ClubsNSW, the representative body for registered clubs and pubs in New South Wales, has vehemently criticised Premier Dominic Perrottet’s insistence on the state moving to cashless gaming cards.
David Tsai, a former executive at MGM Resorts, has been named by Crown Resorts Limited as the next Chief Executive Officer of Crown Perth.
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.
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.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned the public to be wary of unregulated gambling websites offering free bets, extra spins and other incentives.
Bowing to criticism over the company’s involvement in the gambling industry, Woolworths is planning to combine its pokies, hotels and bottle shops into a single business to be either sold off or floated on the ASX.
The City of Brimbank is set to introduce tough new measures for local gaming operators after the council’s residents lost a state-high $139.5 million on pokies in the last financial year.