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Lottery
May 21, 2024
Advocates Warn NSW Lottery Growth Normalizes Gambling
Across Australia, gambling is quite popular and widely spread. Sadly, Australians are known as the world’s biggest losers as they report the highest losses per capita out of any other country around the world. While hundreds of millions of Australian dollars are lost to pokies, also known as the one-armed bandits in the country, the […]
Legal
April 22, 2024
NSW Man on Trial for the Murder of a Frail Gambling Addict
The trial of an Australian man who allegedly killed another over a gambling debt has begun. Stephen Staff appeared in the NSW Supreme Court at Wollongong on Monday but denied participating in the fatal beating. The victim, Matthew Davis, 31, died after a fatal bashing and choking in his home in Lake Illawarra. Described as […]
Industry
April 15, 2024
Text Messages Unveil Star’s Plot against NSW Regulator
For the last few years, Star Entertainment Group, the leading gaming and entertainment company in Australia, has been at the center of a massive scandal related to regulatory failings. Inquiries into the company’s operations found it unsuitable to hold a casino license in Queensland as well as New South Wales (NSW). Regulatory action was taken […]
Industry
April 11, 2024
NSW’s First Cashless Gaming Trial Did Not Have a Significant Impact
The cashless gambling trial in New South Wales has already started but critics are not happy with the results. Initially launched at Wests New Lambton, a club in Newcastle’s Hunter region, the trial ran from October 2022 until June. Unfortunately, the statistics failed to impress the opponents of cashless gaming. The new technology, which some […]
Business
March 21, 2024
Star’s Special Manager Is Being Paid $1M a Year, Report Says
Nicholas Weeks, the government-appointed special manager of Star Entertainment’s business is being paid almost $1 million a year for his work at the company’s Sydney casino, the Financial Review reported. Considering that Weeks is also responsible for overseeing the group’s casino in Queensland, his salary might be well over what Star CEO Robbie Cooke gets. […]
Legal
March 13, 2024
Liquor & Gaming NSW Fines Royal Inn Hotel for Gaming Hour Violations
Liquor & Gaming NSW, the body responsible for regulating gambling in New South Wales, announced that it has handed a fine of AUD 7,540 to a hotel in Newcastle. According to the regulator, the property violated the state’s gambling laws by operating gaming machines outside authorized hours. Liquor & Gaming NSW pointed out that the […]
Casino
February 2, 2024
NSW Wants Pubs with 20 Poker Machines to Have RG Officers
This mostly came with no strings attached from the government, other than preparing the necessary paperwork and making sure that certain standards for responsible gambling and underage gambling have been observed. Poker Machines Now Need a RG Officer to Tend to Customers Yet, a wave of regulatory changes across the state will now expect pubs […]
Industry
January 23, 2024
NSW Venue Penalized for Having an ATM Next to Its Gaming Room
Liquor & Gaming NSW announced that the operator of an inner Sydney venue was found guilty of a gambling-related violation. According to the authority’s report, the licensee in question had placed an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in an ATM room attached to its gaming room. For reference, the Gaming Machines Regulation 2019 specifies that ATMs […]
Sports
January 18, 2024
SportChamps Faces Sixth Fine for Gambling Inducements in New South Wales
Melbourne-based betting company SportChamps has once again found itself in hot water, receiving a hefty fine of $17,500 for inducing individuals to engage in gambling activities. This marks the sixth conviction for the company under the NSW Betting and Racing Act, highlighting a pattern of non-compliance with established gaming regulations. Liquor & Gaming NSW Unveils […]
Industry
December 20, 2023
NSW Bolsters Responsible Gaming Fund with New Leadership
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has appointed Mr. Chris Bertinshaw as the new Chair of the Responsible Gambling Fund (RGF) alongside two new trustees, aiming to strengthen its commitment to minimizing the adverse impacts of gambling across the region. The three fund members possess significant governance skills and will be instrumental in introducing meaningful […]
