In a bid to reduce the number of gaming machines in Canberra, clubs will be getting cash or discounts for each pokie machine they voluntarily surrender before February 2019. The city plans to cut poker machines down to 4000. Read on. Canberra Pokie Licences & Machines As part of a power-sharing deal which came into [...]
A survey done by gaming manufacturers finds that the pokies industry has contributed AU$8.32 billion to Australia’s economy during the 2016/17 fiscal year. During the Australasian Gaming Expo in Sydney last week, the data which was compiled on behalf of the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), was released to the public. The association was representing manufacturers [...]
A Senate inquiry into video game loot boxes passed by senator Jordon Steele-John in June is due to begin in Melbourne today. The inquiry comes after a number of state researchers put the suggestion forward that video game loot boxes may be as addictive as pokie machines. Video game players (particularly, those that are very [...]
The Star Entertainment Group submitted an application with the New South Wales Department of Planning to acquire Ritz-Carlton hotel. The entertainment group wants to improve the Ritz-Carlton hotel tower in Sydney, Australia. The conglomerate along with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited and Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium International Limited will bet set back over AUD$500 [...]
The 2018 Australasian Gaming Expo kicked off earlier this week at Sydney’s International Convention Centre. After enjoying a successful first year in 2017, this year’s event was extended by a day – this made way for double the content to be explored. Ross Ferrar, Chief Executive of the AGE, said: “we’re making it easier than [...]
Hard Rock has contacted Australia’s local government and the respective tourism leaders about a casino licence for the Gold Coast. They are interested in building an entertainment integrated resort that would serve as the second casino in the region. The idea is to develop a venue that will host a number of non-gambling facilities. However, [...]
This week, Apple has removed hundreds of apps from the App Store. This includes many individually developed gambling apps, which it claims is an attempt to combat illegal gambling. However, there are other apps on the chopping block that were removed without a ‘reasonable explanation’. The company has recently introduced a new App Review policy [...]
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is scrutinising online gambling sites that are using the .cc domain which refers to the Cocos (Keeling) Island. The Island is one of Australia’s territories; however, it has its own identity and code. The investigation is to determine whether these offshore sites are legal and there are not [...]
An illegal crypto-betting ring has been arrested in China just before the FIFA World Cup final. Gambling is illegal across China, save for Macau land casinos. According to reports, Chinese police froze US$750 000 (AU$10.13 million) in personal bank accounts. More than US$1.5 billion (AU$2.03 billion) in cryptocurrencies have also been frozen. At least six [...]
It has been almost a month since the 2018 FIFA World Cup first kicked off, and what an eventful tournament it has been. Over 62 games have been played and 30 teams eliminated; all that is left to do is crown the ultimate victor of the sporting world’s most-watched event. Prior to the tournament, sports [...]
