Australia

Crown Unsuitable to Operate Melbourne Casino, Retains Licence

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  Crown Resorts has been found unsuitable to operate Crown Melbourne, but the company will retain its licence, and will be subject to stricter oversight. Victoria’s Royal Commission into Crown has found the operator unsuitable to continue to hold the licence under the Casino Control Act, and an unsuitable associate of Crown Melbourne. But Commissioner…

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ACMA Orders ISPs to Block Five More Illegal Gambling Websites

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  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered the Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block further five illegal offshore gambling websites. The sites include Spin Bit, Fight Club, Kim Vegas, Queenspins and Yoju Casino. Following numerous complaints about these services, the ACMA undertook investigations which found them to be operating in breach…

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PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD AS PART OF THE STAR CASINO’S LICENCE REVIEW

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  Public hearings will be carried out early next year as part of a review of The Star Casino. The review, which is considering how effectively The Star is complying with its statutory obligations and whether it remains suitable to hold a casino licence, started four weeks ago after Adam Bell SC was appointed by…

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The Micro Lottery Pioneer, Honeypotlotto Opens Investor Round for Northern Territory, Australian Licence

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  Having shaken the European market with their micro lottery games and software offering, Honeypotlotto has opened an investor round seeking interested parties to participate in their latest growth strategy, obtaining a Northern Territory (NT) lottery licence in Australia. The Australian start-up and ex-Maltese licensed on-line lottery has been shaking up the traditional lottery market…

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Foxtel Breaks Rules with Live Sport Betting Promotion

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  Foxtel has breached broadcasting rules by airing a segment promoting a betting service during the live broadcast of an AFL match on Easter Monday afternoon. An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) investigation found the broadcast breached the rules in the Subscription Broadcast Television Codes of Practice. ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin said under the…

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TOPSPORT FINED $60,000 FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING ADS

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The courts have sent a strong message to those who post illegal gambling advertisements, fining Merlehan Bookmaking Pty Ltd, trading as TopSport, $60,000 last week, as a result of an investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW. Liquor & Gaming’s Compliance Director Marcel Savary said under the Betting and Racing Act 1998, it is an offence…

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