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New Zealand Party Makes $25 Million Promise

15 June 2005

International News Brief: The New Zealand National Party will give racing more than $25 million a year if elected.

Pokie Revenue Decline Cuts Community Sponsorship

15 June 2005

International News Brief: Canberra's licensed clubs say they have been forced to reduce community sponsorship because of a big fall in poker machine revenue.

Hundred Reported After Illegal Poker Raid

9 June 2005

International News Brief: About 100 people have been reported after police raided an illegal poker tournament in Adelaide, Australia.

New Zealand Problem Gambling Foundation Criticized

8 June 2005

Members of the Charity Gaming Association are disappointed the Problem Gambling Foundation should make sweeping assertions about the charity gaming sector to support excessive demonization of gaming machines.

New Guinea Official Wants Illegal Casino Investigation

8 June 2005

International News Brief: New Guinea MP Dr Alan Marat has called on the Ombudsman Commission to investigate an alleged illegal casino operation in a Rabaul motel.

Administration Maintains Guam Governor Can Have Own Attorney in Casino Gaming Issue

8 June 2005

International News Brief: Governor Felix Camacho has reacted to the Attorney General's appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit that will determine whether a special election will be held on an initiative to legalize casino gaming in the territory.

Adelaide Casino Expansion Opens

7 June 2005

International News Brief: SkyCity Entertainment Group hopes to boost the relatively flat revenue and earnings at its Adelaide Casino when expansion project opens this week.

'Losers' Win Lotto

6 June 2005

International News Brief: A Perth woman and her niece came home from a losing streak at Burswood Casino to discover they had scooped AUD$1.6 million in Lotto.

Tourist Wins Record Pokie Jackpot

25 May 2005

International News Brief: A German tourist has more than paid for his Australian holiday after winning a record poker machine jackpot at the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino.

New Zealand Poker Warnings Bill Rejected

24 May 2005

International News Brief: A New Zealand parliamentary committee on Monday rejected an attempt by Sky City to scuttle Government plans forcing it to put electronic messages on poker machines warning gamblers how much they have lost.

Review Looks at Jupiters Casino Scam

20 May 2005

News Brief: A major security review is under way at the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino after a group of Chinese gambling high-rollers allegedly used hidden cards to fleece more than $750,000.

New Zealand Pokie Revenue Gets $35m Safeguard

17 May 2005

International News Brief: The Department of Internal Affairs has signed a $35 million six-year contract with a gambling technology company to supply an electronic monitoring system for pokie machines in an attempt to safeguard money intended for community groups.

Woman Kidnapped for Gambling Money

16 May 2005

International News Brief: The kidnapping of a Chinese woman was carried out to make quick money after the alleged suspects gambled and lost at the casino, says an explanation posted on the internet.

Sky City Acquires Remaining Casino Shares

10 May 2005

International News Brief: Sky City Entertainment today said it had acquired the remaining shareholding in Waikato casino Sky City Hamilton.

Crown Casino Denies Drug Claim Use

9 May 2005

International News Brief: Crown Casino has hit back at a newspaper over a report alleging unchecked drug use in the toilets of the Palladium during the Logies entertainment awards.

Australian Anti-Smoking Laws Not Enforced

6 May 2005

International News Brief: The Bracks Government has failed to enforce its anti-smoking laws in poker machine venues.

Australian Casino Exposes Conspiracy

5 May 2005

International News Brief: Victoria Police and Crown Casino staff claim to have exposed an in-house conspiracy involving money laundering, with charges laid against five former croupiers and a gambler.

Australian Board Fears Betting Exchange a Gamble

22 April 2005

International News Brief: The Australian Racing Board has called on the Tasmanian Government to be transparent in its negotiations over a betting exchange licence.

Australian Scam Nets Thousands

19 April 2005

International News Brief: A woman is accused of giving a Crown Casino employee a total of $6,000 to manually change the winning numbers in Rapid Roulette to the numbers she had wagered to allow her to win $66,675.

Americans Scammed by Australian Lottery Scheme

13 April 2005

International News Brief: The promise of a win from an Australian lottery is being used to scam Americans out of their money.

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