Gaming

GAMING EXPO BREAKING ATTENDANCE RECORDS

Posted on August 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The 2017 AGE is in full swing, with record attendance on the first day, 26 per cent more exhibitors, trips to Vegas and the prize awarded for this year’s Best Stand. Two days complete for the first year at the

JUST 11 DAYS TO GAMING EXPO 2017

Posted on August 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The 2017 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will begin in just 11 days – already breaking records as the biggest show ever, as construction begins. Ending a stint at the temporary Glebe Island facility, the AGE will make its triumphant return

BROAD CHANGES TO VICTORIAN POKIE REG’S: UPSIDE FOR PUBS

Posted on July 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria has capped numbers and tightened the regulations around poker machines, but much of the news is good for pub operators. The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Marlene Kairouz announced new arrangements aimed to help “limit gambling-related

ACCC APPEALING TABCORP-TATTS MERGER DECISION

Posted on July 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
With the ink still wet on the Tribunal’s report, the ACCC has announced an appeal on key factors in the decision to allow Tabcorp to proceed with its $11bn merger acquisition of Tatts Group. November last year, Tabcorp sought informal

TABCORP DIGITAL COMMS FOR PUBS A GOOD BET

Posted on July 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Tabcorp’s strategy to move with the digital times and secure the future of gaming reports a refined solution and growing results. The Digital Commissions model for pubs is the company’s solution for the rising influence of mobile phone betting in

PUBS PLEA FOR POKIES AS CLUBS UNDER SCRUTINY

Posted on June 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
As Clubs in Canberra come under increasing scrutiny and pollies call for ‘victim’ compensation, pubs are calling for a thin slice of the revenue, denied a level playing field. The ACT currently has 4,985 poker machines, but the Territory’s government

AGE 2017 TO SEE MORE NEW

Posted on June 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Australasian Gaming Expo is about to return, for another bigger-than-ever year and to its home in Darling Harbour. Taking place in Sydney each August, the AGE (Australasian Gaming Expo) is by far the largest gaming event in the Southern

SUBMISSIONS FOR REVIEW OF NSW LIA POKIE SCHEME

Posted on May 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming is inviting stakeholders to submit ideas on the State’s Local Impact Assessment scheme, ahead of a pending review. For nearly a decade the NSW regulator has exercised the Local Impact Assessment (LIA) system as part of

AGE2017 AT ICC SET TO STUN

Posted on May 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Registration is now open for the largest gaming Expo in Australasia – as the AGE makes a triumphant return to Darling Harbour in August, at the amazing new ICC Convention and Exhibition complex. After three years at the temporary facility