In its continued efforts to standardize its gambling industry while ridding it of crime, Cambodia has put out 20 new guidelines relating to taxation and licensing for operators in the country to follow.
Omale Godwin
The New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) has announced the suspension of The Star Sydney’s operating licence, a record fine of $100 million, and the appointment of an external manager in response to the damning report given by the Bell Inquiry last month.
As part of ongoing efforts to reform the gambling industry, the government of New South Wales, Australia, has begun initial testing of cashless betting using pioneering technology provided by Aristocrat Gaming.
The Cambodian government continues to make good on its promise to rid the country of illegal gambling, human trafficking and other criminal activities as it goes on an eight-day crackdown on unlicensed casinos all across the country.
Despite the multiple allegations of money laundering, fraud, organised crime links and other assorted crimes aired in inquiries into Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment, none of the staff members, executives or board directors of either casino operator have yet to be indicted of any crime or wrongdoing.
The Leeton Hotel, located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, has been fined a sum of $40,000 by a local court for running poker machines on its premises beyond the authorized time frame.
The government of the Northern Territory, Australia, has suspended applications for new gaming licences from Iris Capital to install more pokies in Alice Springs.