Gaming

GAMING MANAGER SENTENCED OVER $30k IN DODGY BETS

Posted on October 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A gaming manager at ALH’s Vale Hotel has been sentenced over more than $30k in fraudulent bets she placed on Keno, attempting to cover financial burdens from her mother’s gambling. A court heard 24-year-old Nikkita Faye Clutterbuck was working a

FACIAL RECOGNITION ROLL-OUT FOR NSW PUBS AND CLUBS

Posted on October 19th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The AHA NSW and ClubsNSW have announced a joint initiative to introduce facial recognition technology in all hotel and club gaming rooms, to further combat the onus of problem gambling. Facial recognition is set to become a major part of

AHA BACKS SPORTS BETTING CO ENTAIN IN TABCORP MONOPOLY

Posted on October 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian Hotels Association NSW has entered a major new partnership with one of the world’s largest sports betting groups, Entain, creating competition in Tabcorp’s monopoly market. Entain Australia is a new AHA NSW top-tier ‘Principal’ partner, alongside only TAB

CARLISLE CASTLE REMOVES GAMING, TO THE DELIGHT OF THE AGR

Posted on September 28th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Newtown’s Castle has joined the list of pubs ditching EGMs in the offering, and anti-gaming pundits have wasted no time picking it up as a political football. Located in the inner west suburban heartland of Newtown, the Carlisle Castle is

ROCKLIFF ROLLING OUT MANDATORY PRE-COMMITMENT IN VENUES

Posted on September 19th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A shock announcement has the spectre of pre-commitment in gaming rooms back on the floor, after the Rockliff Liberals in Tasmania outlined the upcoming scheme to reduce money through poker machines. People will be required to use a mandatory cashless

GEELONG KICKS OFF GAMING HARM MINIMISATION

Posted on July 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Geelong Council is proceeding with a move to reduce gambling harm through both proactive and passive means, in the wake of the city’s worst ever reported losses. The Gambling Harm Minimisation Policy is a series of actions aiming to walk

CHANGES TO VICTORIAN GAMBLING LAWS

Posted on July 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian Parliament has recently passed amendments to the state’s gaming and liquor Acts that will affect gaming operators and licensed venues. The Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2022 will soon change specific laws regarding gaming, and also amends the

REGULATOR CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING INCENTIVES

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW regulator is warning higher fines are on the cards for illegal gambling ads, as it continues a “zero-tolerance approach” to publication of illegal gambling inducements. Liquor & Gaming NSW has recently issued online betting operators with more than

CRACKDOWN LOOMS ON AML THROUGH GAMING MACHINES

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A secret investigation by authorities into gaming transactions at pubs and clubs cites possible links between staff and money laundering by organised criminals, and forbodes a shakeup of the AML system. The ­investigation was conducted by NSW Liquor & Gaming,

KENO GOES THE LOTT FROM TABCORP

Posted on June 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Today Australia’s largest lotteries operator has been spun off from parent company Tabcorp, forming the newly ASX-listed The Lottery Corporation, holder of brands The Lott and Keno. Listing 1 June, TLC (ASX:TLC) is the “new driving force” in Australian lottery