When four machines malfunctioned on the gaming room floor at The Star casino and started spitting out free money,word travelled quickly.
It is very difficult to imagine how the current board of Star will be able to mend its relationship with the regulator and navigate the path to restore its licence.
The Star’s special manager has accused the company of extensive compliance breaches including widespread falsification of welfare checks and a failure to stop casino customers from getting $3.2 million in company money.
The government has called on regulatory advisory business Nicholls MMC to assist it with navigating a potential ban on gambling ads,nearly one year after the recommendations.
An early test of a plan to thwart the billions of dollars in dirty money being laundered through pubs and clubs has highlighted a key weakness.
Matthew Tripp’s Betr and BlueBet have reached a deal to merge,ending intrigue that has swirled for the better part of a year.
Online gambling firm Bet365 has been fined $1.1 million in the UK after failing to prevent potential money laundering and protect vulnerable customers.
Crown breached its legal,social and moral obligations,resulting in illegal activities,tax avoidance,money laundering,criminal associations and significant harm to vulnerable community members. But it deserves to keep its licence.
More than 20,000 people have signed up to the government’s gambling self-exclusion register,BetStop,but some can still gamble due to a flaw in the verification process.
To be pinged for making sexual jokes about a person who is in a powerful position over the company’s regulatory fortunes,that’s just next level.
The gambling giant sees its share price slump as the market regulator responds to its chief executive’s sudden exit over allegations of a sexually inappropriate remark.