It looks like Tony Fung’s Casino Canberra will get its way in breaking up the longstanding pokies monopoly held by the Australian Capital Territory’s clubs. The state’s attorney general Gordon Ramsay has introduced legislation that will authorize …
Queensland said this week it will not back the federal government’s plans for a UK-style sports lottery that would be used to boost funding for the nation’s underperforming Olympians. Federal Sports Minister Greg Hunt believes a UK-style …
Donald Trump once made a bid to operate Sydney’s first ever casino but was knocked back by a NSW police report that alleged he had Mafia connections. We’ll let that sink in for a minute. In 1986, …
SkyCity’s former CEO Nigel Morrison, who resigned in April last year, topped the Business Herald’s annual CEO pay survey for 2016, published this week, thanks to a hefty golden handshake that made him New Zealand’s best-paid exec. …
Aussie games provider, Aristocrat Leisure, is making a move into the strategy gaming space after purchasing Plarium for AUD$633 million. In a note to market on August 10, Aristocrat CEO Trevor Croker explained that the takeover of …
Hopes of a reprieve for the Aussie online poker industry have been dashed after the Senate passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. A public note from the Department of Human Resources has confirmed that the …
Aussie pokie manufacturer Aristocrat has been offered an ultimatum by a major Russian hacking outfit that’s reportedly capable of stripping machines of $315,000-a-week. According to a recent article by Wired, a hacker has been using his knowledge …
Online poker in Australia could be saved from the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill thanks to a positive presentation by industry representatives. In an effort to educate officials and potentially carve out an exception for online poker in …
Crown Resorts’ profits were up 93 percent for the year ending 30 June 2017, thanks to the selling down of its shares in Macau resort operator Melco Crown, now Melco Resorts and Entertainment. But when you take …
William Hill Australia has failed to capitalize on a 28 per cent growth in the amount wagered by Australian punters in the first half of the year. The Tom Waterhouse-led arm of the British betting giant reported …
