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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

NSW INTRODUCES NEW LAWS TO CURB GAMBLING HARM

Posted on July 10th, 2024 by Jane Louise
This month marked the commencement of new laws in New South Wales aimed at minimising gambling harm in venues with gaming machines. Studies have indicated that gaming machines pose the greatest risk of gambling harm. In response, the NSW Government

ROMSEY CLUB’S HOTEL BID DENIED

Posted on June 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) has had its application for 50 gaming machines at the Romsey Hotel refused by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). A panel of three commissioners comprising Fran Thorn (chair), Andrew Scott (deputy

WHAT WILL BE THE COST OF CASHLESS GAMING?

Posted on May 1st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
As the biggest ever trial of cashless gaming is rolled out across New South Wales, the realities of the harm-reduction initiatives are taking shape, as Crown’s lauded goal to be the ‘safest casino’ sees a thousand jobs slashed. The Independent

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL KICKS OFF

Posted on April 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The much-anticipated Minns government's greatly expanded cashless gaming trial has begun, at a key location, as the program is rolled out over coming weeks. The cashless trial is slated to be applied to 4,000 machines, across 27 NSW venues. Results

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL GREATLY EXPANDED AMID NATIONAL REFORMS

Posted on January 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Minns administration is forging ahead with its gambling reforms, announcing the massively expanded cashless trial as the Federal government closes the loophole on credit cards. Since being elected last March, the Minns government has implemented multiple reforms, including reducing

DRUNK GAMBLER SUES STAR OVER MILLIONS IN LOSSES

Posted on January 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A high-roller staying at The Star on the Gold Coast is suing the venue over $3.8 million he lost in a matter of hours while inebriated. Shakeel Latimer, now aged 40 years, resides in the Sydney suburb of Catherine Field,

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HITS VOLUNTEER PAYDIRT

Posted on November 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
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

ILGA WINS COURT APPEAL OVER GAMING CONDITIONS

Posted on October 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) has emerged victor in a battle over its jurisdictional powers and gaming regulations at a series of pubs owned by Knox Hotels. In 2021, Jim Knox’ group applied to increase the poker machine

VICTORIA CRACKS THE WHIP ON GAMING REFORM

Posted on July 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian Government has ramped up its gaming reform policies, with a major announcement and a crackdown on venues by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). With the ink still drying on the state’s new EGM surrender scheme