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Reading Time: 1 minute Silver Heritage Group, has roped in Ben Watiwat as its chief financial officer (CFO). He will take charge in 5 November 2018, replacing Basil Jong. Watiwat is currently working in SafetyCulture, an Australian venture-backed software company, he is holding the charge of head of finance and company secretary. James Spenceley, Silver […]
Reading Time: 1 minute According to Standard Media Index figures in Australia, gambling companies are spending more for advertising. The spend for gambling advertising has risen by 26 per cent to $140 million this year till July. This increase is despite stricter restrictions, especially about when gambling ads can be shown on TV and online, […]
Unikrn, the coolest sounding esports betting platform in the multiverse, has suffered a pinprick of a problem after Tabcorp announced its decision to sever the head of their Luxbet business. Tabcorp decided on the cull in the wake of their $11 billion merger with former rival Tatts Group, telling the press that the company that made […]
The $11 billion Australian gaming giant created by the merger of Tabcorp and Tatts will make a priority of fighting for nationally consistent digital-betting taxes on its foreign bookmaker rivals. After shareholders this week voted to approve the long-awaited Tabcorp-Tatts mega-merger, Tabcorp chair Paula Dwyer said a political focus would be working to ensure […]
Standardized monitoring technology launches in the Australian market Comtrade Gaming, the premier technology provider to the gaming industry, announces that their G2S Protocol Engine is a part of Tatts Group’s newly implemented MAXsys monitoring system for New South Wales, Australia. MAXsys will span over 2,500 gaming venues and 95,000 gaming machines. “Our latest system […]
A new Labor gambling policy announced today would remove 2300 pokies from Tasmanian pubs and clubs by 2023. Labor’s Rebecca White announced today that if the party wins government during the next state election, poker machines, also known as pokies, will be removed from the state’s pubs and clubs by 2023. The Opposition party from […]
THE RISE of reality television betting, female-targeted pokie machines and Instagram influencers will form part of new study on women’s changing attitudes towards gambling. The research, undertaken by Deakin University, will analyse if the saturation of advertising is making gambling more socially acceptable for young women. Associate Professor Samantha Thomas, from Deakin’s School of […]
Online gambling companies have ramped up their political lobbying efforts in an attempt to stop Victoria from adopting a 15 per cent tax on digital betting that is being rolled out in other states. Australia’s bookmakers responded angrily last week when Queensland announced it would become the third gaming jurisdiction to roll out a so-called “point-of-consumption” […]
The company reached a settlement agreement to accept the merger between the Australian giants. Online bookmaker CrownBet has decided to move on from the discussion regarding a merger between Tabcorp and Tatts. The company reached a settlement agreement with Tabcorp in order to make it official. Tabcorp revealed yesterday that it has entered into […]
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been forced to address media speculation that it is looking to divest its 62% interest in horse racing and sports betting brand CrownBet Pty Ltd, with UK bookmaker William Hill touted by several media outlets as the buyer. In a filing on the Australian Securities Exchange, the resort […]
The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) of Australia has also spoken about the debate concerning the gambling nature of loot boxes in video games which has recently made headlines and is in agreement that loot boxes constitute gambling. Loot boxes made headlines this month after Star Wars: Battlefront II was released to the public on November […]
After months of campaigning from state lotteries and newsagent groups, the Northern Territory Government has stepped in and banned Lottoland from selling bets on Australian lotteries. As Lottoland operates in Australia via a licence issued by the Northern Territory, the decision means it will no longer be able to take bets on Australian lotteries anywhere in the country […]
Australia has the world’s largest gambling spend per head. The Melbourne Cup celebrations cause bookies to warn that party could soon be over as political pressure mounts. Australia hosted its 157th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, and parties following the prestigious race event stretched into the early hours – particularly from those of the Emerald Isle. […]
Australia’s newest online bookmaker, Neds, will stop running one of its ads on free-to-air TV ahead of the Melbourne Cup after the commercial was found to breach advertising codes by encouraging excessive gambling. Despite the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) finding, the ad can continue to run across social-media platforms, pay TV, and as corporate videos. […]
The investigation on Crown Melbourne casino for allegedly rigging machines and laundering money could impact poker machines licenses in Victoria. The Victorian Greens party is back at it again and wants to get the extension of the licenses of poker machines to be suspended. They argue that the process shouldn’t continue while the Crown […]
As the casino market in Sydney is getting bigger with a new casino, traditional operators are ready to face the competition. The casino market in Sydney is offering new opportunities to expand the industry in the country. Meanwhile, operator Star Entertainment Group is getting ready to face the expected competition. According to the company’s chairman […]
Arena Racing Company (“ARC”), the largest racecourse group in the UK, and Vermantia, the leading provider of omni-channel content solutions worldwide, have entered into a landmark agreement for distributing ARC’s premium greyhound racing content from both the UK and Australia. Under this long term agreement, Vermantia will become the exclusive supplier of ARC’s portfolio of […]
A lawmaker has accused Australian casino company Crown of rigging slot machines and concealing potential money laundering. Whistle-blower accounts alleged the state regulator covered up criminal behavior. Australian gambling powerhouse Crown is facing a raft of allegations, including slot machine tampering and avoiding money laundering scrutiny after whistleblower accounts were presented in parliament on […]
Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) is welcoming its new GLI Australia chief operating officer (COO) Erdal Eskin. With over 20 years of experience in the Australian gaming industry, Eskin has forged strong relationships with the clients he has worked with and has served in various progressive roles within the industry. As GLI Australia COO, Eskin manages […]