A Chinese casino developer will have to pay a dear fine of $650,000 after it was found guilty of damaging swathes of mangroves and a coral reef during the construction of a project on Malolo, Fiji. Freesoul Real Estate Development was found guilty earlier this month and will have to pay the damages. The area […]
Aristocrat Leisure, the leading provider of gaming solutions, announced that Friday will be the last day for its current chief financial officer (CFO). Aristocrat to Part Ways with Current CFO The company has announced that Julie Cameron-Doe, who is currently serving as CFO will step down effective from this Friday, April 15, 2022. It was […]
Aristocrat Leisure has always been a leading name in the gaming industry but is working to do more. The slot machine manufacturer and online games developer has made a couple of executive shifts that it hopes will fulfill that mission. Executive Appointments Come to Aristocrat Trevor Croker, Aristocrat’s CEO, announced at the company’s annual general […]
Western Australia (WA) has selected the shortlist for the second and binding bid phase of its TAB auction. The field is led by ASX-listed Tabcorp and Entain, which runs bookmakers Ladbrokes and Neds. WA expects the provider of online and retail outlet wagering services in the state to have a formal data room open by […]
Some companies still don’t get it. There’s a reason why governments have stepped in and placed legal bans on spam – consumers don’t want to be bombarded with unsolicited messages. Most would assume that a giant company like Flutter Entertainment would know not to violate the law, but not in this case. Its Australian sports […]
Bells are about to ring in Australia, and not for a good cause. After the fallout from the investigation into Crown Resorts, which revealed extensive money laundering and other failings, Star Entertainment Group became a target. New South Wales (NSW) is going to open the casino operator’s past in a so-called Bell Inquiry, and the […]
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in New South Wales (NSW) has filed a lawsuit against Melco Resorts & Entertainment to recover some of the costs of the Bergin Inquiry into Crown Resorts. According to an exclusive report by the Australian Financial Review (AFR), the lawsuit has been filed in the Supreme Court. It […]
According to Federal Group, the Australian casino operator, was the victim of cyberattacks twice last year. The attack shut down gaming machines and caused millions of dollars in revenue loss and recovery costs. The company refused to give in to the demands, exacerbating the situation. After suffering the worst year in two decades, it’s now […]
The gaming regulator in Western Australia (WA) has admitted that it did not properly manage conflicts of interest related to Crown Perth’s operations. The admission comes as a royal commission investigates whether poor government oversight led to problems such as money laundering and problem gambling at the casino. This revelation will give Crown Resorts ammunition […]
The government of Victoria, Australia, thought it was given a perfect solution to reduce problem gambling. Instead of putting the onus on casinos, which proved inept at managing the concept, it would place it on gamblers. While the idea initially gained a lot of support, it will now be scrapped, at least temporarily, according to […]
