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Casino Canberra owner steps down as chairman of parent company

Last Updated Wed, Sep 1st by William Brown

The chairman and non-executive director of the company that owns Casino Canberra has retired. Inside Asian Gaming reports that Aquis Entertainment owner Tony…

New Zealand lockdown costing SkyCity $1m a day

Last Updated Tue, Aug 31st by Mia Chapman

The ongoing lockdown of New Zealand is costing the country’s largest casino operator about a million dollars profit a day. Stuff reports that…

Crown posts mammoth loss as pandemic’s impact bites

Last Updated Tue, Aug 31st by Ethan Anderson

The full extent of the coronavirus pandemic on Australia’s biggest casino operator has been revealed. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Crown Resorts…

Philippines city of Boracay flagged for new casino

Last Updated Tue, Aug 31st by Charlotte Lee

A new casino plan has been approved by the Philippine government in a tourist hotspot, to help fund the country’s pandemic measures. Bloomberg…

Ziggy Switkowski appointed Crown chair after Coonan resignation

Last Updated Tue, Aug 31st by Noah Taylor

Crown Resorts has named Ziggy Switkowski as its new chairman after Helen Coonan resigned following the fallout from the casino operators’ royal commission inquiries. The…

Japan could approve fewer than three casinos in first round of liberalisation process

Last Updated Wed, Mar 6th by Mia Chapman

The first phase of casino liberalisation in Japan may not result in three licences being granted, as has been the long held stance. GGR Asia…

Lawyer questions Perth Casino royal commissioner’s place on panel

Last Updated Thu, Aug 26th by Charlotte Lee

A high-profile lawyer has claimed a conflict of interest exists at the Perth Casino royal commissions. The ABC reports that Geoffrey…

Yokohama’s casino hopes take a huge hit

Last Updated Mon, Dec 13th by William Brown

Yokohama’s bid for one of Japan’s three new integrated resort licences could be in jeopardy after the election of a hardline anti-casino candidate Takeharu Yamanaka as the prefecture’s…

Nagasaki sets the record straight about casino proposals

Last Updated Thu, Aug 26th by Charlotte Lee

Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan has hit out at claims that its casino request-for-proposal process hasn’t been conducted in a fair manner. GGR Asia…

Crown’s big marketing bill not repaid by high roller gambling spend

Last Updated Thu, Aug 26th by Noah Taylor

The Perth Casino royal commission has heard about the marketing campaign the casino undertook in its attempt to lure high roller gamblers. The…

A look into the slow bounce back of Macau’s casino industry

Last Updated Thu, Feb 22nd by Mia Chapman

The bounce back from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic is going to be slow, and firms are braced for a hard slog back to the glory days.

Perth casino chief officer quizzed by royal commission

Last Updated Fri, Aug 20th by Ethan Anderson

The chief casino officer of Perth Casino and its compliance boss were good friends, the casino royal commission has heard. ABC reports that…

SkyCity halts gaming operations in New Zealand

Last Updated Thu, Aug 19th by Charlotte Lee

New Zealand’s SkyCity Entertainment Group has announced the temporary closure of its venues in Auckland, Hamilton and Christchurch after a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.

Casino regulator to be established in NSW

Last Updated Thu, Aug 19th by William Brown

A casino regulator will be established in New South Wales, in the wake of the damning Bergin inquiry into Crown Resorts’ proposed casino at Barangaroo. The…

Crown finance team grilled by Perth Casino royal commission

Last Updated Tue, Aug 17th by Noah Taylor

Crown’s chief financial officer faced an intense round of questioning during the recent hearing of the Perth Casino royal commission. Sydney Morning Herald…