Gaming

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HITS VOLUNTEER PAYDIRT

The election-promised cashless gaming trial due to be rolled out in venues across NSW has been flooded with volunteer operators, and may involve many more gaming machines than originally stipulated. Under pressure from anti-gaming advocates and in the wake of the former Premier’s mission to apply sweeping reforms with or without evidence as to their …

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NEW RESEARCH ON CASHLESS GAMING SYSTEMS

New research has outlined the potential benefits and problems associated with proposed cashless gaming systems, finding some participants saw upsides in harm minimisation but also potential to increase spending. The report stems from Qualitative Analysis of Consumer Perspectives Regarding the Harm Minimization Potential of Digital Payment Systems for Electronic Gaming Machines, on a small sample …

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2023 EGM SURVEY FINDS CHANGE AFOOT IN GAMING

New York banking giant JP Morgan has released its Annual Slot Market Survey, providing industry with professional analysis and insights into the evolving EGM sector. JP Morgan conducts the survey each year and analyses the results. The process tracks multiple key benchmarks, notably annual capex spend on machines, conversions, management perception of manufacturers, and the …

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MAJOR SYDNEY CLUBS AND PUBS HARSHLY ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING

Documents newly tabled in NSW parliament are driving calls for investigation into the role – or at least insufficient diligence – suspected regarding money laundering at major Sydney clubs and pubs.  The documents were made public this month following a request by Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann. They reportedly quote the then director of ILGA (Independent …

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CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HACKED AND HALTED

Hackers have ended a trial on cashless gaming, after reports the system was breached in a cyber-attack. The digital wallet trial began last October, under the Perrottet government, at Wests Newcastle leagues club at New Lambton, installed on 144 Aristocrat machines. It involved digital wallet technology, provided by Banktech, connecting participants’ phones to machines via …

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