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A lavagem de dinheiro teve lugar no seu casino de Sydney O operador de jogo australiano Star Entertainment Group foi multado em AU$100 milhões (64 milhões de euros) por infrações de licença que incluíam permitir a lavagem de dinheiro no seu casino em Sydney. Num comunicado emitido através do...
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Restrições de limpeza às operações do casino Crown de Melbourne, forçando os jogadores a estabelecerem limites ao seu tempo e perdas, foram aprovadas pelo parlamento Vitoriano.O casino terá de fixar as novas limitações até ao final do próximo ano ao abrigo da legislação, que foi aprovada pela Câmara Alta...
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A AUSTRAC, entidade fiscalizadora do crime financeiro da Austrália, lançou uma investigação formal sobre possíveis violações das leis anti-lavagem de dinheiro do país pela Crown Resorts. Esta empresa enfrenta nova ameaça às suas licenças de casino e a perspetiva de multas de milhões de dólares depois de ser informada pela...
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Os bancos australianos procuram informações públicas sobre os planos para a implementação de restrições ou a proibição de jogos e apostas com cartão de crédito. A Australian Banking Association lançou um documento de consulta de 8 páginas sobre o uso de cartões de crédito para jogos e apostas e...
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O mundo de Jenny Jiang virou de cabeça para baixo quando a funcionária do Casino Crown foi detida e presa por violar a lei do jogo chinesa. Mas nem ela sabia a extensão do que sua empresa fazia. Enny Jiang estava a descansar no seu apartamento, no subúrbio de...
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O balanço de custos e benefícios é a chave como o Japão se prepara para abrir portas dos casinos Enquanto o Japão planeia abrir seu primeiro casino, possivelmente em meados da década de 2020, as preocupações com o vício do jogo são cada vez maiores. O Japão pode ser...
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A Gibraltar-based company that allows Australians to bet on overseas lottery results should “simply take their bat and ball and go home”, the anti-gambling advocate Tim Costello has said. Lottoland, which runs synthetic lotteries allowing punters to place wagers on the outcome of overseas results, is seeking to expand...
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The chairman of Crown Resorts, James Packer, has been questioned by anti-pokies activists at the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne, conceding that more transparency around gambling revenue and harms may be required. Alliance for Gambling Reform representatives Tim Costello and Stephen Mayne pressed Packer and the board on Thursday morning about...
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China has freed an Australian casino executive who had been convicted of gambling-related offences. Jason O’Connor, who headed Crown Resorts’ international VIP programmes, was sentenced to 10 months in prison in Shanghai in June. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop confirmed O’Connor’s release on Saturday and said he was returning to Australia to...
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The Queensland government has rejected plans to build a $3bn casino on the Gold Coast’s Southport Spit. The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says community desire to preserve the parkland site for future generations and transport issues associated with the development had driven the Labor government to reject the plan. “This is a unique...
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In this week’s poker news round up we remind you of the death of online poker in Australia, a storm brewing above the heads of the High Rollers competing in the PokerStars Championships and more. Australian poker players were dealt a blow this week when the Interactive Gambling Amendment...
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The Federal Court has fined gaming operator giant, Tabcorp $45m for breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws on 108 occasions over a five-year period. In July 2015, AUSTRAC filed papers in the Federal Court against the three Tapcorp group companies for extensive, significant and systemic noncompliance with...
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Australia and China agreed on Tuesday to share intelligence about potential financial crime as part of a crackdown on cross-border money laundering and terrorism financing, as Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan visits Beijing. Keenan told reporters during his visit that he had also raised concerns with Chinese officials over...
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Crown Resorts has been unable to contact any of its employees since they were detained three days ago in a series of late-night raids in China and taken away for questioning. “To date, Crown has not been able to speak with our employees and is working closely with the Department of...
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Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
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Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...
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A loophole allowing punters to place bets online during sporting events will be closed by the federal government as part of a comprehensive review. Gambling-safety advocates have broadly welcomed the recommendations of the O’Farrell review into the online sports-betting industry, released on Thursday, including the establishment of a national...
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Advertisements for gambling would be treated like tobacco promotions and banned completely under a policy announced by the Greens. The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said on Friday the ban would “make it possible for people to sit down with their kids and watch a game of footy without...
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The company that owns Sydney’s Star casino does not think it would make sense to extend the city’s controversial lockout laws to the venue, given its standing as a major tourist attraction. “I think that would make no sense at all,” Star Entertainment Group’s chief executive, Matt Bekier, said...
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Andy Murray finds it “hypocritical” that tennis authorities are trying to stamp out match-fixing run by gambling syndicates but have partnered with a major gambling company that is now advertising on the Australian Open’s show courts. The two issues are separate but have collided at this year’s Australian Open,...
