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MANDATORY CARDED PLAY RETURNS

Posted on August 4th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The Allan Labor Government in Victoria has resumed plans for its trial of carded poker machine play, due to begin next month, despite a recent rethink and the concept being scrapped in NSW. As the next instalment in its gambling

TABCORP FINED MILLIONS FOR SPAMMING VIPs

Posted on June 23rd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s media watchdog has fined Tabcorp millions for breaches of anti-spamming laws after it sent thousands of text messages to VIP customers. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) penalised Tabcorp Holdings Limited (ASX:TAH) $4,003,270 after conducting an investigation that

VICTORIA PUTS OFF CARDED PLAY

Posted on May 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Victorian venues have been given a reprieve on dramatic gaming regulation reform, with the Allan government kicking the problem down the road until after the next election. In 2023 came the sudden announcement by former premier Daniel Andrews that a

NSW GOVT BACKS UP ON EGM BUYBACK

Posted on March 26th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The Minns government in NSW has changed tack on its bid to remove 9,500 EGMs from the state’s venues, on the basis of following evidence-based policy that “gets the balance right”. In the pre-election fervour of 2023 Labor outlined a

INDUSTRY SLAMS ‘NOT CREDIBLE’ REPORT ON CASHLESS GAMING

Posted on December 4th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The long-awaited report on the NSW trial of cashless gaming has landed, and industry is calling the exercise a complete failure, as the oversight panel admits it could never achieve what was hoped. In response to electioneering and the NSW

LATEST GAMING INDUSTRY ATTACK: TAX RETURNS

Posted on October 30th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

An article of accusation in the Sydney Morning Herald this week has stirred up a hornet’s nest and claims a pending ‘government clampdown’ on gaming companies claiming legal tax credits through the ATO’s R&D incentive scheme. The topic arose following

ALH FINED $178K OVER TEENAGE GAMBLING

Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The Victorian regular has hit ALH with multiple fines totalling $177,500 over charges relating to a minor repeatedly playing EGMs, and for inadequate supervision of gaming rooms. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) issued charges against Australian

THE TRIBULATIONS OF A CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL

Posted on September 25th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The NSW government’s pioneering cashless gaming trial, due to report results in November, may struggle to meet its mandate as participation wanes. Driving a climate for reform, the state’s former Premier and Coalition government had planned to make all poker

GAMING MACHINES REINSTATED TO BOLSTER DEMAND AS REVENUE STALLS

Posted on September 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Contrary to mainstream media reports, an increase in EGM numbers and revenue is not due to market demand or opportunism, but an attempt to maintain position as revenue flatlines. Clubs and pubs are accused of pulling machines out of storage

VICTORIAN REGULATOR ORDERS MANDATORY GAMING SHUTDOWN PERIODS

Posted on August 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Victoria has introduced mandatory closure periods for gaming rooms in all hotels and clubs across the state. Victorian Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, the Hon. Melissa Horne MP, has decreed that venues are prohibited from allowing gaming machines