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CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL GREATLY EXPANDED AMID NATIONAL REFORMS

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 the cash input limit for all new EGMs from 1 July (from $5k to $500), reducing […]

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DRUNK GAMBLER SUES STAR OVER MILLIONS IN LOSSES

Gaming, Gaming - News / 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, near Narellan. He is a shareholder in SDR Civil P/L and former shareholder in corporations

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IRIS INKS DEAL WITH TAB

Gaming, Gaming - On-site betting / Clyde Mooney

Trailblazing hotel and hospitality developer-operator IRIS Capital has announced an exclusive partnership with TAB for the next three years. Sam Arnaout’s IRIS is an acclaimed hotel operator and developer of both mixed-use and residential sites, championing a “passion for creating places people love”. The group’s broad portfolio counts 32 pubs, including Sydney icons such as

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CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HITS VOLUNTEER PAYDIRT

Gaming, Gaming - News / 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 the former Premier’s mission to apply sweeping reforms with or without evidence as to their

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NEW RESEARCH ON CASHLESS GAMING SYSTEMS

Gaming, Gaming - Pokies / Clyde Mooney

New research has outlined the potential benefits and problems associated with proposed cashless gaming systems, finding some participants saw upsides in harm minimisation but also potential to increase spending. The report stems from Qualitative Analysis of Consumer Perspectives Regarding the Harm Minimization Potential of Digital Payment Systems for Electronic Gaming Machines, on a small sample

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ILGA WINS COURT APPEAL OVER GAMING CONDITIONS

Gaming, Gaming - News / 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 threshold at its Area Hotel in Griffith, purchased in 2019, and Whitebull Hotel in Armidale,

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2023 EGM SURVEY FINDS CHANGE AFOOT IN GAMING

Gaming, Gaming - Pokies / Clyde Mooney

New York banking giant JP Morgan has released its Annual Slot Market Survey, providing industry with professional analysis and insights into the evolving EGM sector. JP Morgan conducts the survey each year and analyses the results. The process tracks multiple key benchmarks, notably annual capex spend on machines, conversions, management perception of manufacturers, and the

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VGCCC SLAPS $1m FINE ON TABCORP OVER OUTAGE

Gaming, Gaming - On-site betting / Clyde Mooney

The VGCCC has fined Tabcorp $1 million for not complying with Commission directions issued during an investigation of the company’s major system outage in 2020. This is the largest ever fine imposed by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) on Tabcorp, and is said to reflect repeated failure to comply with directions on

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MAJOR SYDNEY CLUBS AND PUBS HARSHLY ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING

1 Comment / Gaming, Gaming - Pokies / Clyde Mooney

Documents newly tabled in NSW parliament are driving calls for investigation into the role – or at least insufficient diligence – suspected regarding money laundering at major Sydney clubs and pubs. The documents were made public this month following a request by Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann. They reportedly quote the then director of ILGA (Independent

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ALH JUMP IN ON GAMING REFORM

Gaming, Gaming - Pokies / Clyde Mooney

ALH is on the PR front foot in the gaming reform debate, announcing it will reduce room hours in Victorian venues ahead of the deadline and calling for more uniformity between states. In a press conference last week Endeavour Group (ASX:EDV) chief executive Steve Donohue broke the news the company would be transitioning its pubs

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CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL GREATLY EXPANDED AMID NATIONAL REFORMS

DRUNK GAMBLER SUES STAR OVER MILLIONS IN LOSSES

IRIS INKS DEAL WITH TAB

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HITS VOLUNTEER PAYDIRT

NEW RESEARCH ON CASHLESS GAMING SYSTEMS

ILGA WINS COURT APPEAL OVER GAMING CONDITIONS

2023 EGM SURVEY FINDS CHANGE AFOOT IN GAMING

VGCCC SLAPS $1m FINE ON TABCORP OVER OUTAGE

MAJOR SYDNEY CLUBS AND PUBS HARSHLY ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING

ALH JUMP IN ON GAMING REFORM

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