A lavagem de dinheiro teve lugar no seu casino de Sydney O operador de jogo australiano Star Entertainment Group foi multado em AU$100 milhões (64 milhões de euros) por infrações de licença que incluíam permitir a lavagem de dinheiro no seu casino em Sydney. Num comunicado emitido através do...
Restrições de limpeza às operações do casino Crown de Melbourne, forçando os jogadores a estabelecerem limites ao seu tempo e perdas, foram aprovadas pelo parlamento Vitoriano.O casino terá de fixar as novas limitações até ao final do próximo ano ao abrigo da legislação, que foi aprovada pela Câmara Alta...
A AUSTRAC, entidade fiscalizadora do crime financeiro da Austrália, lançou uma investigação formal sobre possíveis violações das leis anti-lavagem de dinheiro do país pela Crown Resorts. Esta empresa enfrenta nova ameaça às suas licenças de casino e a perspetiva de multas de milhões de dólares depois de ser informada pela...
Os bancos australianos procuram informações públicas sobre os planos para a implementação de restrições ou a proibição de jogos e apostas com cartão de crédito. A Australian Banking Association lançou um documento de consulta de 8 páginas sobre o uso de cartões de crédito para jogos e apostas e...
O mundo de Jenny Jiang virou de cabeça para baixo quando a funcionária do Casino Crown foi detida e presa por violar a lei do jogo chinesa. Mas nem ela sabia a extensão do que sua empresa fazia. Enny Jiang estava a descansar no seu apartamento, no subúrbio de...
O balanço de custos e benefícios é a chave como o Japão se prepara para abrir portas dos casinos Enquanto o Japão planeia abrir seu primeiro casino, possivelmente em meados da década de 2020, as preocupações com o vício do jogo são cada vez maiores. O Japão pode ser...
A Gibraltar-based company that allows Australians to bet on overseas lottery results should “simply take their bat and ball and go home”, the anti-gambling advocate Tim Costello has said. Lottoland, which runs synthetic lotteries allowing punters to place wagers on the outcome of overseas results, is seeking to expand...
The chairman of Crown Resorts, James Packer, has been questioned by anti-pokies activists at the company’s annual general meeting in Melbourne, conceding that more transparency around gambling revenue and harms may be required. Alliance for Gambling Reform representatives Tim Costello and Stephen Mayne pressed Packer and the board on Thursday morning about...
China has freed an Australian casino executive who had been convicted of gambling-related offences. Jason O’Connor, who headed Crown Resorts’ international VIP programmes, was sentenced to 10 months in prison in Shanghai in June. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop confirmed O’Connor’s release on Saturday and said he was returning to Australia to...
The Queensland government has rejected plans to build a $3bn casino on the Gold Coast’s Southport Spit. The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, says community desire to preserve the parkland site for future generations and transport issues associated with the development had driven the Labor government to reject the plan. “This is a unique...
In this week’s poker news round up we remind you of the death of online poker in Australia, a storm brewing above the heads of the High Rollers competing in the PokerStars Championships and more. Australian poker players were dealt a blow this week when the Interactive Gambling Amendment...
The Federal Court has fined gaming operator giant, Tabcorp $45m for breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws on 108 occasions over a five-year period. In July 2015, AUSTRAC filed papers in the Federal Court against the three Tapcorp group companies for extensive, significant and systemic noncompliance with...
Australia and China agreed on Tuesday to share intelligence about potential financial crime as part of a crackdown on cross-border money laundering and terrorism financing, as Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan visits Beijing. Keenan told reporters during his visit that he had also raised concerns with Chinese officials over...
Crown Resorts has been unable to contact any of its employees since they were detained three days ago in a series of late-night raids in China and taken away for questioning. “To date, Crown has not been able to speak with our employees and is working closely with the Department of...
Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...
A loophole allowing punters to place bets online during sporting events will be closed by the federal government as part of a comprehensive review. Gambling-safety advocates have broadly welcomed the recommendations of the O’Farrell review into the online sports-betting industry, released on Thursday, including the establishment of a national...
Advertisements for gambling would be treated like tobacco promotions and banned completely under a policy announced by the Greens. The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, said on Friday the ban would “make it possible for people to sit down with their kids and watch a game of footy without...
The company that owns Sydney’s Star casino does not think it would make sense to extend the city’s controversial lockout laws to the venue, given its standing as a major tourist attraction. “I think that would make no sense at all,” Star Entertainment Group’s chief executive, Matt Bekier, said...
Andy Murray finds it “hypocritical” that tennis authorities are trying to stamp out match-fixing run by gambling syndicates but have partnered with a major gambling company that is now advertising on the Australian Open’s show courts. The two issues are separate but have collided at this year’s Australian Open,...
