Online poker remains illegal in Australia, even as it finds a legitimate place in many developed countries. Because of its status, two men and a company face serious fines for offering online cardrooms.
The amount of money punters in Australia’s two most populated states spent on gambling reportedly fell by some $1.26 billion during the height of last year’s coronavirus pandemic as many land-based casinos and slot parlors temporarily closed their doors.
In Australia and the nation’s media and communications watchdog has announced that it will be asking local Internet service providers to block access to a further 18 offshore iGaming domains on grounds that they have been operating in breach of the law.
American casino gaming technologies firm Everi Holdings Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it purchase ‘certain strategic assets’ of Australian developer Atlas Gaming.
The Western Australia royal commission looking into Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly found the casino operator unfit to hold a local gambling license due to the possibility that it may have been complicit in instances of money laundering.
New South Wales was the first to go after Crown Resorts before Victoria followed. Now, Western Australia has completed its inquiry into the casino operator’s past and has issued its verdict.
Macau casino revenue last month totaled just MOP3.34 billion (US$413.7 million). While that’s a 25% improvement from April 2022, the gaming win was 87% below May 2019.
mperial Pacific International (IPI) has done it again. The casino operator figured out a last-minute maneuver to avoid losing its casino license in Saipan, keeping alive its dream to bring the Imperial Palace resort back to life.
A Buddhist monk tasted what it’s like to have a huge cache of money after winning the lottery. As quickly as it came, the money went, as the monk decided to give away his fortune.
Not surprisingly, the government committee spearheading the effort to potentially bring casino gaming to Thailand is pushing for the country’s first integrated resort to be located in the capital city of Bangkok.