Feb 12, 12:30pm by Noah Taylor

A court in Bangladesh has declared gambling illegal and asked authorities to take measures to stop the practice across the country. The Australian reports that a...

Wed, Feb 12, 12:25pm by Mia Chapman

The Victorian Greens have said they won’t be intimidated by the pokies lobby, despite revelations that the Australian Hotels Association donated $761,000 to the...

Tue, Feb 11, 1:28pm by Noah Taylor

The coronavirus has caused casino shares to plunge due to travel bans, but the long term impact of the virus could make things even worse. Calvin Ayre reports that...

Fri, Feb 7, 8:31am by Noah Taylor

Nevada casinos are looking to sabotage a ballot initiative that calls for a major hike on gaming tax. Casino.org reports that the Nevada Resort Association, which...

Thu, Feb 6, 12:36pm by Ethan Anderson

Hawthorn Football Club president Jeff Kennett says premiership star James Morrissey is entitled to his opinion, but the Hawks have no intention of ceding their...

Thu, Feb 6, 12:30pm by Charlotte Lee

Macau’s casino industry will close for two weeks to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, the government says. The Daily Telegraph reports that chief...

Wed, Feb 5, 12:13pm by Noah Taylor

Victoria’s pokies and pubs lobby gave a record $761,000 to the Daniel Andrews-led ALP as part of a $1 million campaign to deny the Greens the balance of power at...

Wed, Feb 5, 12:08pm by Mia Chapman

Dinner by Heston, the high-end restaurant fronted by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal, owes employees at least $4.5 million in what appears to be the worst case of...

Wed, Feb 5, 11:56am by Ethan Anderson

A Latvian conman who defrauded ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia out of $411,906 to repay loan sharks, gamble at Melbourne’s Crown Casino and go on a...

Tue, Feb 4, 6:36pm by Charlotte Lee

There was still plenty of poker actionat the weekend, with Bob Whalen winning the MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl and taking home $140,000. Part Time Poker reports that...

Tue, Feb 4, 6:26pm by William Brown

Four community groups in the Somerset Region have claimed their share of more than $86,000 up for grabs in Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants. The Gatton Star...

Tue, Feb 4, 6:15pm by Noah Taylor

The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau announced over the weekend that all guests entering any of the SAR’s 41 casinos must now wear a face mask or...

Mon, Feb 3, 1:20pm by Mia Chapman

Atlantic City’s top casino executives all agree that Atlantic City needs to clean up its act and become a safer place with a better public perception if business...

Mon, Feb 3, 1:11pm by Ethan Anderson

World-renowned chef Heston Blumenthal’s scandal-plagued Australian restaurant appears doomed after its landlord and financial broker, Crown Casino, said it had...

Mon, Feb 3, 12:59pm by Charlotte Lee

Macau is usually bustling with gamblers during China’s Lunar New Year holiday but the flood of tourists has been reduced to a trickle this year as fears grow over...

Fri, Jan 31, 10:39am by Noah Taylor

A Geelong councillor has laid the boot into the Geelong Football Club, slamming it for publicly exiting the pokies industry while selling its gaming licence machines...

Fri, Jan 31, 10:30am by Mia Chapman

Crown’s latest venture in Sydney is one of the most anticipated projects in the harbour city, as it is expected to give a new look to the Barangaroo waterfront....

Thu, Jan 30, 8:23am by Charlotte Lee

More people are seeking help for problem gambling in the Loddon Mallee as losses in Bendigo continue to rise. The Bendigo Advertiser reports that gamblers lost...

Thu, Jan 30, 8:15am by William Brown

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp is disinclined to launch a bid to become the next operator for the United Kingdom’s national lottery, ahead of the bidding...

Wed, Jan 29, 11:50am by Noah Taylor

Iowa’s Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort will open its doors to a Betfred USA sportsbook later this week, offering punters access to both mobile and internet...

Wed, Jan 29, 11:39am by Mia Chapman

One of the largest gambling operators in Australia – Tabcorp – has joined the competition for the operation of the United Kingdom National Lottery at a...

Tue, Jan 28, 11:34am by Charlotte Lee

A Macau casino operator vying for half of James Packer’s stake in Crown casinos has been embroiled in a political bribery investigation in Japan. The Brisbane...

Tue, Jan 28, 11:23am by William Brown

With millions and millions of dollars awarded to Aussies all the time, it can be difficulty to grasp the enormity of the winnings from lotteries. When the numbers...

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...