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Poker Champion's Life Unchanged After Win

10 May 2006

International News Brief: Joe Hachem insists the $10 million he won at last year's World Series of Poker has not changed his life.

SkyCity Spends Millions on Makeover

8 May 2006

International News Brief: SkyCity Casino is spending $2 million giving its poolside sea vista a spectacular makeover.

Higher Fines Proposed for Underage Gambling

8 May 2006

International News Brief: Fines have been proposed to stem a 600 per cent rise in the number of young people trying to gain entry to Adelaide's casino.

Australian Gambling Licenses Deadline Passes

5 May 2006

International News Brief: A deadline for submissions for the Victorian Government's review of gambling licences passes today.

Guam Judge Rejects Casino Election Request

3 May 2006

International News Brief: Opponents of legalized casino gambling on Guam scored a victory in the Superior Court of Guam yesterday when Judge Michael Bordallo rejected a request to hold a new election for the casino issue.

Family's Joy as Tourist Found Safe

1 May 2006

International News Brief: A young British tourist reported missing in Australia, amid speculation she'd lost all her money gambling in a casino, has been found.

Tourist Missing After Gambling Binge

28 April 2006

International News Brief: A British tourist is missing after apparently gambling away the money for her return flight to London at Australia’s Star City casino.

NZ District Ignores Criticism

27 April 2006

International News Brief: Rangitikei District Council has resolved to confirm its existing policies on gambling and TAB venues without change, unmoved by New Zealand Problem Gambling Foundation’s criticisms of some aspects of the policy.

Staff Say Union Notices Being Censored by Casino Management

25 April 2006

International News Brief: Staff at Sky City Casino in Auckland say information posted on a union noticeboard is being censored by management.

Win Chance to Play with Poker Champs

24 April 2006

Kiwi Casino Poker is giving their players the chance to win a seat alongside Joe Hachem and Lee Nelson at the 2006 New Zealand Poker Champs, hosted by their parent company the land based Christchurch Casino.

Casino Canberra Sponsors Charity

24 April 2006

International News Brief: Casino Canberra has become the latest corporate sponsor of the Mumbulla Foundation.

Australian Gambling Industry Tested

21 April 2006

International News Brief: The productive alliance between the Racing Victoria and Tabcorp is being tested as Australia’s gambling industry goes through changes.

Poker Player Wins Two Tournaments

20 April 2006

Alan Goodrum overcame a massive chip stack deficit at the final table to cap off an extraordinary week of poker which saw him take out both the Peter Peko Memorial Tournament and the New Zealand Poker Champs Main Event.

Gambling Minister Urged to Use Smartcard System

11 April 2006

International News Brief: Australia’s new Gambling Minister Paul Caica has been urged to ‘walk the walk’ and commit to introducing a smartcard system to tackle gambling problems.

Tinian Casino Deal Signed

3 April 2006

International News Brief: The Fitial administration signed last week a memorandum of agreement with Baltimore-based Cordish Company for a $200-million casino and golf course projec

Wave of Violence Puts Casino Clubs in Doubt

3 April 2006

International News Brief: The future of nightclubs in Australia's largest entertainment complex, Crown in Melbourne, has been threatened by yet another violent incident over the weekend.

Unitab, Tatterall Plan to Merge

27 March 2006

International News Brief: Queensland's Unitab and Victoria's Tatterall's companies are planning to merge to create a company with operations in every state and territory.

Club Closes at Crown Casino

23 March 2006

International New Brief: Crown Casino has pulled the plug on its nightclub, the Mercury Lounge.

Gambler Threatens Bombing

13 March 2006

International News Brief: A man who had lost $200 on a roulette table threatened to blow up Darwin's SkyCity casino by strapping a bomb to his body, a Darwin court heard yesterday.

New Zealand Racing Industry Gets Tax Break

10 March 2006

International News Brief: The New Zealand racing industry is to receive a $30 million package of tax-breaks.

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