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Legal
September 12, 2022
Entain Facing AUSTRAC Probe Amid AML Concerns
Entain – the company behind Ladbrokes, Sportingbet, Neds, and many more – is facing a probe by the Australian financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC amid concerns over breaches of AML and terrorism financing laws. Entain Probe Launched Australia’s governmental transaction watchdog AUSTRAC launched a probe into Entain Group Pty Ltd on September 12. According to the […]
Casino
September 7, 2022
VGCCC, AUSTRAC behind AU$4.7m Money Laundering Scheme Bust
A 12-month multi-jurisdictional investigation led to the arrest of three members of an alleged Melbourne money laundering syndicate who organized a scheme involving purchasing winning tickets from electronic gaming machines. Three People Charged The investigation executed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), in collaboration with AUSTRAC, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) and […]
Industry
September 6, 2022
Star Diversifies Team with Spalding as GM Surveillance
Australian casino powerhouse Star Entertainment Group has reinforced its team with the addition of the experienced Zhan Spalding as general manager surveillance Queensland. This appointment is in line with the company’s gender equality efforts. Spalding Has an Impressive Track Record Spalding is no stranger to the gambling industry. She boasts over three decades of experience […]
Casino
September 5, 2022
Gambling Harm Regulator Needed as Australians Lose $7.7B on Poker Machines
Research on poker machine losses across Australia conducted at Monash University has raised serious concerns about the control over the harm caused by gambling machines in Australia with various experts and activists raising their voices to demand a nationwide gambling harm regulator. Australians Have Squandered AUD 11.4 Billion on Pokies Australian media outlet The Age […]
Casino
September 2, 2022
ILGA Appoints Independent Supervisor to Monitor the Star Sydney
The saga with The Star Sydney continues with the appointment of an independent monitoring entity, which will supervise the casino’s operations while the New South Wales’ incoming Independent Casino Commission (NICC) takes over the current Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) on September 5. NICC to Receive the Adam Bell SC Report After It Assumes […]
Casino
September 1, 2022
Crown Melbourne to Get New Fine Over Newly-Uncovered Blank Checks Scheme
More shocking revelations have come out regarding dubious transactions at Crown Resorts’ casino Crown Melbourne, which may lead to another fine of AUD 100 million ($68.3 million). Following discoveries regarding the use of blank cheques in exchange for casino chips, on September 1, the Victorian Gambling Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) requested Crown Resorts to provide […]
Blockchain
August 31, 2022
Crypto.com Won Legal Battle Following $10.5m Wrongful Payment
A popular cryptocurrentcy trading platform accidentally transferred millions of dollars to an Australian woman and failed to notice the error for seven months. Wrongful Refund Made Someone Millionaire Crypto.com, operating as Foris GFS in Australia, made the error while processing a $100 refund in May 2021 and instead of the refund amount, transferred to Thevamanogari […]
Legal
August 31, 2022
NSW Government Appointed Independent Casino Commission Members
The New South Wales (NSW) government announced in a public release on Tuesday it has appointed five new members to the State’s Independent Casino Commission ahead of the body’s commencement next week. Chief Commissioner and Members The Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson chose the current chairperson of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority […]
Legal
August 30, 2022
Star’s Queensland Review Ongoing, Many Questions Unanswered
The last day of public hearings was on Monday, and the painted picture doesn’t bode well for Star’s Queensland operations, either. There’s still time until the court reaches a decision and the complexity of the review doesn’t skip that regulatory bodies haven’t been doing their jobs, so the fate of Star’s license in Queensland is […]
Industry
August 29, 2022
Two-thirds of Australians Want Gambling TV Ads Banned
Ads are the worst, right? Well, apparently, if you’re Australian, you don’t want tobacco, gambling, junk food, and alcohol ads on TV, and the numbers are exactly in that order. The last place is for burning fossil fuel ads, because who needs the planet? 70% of Polled Individuals Support Ban The Australia Institute released the […]
