Sports
April 5, 2023
Inquiry Shows Australian Sportsbooks Might Be Restricting Lucky Players
Australia has slammed some of its biggest sportsbooks over their alleged tendency to restrict winning players’ activity. Amid an ongoing inquiry into the impacts of online gambling, some sportsbooks admitted to limiting transactions and deposits in certain cases. The inquiry was launched last year as Australia seeks to better understand iGaming and how it affects […]
Industry
April 4, 2023
Australia Looks into Betting Firms Banning Winning Punters
A lawmaker and a representative of the largest online sports betting company in Australia engaged in an intense discussion earlier this week. The topic was whether or not betting operators block gamblers that are continuously winning and involved the committee chair of the House of Representatives for Dunkley, Victoria, Peta Murphy, as well as Barni […]
Casino
April 4, 2023
AFL Boss Says Organization Gets Product Fees from Gambling
This comes at a time when fans, players, and even clubs, not to mention politicians and health experts, have been calling for the reduced dependency of the AFL on gambling companies, and criticized the omnipresence of advertisement in broadcasts and on team shirts and properties. The AFL Gets More Money from Gambling Companies The contributions […]
Casino
April 3, 2023
Star Sydney CEO Resigns at a Crucial Time for the Embattled Casino
Wharton’s decision to leave Star leaves the operator leaderless amidst ongoing anti-money laundering reforms, up to $1 billion in fines, several lawsuits, and a potential tax hike on the horizon. As the person responsible for restoring order and compliance to the struggling casino, his departure has caused substantial concern among regulators. However, Star Entertainment CEO […]
Casino
April 3, 2023
The Crown Melbourne To Enforce Mandatory Breaks for Patrons
The Victorian government has joined Western Australia in its efforts to minimize gambling harm at the troubled Crown Casino. The Royal Commission recently recommended betting and time limits for Crown Perth in Western Australia, and authorities in Victoria have already mandated similar measures for the operator’s Melbourne branch. Patrons must take mandatory breaks every few […]
Business
April 3, 2023
Jason Scott Exits BetMGM, Returns to Australia
The gaming giant BetMGM is parting ways with Jason Scott, its vice president of trading, VIP and retail sportsbooks. The experienced employee shared the news on LinkedIn, adding that he will now head back to Australia. Scott, who has served the Entain/BetMGM family for the last 11 years, said that his time with Entain and […]
Sports
March 31, 2023
2023 Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 Odds, Time, and Prediction
It’s time for the third Formula 1 race of the 2023 season, and the winners of the first two – Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez – are the top two betting favorites to win the Australian GP on Sunday. If the oddsmakers are right, it means that we’ll see Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT record the […]
Sports
March 31, 2023
Star Sports Accused of Ignoring Social Responsibility Toward Problem Gambler
The Racing Post reported that O’Brien claims that the sportsbook ignored its social responsibility towards him as they were aware of his gambling addiction but still allowed him to bet, leading to a loss of over GBP48,000 ($59,533) between September 14, 2018, and March 30, 2019. O’Brien stated that the amount he lost did not […]
Legal
March 29, 2023
Australia Calls to Restrict Kids’ Access to Games Simulating Gambling
Australia is infamous for its losses to gambling. Every month, gamblers lose hundreds of millions of dollars to the activity, while the losses annually are at a billion-dollar scale. Many changes were discussed in different Australian states recently, yet a nationwide overhaul of the gambling sector also represents a possible option for the country to […]
Casino
March 28, 2023
Crown Resorts Reports GoAnywhere Data Breach
The leading entertainment group, operator, and developer of integrated resorts from the land Down Under has announced that a ransomware group had reached out to them with claims of accessing “a limited number of Crown files”. The incident occurred during a file transfer procedure via the GoAnywhere platform. The latter offers managed file transfer software […]
