SkyCity Adelaide has been directed by a specially appointed commissioner to take immediate action on concerns regarding the casino’s AML/CTF programs.
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Star Entertainment Group has announced plans to lay off approximately 500 full-time employees while putting on hold employee incentives for the fiscal year.
Pokies operators in Broken Hill have expressed their willingness to work with NSW Premier Chris Minns on gaming reform in the state.
Online casinos based offshore are illegally targeting Australians through Facebook ads yet evade being reprimanded due to loopholes in federal regulations.
Australian law firm Phi Finney McDonald is going head-to-head with Star Entertainment Group in a securities class action lawsuit served in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Premier Dominic Perrottet has dubbed ClubsNSW’s new gaming code of practice a last-minute attempt at preventing the government’s push for cashless gambling.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has commended the dedication of New South Wales government towards gambling reform in the state and has called for other states to follow suit.
Matt Kean has criticised the Labor Party’s plans for gambling reform, calling it “a gaming policy written by the gaming industry for the gaming industry”.
Gambling self-exclusion programs in New South Wales have proven ineffective, say counsellors and gambling addicts who want a more comprehensive system.
Recent reports have revealed that RSL clubs in Victoria only gave $8.4 million in sponsorships, donations and gifts to the community out of $163m revenue.