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VIC PUSHING AHEAD WITH MANDATORY CARDED PLAY

Posted on February 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The Victorian government is proceeding with its reforms dubbed “the strictest gambling laws in Australia” as it moves legislation through parliament to create the framework for mandatory carded play. Poker machines (EGMs) were introduced in Victoria in 1992, and the

AUSTRAC’s SPOTLIGHT ON VENUES IN 2024

Posted on April 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Under new leadership, financial crimes watchdog AUSTRAC has renewed its money laundering focus on gaming venues, noting the “billions” it believes is fed into machines by criminals. Responsible for preventing, detecting and responding to criminal abuse of the financial system,

NEW RESEARCH ON CASHLESS GAMING SYSTEMS

Posted on October 11th, 2023 by 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

2023 EGM SURVEY FINDS CHANGE AFOOT IN GAMING

Posted on September 27th, 2023 by 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

MAJOR SYDNEY CLUBS AND PUBS HARSHLY ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING

Posted on August 30th, 2023 by 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

ALH JUMP IN ON GAMING REFORM

Posted on July 24th, 2023 by 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

LABOR’S POKIE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT ASSURES MAJOR REFORM IN MARCH

Posted on January 16th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Politicking over pokies has burst into 2023, as the NSW opposition Labor Party announces its alternative action regarding the momentum to force cashless gaming into Australia’s biggest state of pubs and clubs. In the wake of Premier Dominic Perrottet’s pronouncement

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

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,

QLD COUNCILS WANT MORE CONTROL OF GAMING MACHINES

Posted on November 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Queensland Councils are calling for greater input in the allocation and distribution of EGMs, as gaming revenue in the state’s pubs and clubs continues to climb. The annual Local Government Association of Queensland conference saw a vote of 118 to