Wesfarmers continues its rhetoric around poker machines, alluding to “other options” if it can’t get government or manufacturers to back its trial of $1 bet limits. Chief executive Richard Goyder told ABC’s The Business Wesfarmers was pushing for poker machine manufacturers to make changes to machines in pubs operated by its Spirit Hotels, to allow […]
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
Wesfarmers’ subsidiary Coles has found itself the meat in a $1 sandwich, between anti-gaming advocates pushing consideration of poker machine reform and the realities of a complex industry. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) opened a hornet’s nest with news that Coles’ Spirit Hotels had thoughts on a trial of $1 maximum bets at its 89
The Australasian Gaming Expo juggernaut for 2017 has begun, as research emerges that Aussies are increasingly spending more on experiences such as going out and gambling, than possessions. A recent study by Roy Morgan has shown the amount Australians spend on experiences, including holidays, dining out and entertainment, continues to grow, while that spent on
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
One of the Comiskey Group’s hotels has struck the title of the “luckiest pub in Queensland” after giving away yet another $2m+ Keno prize and a gaming jackpot the same day. Friday the 18th (November) proved lucky for some, as a patron of the Beachmere Hotel scored a cool $2.09 million Keno jackpot. This is
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
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