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Casino scammers face sentencing

22 November 2006

International News Brief: Five tourists who fleeced the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino of more than $750,000 in a playing card scam will be sentenced today after they were convicted of fraud by a jury last night.

New pokie machines launched

20 November 2006

International News Brief: Pokie players can keep track of their spending and the odds of winning "the big one" with the launch of a new line of machines today.

Jupiter upgrades complete

17 November 2006

International News Brief: The Gold Coast's gambling icon is on a winner with the biggest upgrade in the Jupiter casino's history now complete.

New Zealand asseses online gambling

16 November 2006

nternational News Brief: New zealand officials joined others from more than 30 countries attended a half-day conference near London to discuss ways to regulate the global internet gaming industry.

Dunedin casino closes doors for two days

15 November 2006

International News Brief: The Dunedin Casino closed its doors yesterday and will do so again today as punishment for failing to take adequate action over a problem gambler.

Money missing from Australian casino ballroom

7 November 2006

International News Brief: More than $20,000 in cash has been stolen from a ballroom at Melbourne's Crown Casino during a charity function.

Prop B challenge sent to Superior Court

31 October 2006

International News Brief: The challenge to the slot-machine initiative will be heard in the Superior Court of Guam after all.

NZ lottery goes online

31 October 2006

News Brief: New Zealand lotto tickets could soon be available on the internet, the Lotteries Commission is set to announced this week.

Star City reaches settlement over death

25 October 2006

International News Brief: The family of a man who died after being restrained by security officers at Sydney's Star City has reached an out-of-court settlement with the casino.

Leighton puts a bet on Wynn casino job

24 October 2006

International News Brief: Leighton Holdings is hoping to get another $US1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) casino construction deal in Macau from Las Vegas casino veteran Steve Wynn.

OzLotteries.com launches new site

23 October 2006

Internet users that play Australia’s favourite lotteries today have a new-look website with the launch of the new OzLotteries.com site.

SkyCity warns of profit dip

20 October 2006

nternational News Brief: SkyCity Entertainment Group's Auckland VIP customers have won about $10 million off the house this year, leading to the casino operator warning of a fall in annual profit.

NZ problem gambling funding criticized

19 October 2006

International News Brief: The Government is paying gambling addiction centres up to $18,000 per client for counselling sessions of less than 30 minutes.

Guam: Prop B rivals debate at forum

18 October 2006

International News Brief: The two sides of Proposal B, which would legalize slot machines at the Guam Greyhound racetrack, had another opportunity to make a case for their opposing stances at a forum yesterday.

Casino closure criticized

18 October 2006

International News Brief: Gambling foes are criticizing the New Zealand Gambling Commission's decision to suspend Dunedin Casino's licence for two days for failing to take adequate action over a problem gambler.

Star Casino sued over death

16 October 2006

International News Brief: A Sydney couple is suing Star City casino for damages over the death of their son who died after being restrained by its bouncers eight years ago.

Australian city loses gaming machines

13 October 2006

International News Brief: Gaming machines in Warrnambool are set to be cut by 13 under a government plan to tackle problem gambling.

Crown Casino Dodges Smoking Ban

4 October 2006

International News Brief: Australia’s Crown Casino is dodging smoking bans by using high-roller exemptions for gaming rooms used mainly by locals.

Australian Property Agent Blows $900,000

25 September 2006

International News Brief: A settlement agent who stole almost $1 million from clients and blew it on poker machines at Burswood Casino has been jailed for three years.

Casino Services Int'l. Launched

22 September 2006

A new company, Casino Services International Pty. Ltd., has been established by casino industry veterans Mr Tony Boyd and Mr Ciaran Carruthers, to specialise in maximising profitability of gaming operations in the Asia Pacific region.

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