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Kerry Packer Dies

27 December 2005

International News Brief: Kerry Packer, Australia's richest tycoon and the man who created one day cricket, has died at the age of 68.

Tabcorp Appoints New CEO

21 December 2005

International News Brief: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd has appointed Sydney Football Club chairman Walter Bugno as the new chief executive of its casino and convention centre business.

Doctor Invests in Tinian Casino

19 December 2005

News Brief: A St. Petersburg physician is a partner in a proposed 300-room hotel and casino resort project in Tinian, one of 14 volcanic islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands chain in the Western Pacific.

Crown Casino Hosts Richest Poker Tournament

13 December 2005

International News Brief: Melbourne's Crown Casino will host the world's richest poker tournament next year, a winner-take-all battle for $60 million.

SkyCity Workers On Strike Again

9 December 2005

International News Brief: Staff at Hamilton's Sky City casino went on strike yesterday, the third time in a week, in pursuit of higher wages.

New Zealand Casino Staff Walk Out

6 December 2005

International News Brief: The union representing SkyCity Hamilton casino staff says workers may take further industrial action after a three-hour stoppage on Saturday night.

SkyCity Escapes Drug Penalty

5 December 2005

International News Brief: SkyCity Casino will not be disciplined over its failure to report a man believed to have been doing drugs at a Port Adelaide Football Club function.

Gang Stalked Casino Losers

29 November 2005

International News Brief: A crime gang stalked Crown casino to recruit financially strapped punters to launder $1.5 million through their bank accounts, a court has heard.

Tabcorp Warns of Slow Start

28 November 2005

International News Brief: Tabcorp Holdings Ltd has experienced a slow start to 2005/06 amid weaker consumer sentiment linked to higher fuel prices, a dispute over thoroughbred racing coverage and new smoking bans.

Tabcorp's Gambling Plans Slammed

25 November 2005

Intenational News Brief: The NSW arm of the Australian Hotels' Association has slammed Tabcorp's push to turn pubs into ‘giant gambling barns’, with hotels failing to up the ante set to lose their TAB outlets or have commission rates substantially reduced.

New Zealand Casino Launches Poker Zone

22 November 2005

International News Brief: SkyCity Auckland last night launched its Poker Zone, and plans to open similar rooms at its Queenstown and Hamilton casinos.

Australian Government's Gambling Agenda Criticized

15 November 2005

International News Brief: The former chairwoman of Victoria's gambling research panel has told the International Pokies Impact Conference in Adelaide that governments are trying to control the gaming industry.

New Zealand Casino Faces Suspension

10 November 2005

International News Brief: The Dunedin casino may be the first in New Zealand to have its licence suspended under legislation introduced last year.

Casino Staff in Hospital After Fire

9 November 2005

International News Brief: Nine people have been taken to hospital after a small fire in part of Melbourne's Crown Casino complex.

Australian Sports to Decide Who Bets

7 November 2005

International News Brief: Major Australian sports, besides racing, will be given legislative power to determine who bets on their games.

Monks Cleanses Casino of Ghosts

3 November 2005

International News Brief: A spirit-cleansing ceremony was recently performed by three Buddhist monks in a Crown Casino toilet said to be haunted to appease its superstitious gamblers.

Crown Casino Infractions Exposed

31 October 2005

International News Brief: Crown Casino has been found to be in the wrong in six complaints over the conduct of gaming in the past year, while more than 100 breaches of exclusion orders have been recorded, the casino's watchdog has reported.

Australians Still In Love with Gambling

31 October 2005

International News Brief: As Australians prepare for the race that stops a nation new data shows there is no stopping the nation's love of a flutter, with AUD$17.4 billion spent on gambling in the past year.

Christchurch Casino May Get Makeover

31 October 2005

International News Brief: A revamp of Christchurch Casino is on the cards, a major shareholders says.

PBL to Tap into Asian Gambling Explosion

27 October 2005

International News Brief: Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd shareholders should be prepared for PBL's gambling operations to ‘cannibalise’ themselves to tap into the promised riches of the Asian gambling explosion, according to executive chairman James Packer.

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