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Jovana Vukovic ·
Australia will prohibit foreign-matched lottery services and online keno from January 1, 2027, following passage of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Act 2026. The measures form part of wider…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
A statewide gambling exclusion system will become a central part of New South Wales’ latest reforms, with mandatory facial recognition planned for gaming-room entrances from 2028. The Minns Labor Government…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Australia has approved a broad set of gambling reforms that will change how wagering companies reach customers and how authorities respond to gambling-related risks. The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform)…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
The Australian government has secured parliamentary support for gambling reforms that will create a national opt-out system for online wagering advertising and impose tighter controls on inducement marketing. The agreement…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Australia’s federal government has introduced a wide-ranging set of gambling reforms, marking a major policy shift nearly three years after the Murphy Report placed advertising and public health risks at…
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Filip Radulovic ·
Money launderers in Australia clean AU$1.1 billion (US$698 million) yearly through illegal gambling operations. Law enforcement teams have shut down five illegal casinos in Sydney in the last year. These…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Western Australian Government has moved to strengthen gambling laws by increasing enforcement powers and introducing harsher penalties for those who violate regulations. The changes come in response to the…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken further steps to combat illegal online gambling, issuing orders for internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to two more offshore…
By Filip Radulovic ·
Australia’s Greens party has intensified its campaign to end gambling advertising by introducing a bill to the Senate that seeks a complete ban on gambling ads across all forms of…
By Filip Radulovic ·
Australia’s BetStop self-exclusion program has reached a significant milestone, with over 30,000 individuals signing up since its launch last August. The initiative, which allows users to self-exclude from licensed online…
By Filip Radulovic ·
A coalition of over 60 prominent Australians, including former prime ministers, premiers, and other influential figures, has issued an urgent call for the federal government to impose a total ban…
By Filip Radulovic ·
A series of media reports have indicated that the Australian government is preparing to announce its response to the 2023 Murphy Report. However, it appears that the comprehensive ban on…
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Casino News Daily ·
Australia has introduced a new measure banning the use of credit cards for online gambling, aiming to ensure that players only gamble with their own money. This significant change has…
By Casino News Daily ·
In a decision that echoes through the Australian business landscape, Crown Resorts has finally secured approval to operate its Sydney casino. This long-awaited green light, granted on April 23rd, 2024,…
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Vanja Mitic ·
A lot is changing when it comes to Australian gambling law, and new legislation has just been passed. The use of credit cards as a payment method for placing online…
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Jonathan Reed ·
The Australian House of Representatives, the lower house of the country’s parliament, has passed a bill that would ban the use of credit cards for online gambling. The bill is…
By Jonathan Reed ·
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the Australian government agency that oversees regulating online and media, has ordered another five offshore gambling websites to be blocked. The websites in…
By Jonathan Reed ·
The government of Australia has finally tabled the much discussed legislation which will ban the use of credit cards for online gambling in the country. The respective piece of legislation…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The gaming industry has cause to celebrate a true pioneer and ambassador of gaming this month with the 100th birthday of Len Ainsworth – the Australian innovator whose games not…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The government of Australia looks poised to ban all gambling advertising across all forms of media if it follows a scathing report compiled from a parliamentary inquiry into the subject.…
By Filip Radulovic ·
According to Australia’s ABC News, residents there are being targeted by at least one online casino through Facebook even though the operator has been formally warned not to solicit business…
By Filip Radulovic ·
France’s gambling regulator, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has issued blocking and delisting orders against online gambling sites and has created and published a public blacklist in the form of…
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Terry Davis ·
Star Entertainment Group issued an announcement on the Australian Stock Exchange Monday, seeking to urgently engage with the New South Wales Government after NSW Treasurer Matt Kean announced a potential…
By Terry Davis ·
Pressure is mounting on elected officials in New South Wales to do something about potentially billions of dollars in crime proceeds being laundered through poker (slot) machines in pubs there.…
By Terry Davis ·
Star Entertainment Group has been hit with a hefty fine and a license suspension for its past role in allowing money laundering crimes at The Star Sydney casino. Star was…
By Terry Davis ·
In Australia last week we learned that a significantly disabled player who needed help staking the game and spinning the reels would receive almost $320,000 in delayed payment, including interest,…
By Terry Davis ·
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has gone beyond warning online casinos and blocking access to their sites and has issued an official warning to Proxous Advanced Solutions Limited…
By Terry Davis ·
Crown Sydney’s VIP-only Crystal Room opens today at the A$2.2 billion (US$1.6 billion) Barangaroo resort facility that has had rooms, dining, shops, and bars open for about a year and…
By Terry Davis ·
In South Australia, former royal commissioner and retired Supreme Court judge Brian Martin AO QC will lead an inquiry into SkyCity Adelaide casino after consumer and business affairs commissioner, Dini…
By Casino News Daily ·
After more than half a year under review, the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has determined that Star Entertainment Group is still not “suitable” to hold a license…