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Software Glitch Ignites $2 Million Cash Rain at Sydney's Star Casino

In the bright and bustling heart of Sydney, Australia, a spectacle unfolded at the Star Casino. Over a dizzying two-week period last July, millions of dollars were unwittingly spilled out by the casino due to a software glitch. An unforeseen coding mishap had caused a rain of cash, leading bemused gamblers and their gleaming eyes to an unexpected…
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NSW parties undecided on telling gambling venues which facial rec to use

Both NSW Labor and Liberal gambling reform packages include using facial recognition technology (FRT), but neither party would confirm the exact vendor technology they plan to use. Opposition leader Chris Minns announced last month that if Labor wins the March election it will mandate FRT at gaming venues. ClubsNSW announced in October last year…
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Australian MPs to Hear Personally from Victims of Gambling Harm

Authorities in Australia will be launching a parliamentary inquiry into the impact of live sports betting and loot boxes to assess the effectiveness of the current gambling regulation regime, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. Led by Labor MP Peta Murphy, who is chair of the standing committee on social policy, the inquiry will examine the state…
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Star Entertainment (ASX: SGR) roundly rebuked as casino future remains under cloud

Star Entertainment Group has been roundly rebuked by politicians, legal experts and analysts after a NSW inquiry found the casino giant unfit to hold a licence for its flagship casino in Sydney but came short of imposing penalties. The NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) published Adam Bell SC's report on Tuesday which found The Star…
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Star Entertainment (ASX: SGR) roundly rebuked as casino future remains under cloud
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Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

Another casino, another official investigation, more allegations of money laundering, organised crime links and fraud. At a casino? Gee, who would have guessed? And, again, Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the New South Wales government to think of tackling. Quick demonstration: Star's total gaming…
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Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow
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Crypto Casino Stake.com Sued For $400 Million By Former Partner

An former partner of Stake.com who claims he was excluded from the wildly successful company is suing the Australian creators of the largest bitcoin casino in the world in the US for $US400 million in damages. However, the creators of Stake.com, Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani, who just bought the most expensive home in Melbourne, have called the…
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Queensland possibly to broaden investigation into more casinos

Two months have passed since Queensland confirmed that it is opening a probe into Star Entertainment's casinos in the state. The investigation launched last week with public hearings held on several occasions and some evidence about suspicious practices already surfacing from those hearings. But now, the state is facing mounting pressure from…
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Australian watchdog adds six names to its iGaming ‘blacklist’

In Australia, the nation's media and communications watchdog has announced that it has asked local Internet service providers to block customers from accessing six more unlicensed online casinos and associated affiliate marketing domains. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) used an official Thursday press release to detail that…
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Australian watchdog adds six names to its iGaming ‘blacklist’
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Sydney casinos: High rollers still on the menu as Crown and Star lock horns

After a decade of drama, Sydney finally has two casinos vying for its gambling dollar - separated by the barest sliver of a harbour. Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment Group have been put through the regulatory ringer, many would say belatedly, for their shoddy approach to compliance. But suitably chastened, both are now ready to go toe-to-toe in…
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Sydney casinos: High rollers still on the menu as Crown and Star lock horns
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Crown Barangaroo’s casino licence is critical to its survival in Sydney

But the world was a very different place in 2012, when Packer unveiled his grand plans with NSW premier Barry O'Farrell, and talkback radio king Alan Jones, providing the backing chorus. The casino mogul was still educating his fellow Crown investors, various state governments, and Australians at large, about the new phenomenon of Chinese tourists…
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Crown Barangaroo’s casino licence is critical to its survival in Sydney
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Aussie crypto casino Stake strikes record sponsorship deal with Everton FC

Australian-founded and led crypto casino Stake has signed a multi-year deal with Everton FC to become its main sponsor after the English Premier League club lost several sponsors due to sanctions brought in after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Stake's deal with Everton comes shortly after the Australian casino group signed Canadian pop star Drake as…
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Aristocrat commits to online casinos after $4b deal collapses

Australian poker machine giant Aristocrat Leisure says it will become a major player in online casino gambling one way or another, after the collapse of its $4 billion takeover of British gambling technology outfit Playtech. The $27 billion group's takeover of Playtech, which makes software for online casinos, was killed by a group of Hong Kong…
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Aristocrat commits to online casinos after $4b deal collapses
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The secret Australian origins of the world’s biggest crypto casino

In a small, low-key office on Collins Street in the heart of the Melbourne CBD, a successful Australian start-up is quietly going about its work. On the surface, the team at Easygo Gaming appear to be a typical group of video game developers, living the start-up dream. Their Instagram page shows team lunches and an inhouse barista at their Royal…
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Catherine Myers Resigns as CEO of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation

The chief executive of Victoria's gaming watchdog has resigned amid a major overhaul of the embattled regulator, which has been widely criticised over its lax oversight of Crown casino. Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation chief executive Catherine Myers abruptly ended her role with the Commission on November 19, after more than…
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Catherine Myers Resigns as CEO of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
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The Star Sells Brisbane Treasury Hotel, Casino for AU$248m

Continuing its strategy to unlock the value of its real estate assets, Australia's The Star Entertainment has inked a US$185.9m sale and leaseback deal with Charter Hall for its Treasury Hotel and Casino in Brisbane (pictured above). [Image: Shutterstock.com] Australian gambling operator The Star Entertainment Group has offloaded some of its…
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The Star Sells Brisbane Treasury Hotel, Casino for AU$248m
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Aussie Casino Giant The Star's Shares Fall on Illegalities Claim

The cycle of negative news for Australian gambling firms shows no sign of letting up after casino giant The Star Entertainment's shares fell on the back of a money laundering claim. Leading Australian online stockbroking firm CommSec took to Twitter on October 11 to share the news that The Star's shares had slumped by 22.9% on Monday: The sharp…
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Star casino linked to organised crime, money laundering, foreign influence

Listed gaming giant Star Entertainment has been enabling suspected money laundering, organised crime, large-scale fraud and foreign interference within its Australian casinos for years, even though its board was warned its anti-money-laundering controls were failing. Between 2014 and 2021, Star cultivated high-roller gamblers who are allegedly…
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Star casino linked to organised crime, money laundering, foreign influence
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Gambling Addict Sues Australia's Crown Resorts for $3.3m

Ahmed Hasna, a high-roller with a serious gambling addiction, is suing Australia's Crown Resorts casino group, which is majority backed by media magnate James Packer, for over AU$4.5m (US$3.3m). Melbourne local government councilor and award-winning journalist Stephen Mayne took to Twitter on August 10 to share news of Hasna's suit, which he said…
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Gambling Addict Sues Australia's Crown Resorts for $3.3m
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Australia: Tabcorp backs potential ban on credit card gambling

ustralia's Tabcorp Holdings said on Wednesday that it would not oppose any potential ban on Australians punting with their credit cars, provided that local newsagents were still able to sell lottery tickets to customers. The company also pointed out that the accelerated switch towards online betting during the pandemic has brought the need for…
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Crown inquiry LIVE updates: Sydney’s Crown Barangaroo casino not suitable to hold licence, Bergin report finds

If you're just joining us now, here is what you need to know. Today the NSW government tabled the long-awaited report of the Bergin inquiry into Sydney's second casino licence, which is held by the James Packer-backed Crown Resorts. Crown opened its new $2.2 billion complex in Barangaroo in late December, but without the gaming rooms that…
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Crown inquiry LIVE updates: Sydney’s Crown Barangaroo casino not suitable to hold licence, Bergin report finds
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