Regulators have issued heavy fines for Tabcorp and Hawthorn Football Club for breaches relating to gaming licensing and failing to comply with security obligations. The Federal Court heard a case against gaming giant Tabcorp brought by Austrac – Australia’s financial intelligence agency. A settlement was finalised that saw Tabcorp receive a $45 million fine – […]
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The southern hemisphere’s largest gaming expo will now have its own newspaper reporting on news across the three days in August. The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), operated by the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), is free to hospitality professionals, and this year will run from 15-17 August in the spanking new ICC Sydney. AGE Today will
Gaming giant Tabcorp is unleashing its latest pushes into the evolving marketplace for punters, with two sophisticated new digital products to drive foot traffic and revenue into licensed venues. Digital has transformed the gambling marketplace by allowing punters to bet via smartphones from anywhere, and greatly expanding the range of betting options and sports upon
Federal legislation to close loopholes in the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) and protect venues from online in-play betting has passed the first step in parliament. The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 was introduced to the House of Representatives last Thursday and passed through to the Senate. The Amendment is intended to stop Australians betting online
The Langwarrin Hotel will go ahead with its twice-approved additional poker machines, despite continued cries by a dissenting Frankston Council for more power. Beretta’s Langwarrin Hotel in Langwarrin is a large-format club-style hotel with a broad offering of dining, entertainment, functions and gaming. There is a strong community and family focus, which includes a ‘Kids
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New Irish pub Paddy Wagon has opened on the site of the old Glenorchy cop shop, greeted with warnings from the Premier about cutting the number of poker machines in the State. Extensive renovations have transformed the nondescript brick building into a welcoming Irish experience. The build by YT Joinery includes meticulously routed Celtic designs
Three politicians have launched a ‘whistleblower’ campaign, ostensibly to encourage insiders in the gaming industry to reveal secrets with impunity to the “court of public opinion”. Ambitious parliamentarians Andrew Wilkie MP, NXT Senator Nick Xenophon, and Greens Senator Larissa Waters yesterday launched their media-grabbing “Pokie Leaks” event, asking holders of industry knowledge to send them
The 2016 Australasian Gaming Expo is around the corner, and operators the Gaming Technologies Association offers ‘Eight Things You Should Know’ before the Expo. #1. The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) was first held in 1990, and has been held every year since, making this year the 27th AGE. It is the oldest and largest show
For the first time, in 2016 registration to attend the Australasian Gaming Expo can be done through social media. In keeping with the AGE’s (Australasian Gaming Expo) goal to showcase the latest and greatest gaming products and services from around the world, the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), owner-operators of the AGE, each year initiates technology-based
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Sydney-based international payments organisation Banktech has acquired leading systems provider Global Gaming Industries in a mutually beneficial consolidation. Banktech Group P/L was established in 1991, and provides assorted products to hospitality, including ATMs, POS, CRTs (Cash Redemption Terminals) and Intelligent Safes through four subsidiary businesses: Banktech Australia, BTO Payments, Utopia Gaming Systems and EFTEX. In
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