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Every year, millions of tourists from all over the world visit Surfers Paradise, a picturesque beachfront strip in southeast Queensland. Earlier this year, a prominent Australia casino owner purchased a plot of land, and has just announced plans to build Aquis Australia, a non-gambling hotel and entertainment complex they expect will attract countless affluent...

Did you ever have one of those days when absolutely everything went your way? How about a full week, or even a month? For gambling software development firm FSB Tech, that stroke of good fortune has lasted an entire year, and they’re anticipating it will continue right on through 2017. The company experienced a...

Did you make a New Years Resolution? If you did, its statistically probable that it has something to do with living a more cathartic lifestyle. Perhaps you’re changing your diet to eat healthier foods, like fruits and vegetables. Microgaming‘s new mobile pokies, entitled Fruit vs Candy Slot, is here to make your job a...

Australia gamblers have been getting their wager on through interactive websites for the last two decades. Laws were passed in 2001 to curb such activities, but they weren’t effective or even enforceable. Now Australia internet casinos are facing stricter regulation, but I don’t believe it will stop offshore operators from accepting Aussies. Theoretically, the...

2016 was a fantastic year for the mobile casino games industry. As usual, Microgaming made a huge splash at last year’s ICE Totally Gaming Expo, unveiling its futuristic VR Roulette. 2017 is sure to see another 12 months of industry innovation, and could even see gaming brands moving towards “mobile-only soft games”. That hint...

There’s a lot happening in the Queen’s Wharf district of Brisbane, Queensland these days. A $3 billion consortium, including a casino, hotel and mass retail epicenter, is being constructed. Taking up an enormous 9.4 hectares of land, it’s not due for completion until 2022, but we now know Star Entertainment‘s new Brisbane casino will...

Australian eSports is set to gain a lot more recognition these days. Fetch TV has launched 24/7 coverage of eGG – Every Good Game – right here in Oz. The eSports and gaming network went live just in time to cover one of the industry’s hottest events; the Dota 2 Boston Major. Akin to...

With the New Year just days away, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. It’s time to start thinking about special gifts for your dearest love – a diamond necklace, bouquet of roses, heart-shaped box of chocolates perhaps. Or you could get some extra ideas from Microgaming‘s upcoming Secret Romance Slots for Valentines 2017. Microgaming is...

For well over a decade, due to ambiguous Australia online gambling laws, international casino operators have been accessing the Australian market with no genuine threat of recourse. Now, with new laws inevitably set to formally prohibit Australia online casinos, the industry’s first victim has been claimed. Popular UK-based iGaming operator Vera&John has announced that...

We say this almost every year, but 2016 was the most advanced year in terms of online and mobile gambling technology. We saw the birth of Augmented Reality (AR) via Pokemon Go, and a new wave of Virtual Reality (VR) casinos on the horizon. What more will 2017 have in store? Bigger, Better VR...