Industry
December 1, 2025
NSW to End Late-Night Poker Machine Exemptions
More than 670 poker machine venues across New South Wales will lose their special permissions to operate past 4 am, after the state government moved to tackle what it calls a “public health catastrophe.” “No Longer Fit for Purpose” The decision, announced by Gaming Minister David Harris, means all gaming rooms will now have to […]
Sports
October 23, 2025
Bookies and Football Australia Fight Over Higher Betting Charges
Australia’s big betting companies have started to remove smaller soccer leagues from their betting sites as they argue with Football Australia (FA) about new gambling fee proposals. This fight could make soccer the most costly sport for bookies in the country, even more than AFL and NRL. FA’s Match-Based Fee Proposal Could Make Soccer Australia’s […]
Industry
September 24, 2025
The Star Sydney Fails to Regain License as NICC Extends Suspension
The Star Entertainment Group Limited (The Star) announced that its The Star Sydney property’s license remains suspended. The decision was made by the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC), which believed that the casino isn’t ready to regain its license. The Star Has Been Facing Trouble for a While The Star has been on the decline […]
Casino
August 11, 2025
NSW Police Officer Who Gambled Family Gold Could Face Legal Action
New South Wales Police have been issued a stark warning about the risks gambling addiction poses to the force’s security and integrity following a troubling investigation under the name Operation Dartmoor. Money Laundering Ties, Investigated The probe, conducted under section 132 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 regarding allegations of gambling and money […]
Business
August 8, 2025
New South Wales Greenlights On Nut Road’s Acquisition of Donaco
New South Wales has greenlit On Nut Road Limited’s acquisition of Donaco International, securing the final approval needed to close the deal. As a result, the latter company will delist from the Australian Stock Exchange on August 8. On Nut Road to Acquire Donaco On Nut Road, a Hong Kong-based, Argyle-backed special purpose vehicle, set […]
Casino
August 8, 2025
NSW Backtracks Plan to Lower Daily Cash Limit for Casinos
New South Wales has decided – it won’t do anything, just yet. A plan to reduce the daily cash limit to AUD 1,000 from AUD 5,000 has been – if not backtracked – then at least delayed. The plan was meant to boost consumer protection measures in the state, but it has been heavily debated. […]
Casino
June 17, 2025
NSW Premier Criticized Over Cashless Pokies Reform U-Turn
New South Wales’ premier, Chris Minns, is drawing fire from charities, advocates, and even members of his own party after suggesting he might abandon plans for cashless poker machines, an idea proposed by an independent reform panel. $24M in Daily Losses During First Quarter Labor backbencher David Saliba, whose seat covers western Sydney, did not […]
Industry
June 12, 2025
NSW Fails to Enact Important RG Reforms, Auditor Says
The auditor general in New South Wales has produced a damning report on the state of gambling reform, arguing that the government has been slow to reduced gambling-related harm, primarily tied to 90,000 poker machines, as land-based slots are called in Australia. Plans to remove thousands of machines are supposedly underway, but the government has […]
Industry
June 5, 2025
NSW Gamblers Are Losing AU$24M on the Pokies Everyday
Gamblers in New South Wales may be losing as much as AU$24 million a day, a charity advocacy group has said, raising alarm over the rate of gambling participation and, more importantly, the pace at which people are losing money. Pokie Losses in New South Wales: Reason for Concern, Warns a Charity To put this […]
Industry
March 31, 2025
Is Australia’s Lucky Box Encouraging Children to Gamble?
The famous bright-yellow vending machines decorated with popular cartoon characters called Lucky Boxes stand out in no less than 35 locations spread across the east coast of Australia. They dispense neatly stacked boxes containing surprises ranging from PlayStation 5s and Xbox consoles to smaller items like movie tickets and phone chargers. The mystery prizes are […]