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For the last few years, the Gold Coast was abuzz with talk of an AU$3 billion proposal to build a Queensland casino at Southport Spit. There’s plenty more nails to be hammered down before the deal is sealed, and according to one real estate agent, the new Gold Coast casino would be better off...

The news headline were alight with Ladbrokes‘ latest fine for breaching the NSW regulatory guidelines. The Australian arm of the UK online gambling giant received a hefty fine Thursday for, once again, providing punters with inducements to bet.   Ladbrokes was forced to pay an AU$35k fine, plus another AU$50k in legal fees, for...

The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016 (IGAB) was expected to be passed by the government at any given moment, effectively banning Australia online poker. Now, thanks to a procedural mishap, players won’t be cut off from the activity until June 2017, at the very earliest. The IGAB was supposed to be given priority status,...

In Australia, we love our pokies – or slots, as the rest of the world calls them. After a while, playing the same old themes can get old. When cool weather comes calling, it’s nice to know we can be whisked away into the virtual warmth and bright sun of today’s hottest beach slots...

The online betting laws of Australia are facing a lot of changes these days. An amendment bill to licence and regulate offshore operators – among other things – has been on the table for two years now. It’s all but guaranteed to pass, but lawmakers are still trying to hammer as many nails into...

Nick Xenophon has built a strong political career on the premise of being “tough on gambling”. His anti-pokies and anti-sports betting campaigns are known far and wide. But his efforts to ban online betting ads during live sports broadcasts has been has come to a crashing halt. The Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) introduced the...

Tabcorp has found a new way to advertise its Australia gambling products, and it’s raising eyebrows all across NSW. Giving away bags of jellybeans may seem like an innocent gesture, but it could also be construed as promoting gambling to minors. On Thursday morning, as rush hour commuters poured through central Sydney’s Martin Place,...

On a global scale, eSports betting has grown enormously over the last few years. However, eSports betting in Australia hasn’t quite taken off yet. That’s one reason politicians say the great debate over skill-based gaming has moved at a snails pace. Last year, the concept of categorizing video games as a form of gambling...

We’ve heard a lot about new super hero comic-themed pokies lately. Launched last month, Playtech‘s new DC series has been a huge hit already; great news since its Marvel pokies are being discontinued in just a few days. Now, there’s a new comic-themed game hitting the online casino market called Bloodshot Pokies, and it’s...

Since late last year, Responsible Wagering Australia (RWA) – formed to replace the previously dissolved Australian Wagering Council (AWC) – has been encouraging Australia sportsbook operations to join its cause to reduce the social harms of gambling across the nation. While many major brands have complied, William Hill and its stock pile of online...