Australia

Catherine Myers Resigns as CEO of Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  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 seven…

read more

ACMA Warns Tabcorp Over Illegal In-play Betting

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  C and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (Tabcorp) after it was found to have accepted 37 illegal online in-play bets on a US college basketball game. Online in-play betting—betting on a sporting event after it has commenced—is prohibited in Australia under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. After…

read more

SPORTSBET FINED AGAIN FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING ADS

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  Just days after the race that stops a nation, Australia’s largest online wagering company Sportsbet has been convicted again of gambling advertising breaches following investigations by Liquor & Gaming NSW. In Downing Centre Local Court on Friday 5 November, the company was fined $135,000. Liquor & Gaming’s Compliance Director Marcel Savary said the message was…

read more

Crown Unsuitable to Operate Melbourne Casino, Retains Licence

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  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…

read more

ACMA Orders ISPs to Block Five More Illegal Gambling Websites

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  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…

read more

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

 The HALLO ECHO
By:
0
0

  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…

read more