Australia

  Aristocrat Technologies has lodged proceedings in the Federal Court against Ainsworth Game Technology, alleging the breach of intellectual property law. Aristocrat claimed that Ainsworth stole the designs to one of its most successful slot machines. The dispute centres on the technology which Aristocrat developed for its popular Lightning Link machine, which it alleges was…

  Australia’s Macquarie bank has banned the gambling and lottery transactions on its credit cards. The bank reached this decision after growing regulatory concerns in Australia and overseas in regards to easy access to credit by problem gamblers. All transactions that involve gambling companies will be blocked when the cardholder tries to pay. Credit cards…

  Lottoland, the Gibraltar based online gambling company, has launched legal action against the federal government for allegedly infringing the gambling laws. This all begins when the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) made investigation on Lottoland’s jackpot betting and revealed “Several Lottoland online jackpot betting services were games of chance which are prohibited. These…

  Royal Wins, the Australian based digital games studio pioneering in real money skills, has secured the world’s first pure skill real money gaming license. Pure skill gaming is a term in the online real money gaming industry. Players will get the opportunity to win real cash prizes based on their ability to play a…