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Industry
June 27, 2025
Gambling Harm Costs Victoria, Australia, Over $9B
A recent report from the Alliance for Gambling Reform estimates that gambling-related harm has cost residents of Victoria, Australia, over $9 billion USD (AUD $14 billion) in the 2022–23 financial year. Reports Show How Much Gambling Costs the State of Victoria The report, drawing on population surveys from 2022–23, estimates that gambling harm cost Victorians […]
Industry
April 10, 2025
VGCC Reminds Clubs to Follow Holiday Restrictions Ahead of Good Friday, ANZAC Day
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) issued a reminder to state pubs and clubs to obey the holiday trading hours. Coming ahead of the Good Friday and ANZAC Day public holidays, the reminder pointed out that violators will risk fines and other penalties. Two Major Holidays Approach As Easter and the ANZAC Day […]
Industry
March 31, 2025
Victoria: Operators Wary as Lawmakers Consider Mandatory Carded Play
The government of Victoria is considering introducing obligatory carded play for patrons at gaming venues, to the gambling industry’s dismay. The proposed bill would require all patrons to use personal cards that track their spending and gaming, making it easier to prevent gambling harm and gambling-related financial crime. However, industry stakeholders believe that this measure […]
Casino
March 20, 2025
Victoria Set to Debate Mandatory Carded Play Bill
A series of regulatory missteps that has embroiled Star Entertainment and Crown Resorts into year-long scrutiny, bringing at least one of the companies on the brink of bankruptcy, has now prompted Victoria to once again consider carded play as a viable option to make gambling in all of its forms safer. Victoria Set to Debate […]
Industry
January 16, 2025
VicBet Breaches Customer Care Regulations, Receives AU$130,000 Fine
Australian online bookmaker VicBet has received a $130,000 fine from the VGCCC due to the former breaching customer care rules on two occasions. VicBet Fined AU$130,000 Earlier this week, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced that it had fined VicBet AU$130,000, which equates to around $83,000. The reason for the fine is […]
Industry
December 2, 2024
VGCCC CEO Annette Kimmitt to Step Down for Personal Reasons
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced that it is set to part ways with its chief executive officer, who has decided to leave the regulator for personal reasons. The CEO Will Step Down in March Annette Kimmitt has served as CEO of the commission since March 2022, when she replaced interim CEO […]
Industry
November 28, 2024
Victoria Gambling Regulator Issues 88 Disciplinary Actions
It has been a busy year for the gambling regulator in Victoria, Australia, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), judging by its latest report. VGCCC Imposes Fines, Disciplinary Actions On Thursday, the Commission released its 2023-24 annual report, pointing to a number of resolved issues, including the enforcement of disciplinary actions against gambling […]
Business
November 26, 2024
Crown Resorts Praises Victoria for Introducing Carded Play Statewide
Crown Resorts, an Australian casino and hospitality giant, has embraced the introduction of carded play across the state of Victoria. In an official statement, the company welcomed the change, calling it an “important milestone” for Victorian gaming. Carded Play Will Minimize Harm In December 2023, the group’s Crown Melbourne property introduced carded play across all […]
Industry
November 12, 2024
Self-Exclusion Program in Victoria Fails Problem Gambler
Available in pubs, clubs and casinos across Victoria, slots, or pokies as they are known in Australia, result in losses of millions every month. The estimated losses to the one-armed bandits, another nickname of pokies, between 2022 and 2023 hit the mind-blowing sum of AU$3 billion ($1.96 billion). With millions lost to gambling every month, […]
Industry
June 20, 2024
Victoria to Introduce AUD 50 Loss Limit and Overhaul Pokies Venues’ Tax Breaks
The Australian state of Victoria is set to introduce a daily loss limit on poker machines in an attempt to diminish the negative impact associated with pokies. Additionally, Victoria plans to introduce an overhaul of the controversial tax cuts for gambling properties, The Guardian Australia reported. The changes were outlined in an agreement between the […]