Sports
December 8, 2021
Entain Predicts Strong Year for Cricket in 2021 and Beyond
Interest in cricket betting is going to advance in leaps and bounds, predicts betting and gaming giant Entain which has huge hopes for the sport and how it will impact bottom-line results in 2021. With the Ashes Series and the Big Bash League in Australia getting underway, Entain is confident that the sport will prove […]
Business
December 7, 2021
Neds Joins Forces With the Australian A-Leagues
Neds, the Australian sports betting brand of the international gambling company Entain, has inked a new deal with Australia’s A-Leagues. Neds Joins the A-Leagues The agreement will see the brand promoted across many venues and grant it an appearance on the digital hub “Keepup.” The deal covers the next two years and will see Neds’ […]
Casino
December 2, 2021
Crown Resorts Opens Books to Blackstone, Expects Improved Bid
Crown Resorts may be in trouble but it is not selling on the cheap – that was the message sent by the Australian land-based casino company to Blackstone Group and all other potential suitors on Thursday. Bid Does Not Reflect Crown’s Value Crown Resorts reacted to the latest offer by Blackstone in which the private […]
Casino
December 1, 2021
Crown Resorts Appoints Ziggy Switkowski to Mitigate Post-Inquiry Harm
Australian gaming and entertainment company Crown Resorts has announced that Dr Zygmunt Edward “Ziggy” Switkowski, member of the Order of Australia (AO), has been approved by the local gambling regulatory body and will assume the position of the Crown Resorts chairman. Switkowski Approved as Crown Resorts Chairman The new chairman is an experienced and recognized individual who has held […]
Sports
December 1, 2021
Australia: Two Basketball Teams Join Reclaim the Game, Fight against Betting Advertising
Reclaim the Game is an initiative launched in 2020 by the Office of Responsible Gambling in Australia. The initiative aims to raise awareness of gambling harms and “counter the normalization of sports betting and advertising.” Sydney Kings, Sydney Uni Flames: First Two Teams to Join Reclaim the Game Initiative Sydney Uni Flames and the Sydney […]
Sports
November 30, 2021
Problem Gambling Less of Priority for Western Australia, as Gambling Revenue Goes Up
Despite the severe social distancing restrictions and on and off shut-downs of land-based gambling in Australia, a record amount of $1.6 billion (AU$2.4 billion) has reached the accounts of the Racing and Wagering authority in Western Australia. The state-owned body has increased the funding allocated to promotional activities and marketing by 22%, reaching $24.2 million in the past […]
Sports
November 30, 2021
South Australia Gov. Issues Response to Prevalence of Sports Gambling
The government of South Australia has teamed up with A-League soccer club Adelaide United to set role models for promoting sports without basing the experience on sports betting. The new initiative will be based on a multi-year alliance that will seek to establish good practices in sports that go beyond betting on athletic contests. The government will commit a […]
Casino
November 29, 2021
Australian Criminals Launder $710M via Country’s Slot Machines
A reported $710 million (AU$1 billion) in ill-gotten money is passed through Australia’s pokies, the term used to describe the physical slot machines found across Australia’s many gambling venues. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, which worked on reporting the case with fellow publications 60 Minutes and The Age, pokies have been used as a […]
Legal
November 29, 2021
Entain Fined in Australia for Offering QR Bonus Offers to Punters
Entain Group is one of the most successful gambling companies on the planet with a massive reach in the US, Australia, and Europe, where it serves an impressive market of millions of people. The company’s third-quarter results surely attest to that. The group holds tens of international gambling brands such as bwin, partypoker, Ladbrokes, and BetMGM. In […]
Business
November 25, 2021
Stats Perform to Assist A-Leagues in Establishing Digital Footprint
Provider of sports data and AI technology Stats Perform entered into a partnership with Australia’s premier soccer league body, the A-Leagues. The A-Leagues encompasses the pinnacle of professional Men’s Women’s Youth and E-Sports competitions in the country, which will now all benefit from Stats Perform data-driven and industry-focused solutions. Stats Perform will leverage its technology to power the […]