Gaming

INCREASED RSA AND ATM RESTRICTIONS FOR TASSY PUBS

Posted on April 23rd, 2018 by Jane Louise
Following the people’s referendum on pokies in March, the Tasmanian government has responded to critics’ pressure by putting further restrictions on operators. On 1 May a review of the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice for Tasmania comes into effect.

AGE 2018 MORE BUSINESS AND GAMING

Posted on March 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The AGE is reminding hotel operators that the Australasian Gaming Expo is all the best new gaming technology in one place, but also everything else hospitality, and this year with an expanded seminar program. The 2018 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE)

NEW GAMING MACHINE REG’S FOR NSW AND VICTORIAN OPERATORS

Posted on March 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Both NSW and Victorian regulators have announced new regulations for EGMs and gaming venues, strengthening governance and harm-minimisation. The Victorian Commission for Gambling & Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) has introduced a new audit process intended to improve the accuracy and completeness of

VENUES WIN IN TASMANIAN POKIES ELECTION

Posted on March 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Tasmania’s election – aka the state referendum on poker machines – has ended with a decisive win by the incumbent Liberal government, with its plans to keep them. For several months news on the pending Tasmanian state election has been

LITMUS TEST FOR SA BEST ON POKIES’ ELECTION

Posted on February 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Ahead of the State election on 17 March, Nick Xenophon’s all-singing, all-dancing SA Best party has released its new watered-down approach to poker machine reform with a politicised policy set to please nobody. After two decades and three parties, Xenophon’s

FEDERAL COURT FINDS POKIES ‘NOT GUILTY’

Posted on February 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After a lengthy legal build-up, Aristocrat Leisure and Packer’s Crown Resorts have been cleared of allegations that Dolphin Treasure incorporated deceptive practises and was designed to feed poker machine addiction. The case, filed by self-confessed ‘former addict’ Shonica Guy, 41,

GAMING EXPO AND SEMINARS SET FOR BIG 2018

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Australasian Gaming Expo for 2018 will take place in August, and already registration is open and over three-quarters of the exhibition space has been filled. Returning for the second year to its home in Darling Harbour, at the new

VIC REGULATORS BLOCK ALH EGM APPLICATION

Posted on January 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld a ruling by VCGLR to deny ALH the 40 EGMs applied for at the Commercial Hotel, South Morang. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) had requested the gaming machines for the Commercial, which

TABCORP-TATTS MERGER CLEARS ALL HURDLES

Posted on December 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After more than a year of debate, the combining of Tabcorp and Tatts Group has been given final approval and shareholders notified. The proposed $11bn merger between the two ASX-listed Australian gaming companies was announced mid-October 2016. The Australian Competition

WAGERING COMPANY CONVICTED AGAIN FOR ADVERTISING BREACHES

Posted on December 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW District Court has upheld the decision to fine UK-based betting giant Ladbrokes for its second breach of NSW gaming laws, as the regulator threatens to ramp up penalties. The NSW Betting and Racing Regulation 2012 stipulates that licensed