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VGCCC initiates new investigation into bingo operations

The gaming regulator notes that bingo participation in the Australian state of Victoria has undergone a significant change, with a 70 percent increase in turnover from 2015, rising from AU$64 million ($43 million) to AU$107 million ($71 million) last financial year. 'It is a game played by many communities and offers social interaction and the…

Bingo ・ 07 June 2024

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Mandatory Pokie Closure Periods Unveiled as Part of New Enforcement Measures for Victoria’s Gambling Sector

The Government of Victoria is set to introduce mandatory closure periods for poker machine areas at brick-and-mortar venues across the state. The only exception will be made for Crown Resorts' casino. Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan shared that her Cabinet remained committed to significant reform to prevent and reduce problem gambling harm after…

Law ・ 04 October 2023

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Victoria Passes Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

The government of the Australian Province of Victoria has introduced the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to address gaming-related issues such as excessive gaming hours and the amounts gambled in the Crown Melbourne casino property. The measure will reportedly provide a comprehensive monitoring tool to verify the patron's adherence to the…

Law ・ 03 October 2023

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Victoria: Landmark Reforms to Reduce Gambling Related Harm

The Andrews Labor Government is introducing sweeping new reforms to protect Victorians from gambling harm - making the state's gambling harm protections the strongest in Australia. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Melissa Horne announced new reforms to reduce gambling harm at venues with electronic gaming…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 July 2023

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VGCCC Issues Direction to Minimise Harm from Gaming Machines at Melbourne Casino

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a formal direction to Crown requiring Crown to implement a raft of new harm minimisation and anti-money laundering measures. These measures incorporate key recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator Licence and, in some instances, go beyond those…

Incidents ・ 08 May 2023

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Crown Melbourne casino fined $120m for breaching gambling laws

Crown fined $120m: Regulator says casino's conduct can't be forgotten or tolerated Crown Resorts will pay a record $120 million in fines for failing to encourage responsible gambling at its Melbourne casino, in particular for letting customers gamble for more than 24 hours straight. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission announced the…

Law ・ 07 November 2022

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VGCCC imposes record fines totalling $120 million on Crown Melbourne for Responsible Service of Gambling breaches

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken disciplinary action against Crown Melbourne for failing its Responsible Service of Gambling obligations, imposing two fines totalling $120 million. The Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence found that Crown: breached its code of conduct for the Responsible…

Law ・ 11 November 2022

World Casino News

Crown Melbourne hit with fines for disappointing responsible gambling efforts

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced the verdict: Crown Melbourne must pay a record fine of AU $120 million, or US $77 million. The reason for this punishment lies in a series of failures regarding its Responsible Service of Gambling obligations. Last year, Royal Commission revealed that Crown Melbourne didn't…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 November 2022

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Canberra gambling reformers call for tighter regulations

Pokies at clubs are in the Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance's crosshairs; their new strategy to minimise gambling harm wants tighter regulations and fewer gaming machines by the end of the decade. "The greatest harm to the Canberra community is still coming from poker machines operated by the clubs sector," CGRA's co-chair Jeremy Halcross…

Gaming Authorities ・ 21 October 2022

Bayside News

Inquiry into online gambling harm begins

AN inquiry into the impacts of online gambling has been launched. Dunkley MP Peta Murphy chairs the House of Representatives' standing committee on social policy and legal affairs. The committee is seeking submissions on online gambling and the impacts it can have on problem gamblers. Murphy says that the committee's inquiry will "be a fresh look…

Gambling Addiction ・ 03 October 2022

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Gambling advocates 'horrified' as Queensland pokies players lose record $301 million in a month, prompting calls for reform

As the nation faces a cost of living crisis, Queensland poker machine players have doubled down on losses, feeding a record $301.8 million into electronic gambling machines (EGMs) in July. Queenslanders spent more than $1 billion on pokies in pubs and clubs alone in the past four months Advocates say "gamble responsibly" messaging places blame on…

Law ・ 17 August 2022

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NSW government proposes increasing land-based casino fines to AUS$100m

Scheduled to be submitted to parliament next week, the legislation would grant additional powers to the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC), allowing it to issue the larger fines to casinos. Other reforms in the legislation include regular reviews of casino licences to be conducted as public inquiries with Royal Commission-like powers, while…

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Council shifts gambling boundaries

City of Greater Geelong has adopted a Gambling Harm Minimisation Policy as it shifts from its previous Electronic Gaming Policy to encompass gambling of all types rather than just the pokies, known also as Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs). According to Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) data, $2.85 billion has been lost to…

Gambling Addiction ・ 30 July 2022

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Aussies Crown Set To Slip With $100m Fine Possible

Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia could be set to be hit with a fine of up to AU $100m after the Victorian Gambling And Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) began another raft of disciplinary proceedings against the casino. The state of Victoria had already completed their initial investigation into the goings-on at the casino, and as part of that…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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VGCCC investigates Crown Melbourne’s responsible gambling

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has opened new disciplinary proceedings against Crown Melbourne Limited, a company owned by Crown Resorts. The new regulatory rules in New South Wales came into effect on Friday as confirmed by the VGCCC which now will launch such proceedings even if one instance of wrongdoing is…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown risks $100m fine in latest responsible gambling probe

This follows on from the state's initial investigation, but deals with findings that suggest Crown allegedly violated elements of the Responsible Services of Gambling regulations, rather than focusing on money laundering or links to groups suspected of organised crime. Victoria's Royal Commission first found Crown inadequate to hold a licence in…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown Melbourne Casino Fined AU$80 Million for Illic...

Crown Melbourne has been fined a record-breaking AU$80m (USD 57.6m) for assisting Chinese gamblers in unlawfully transferring money out of the country. The findings originally surfaced during an inquiry by a royal commission investigating the Crown Resorts establishment. From 2012 to 2016, gamblers could utilize a China Union Pay bank card for…

Travel ・ 26 June 2022

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Blackstone closes in on Crown Resorts as WA government approves takeover of Perth casino

Blackstone has cleared a major final hurdle in its planned $8.9 billion takeover of Crown Resorts, with the WA government announcing it has given regulatory approval to the deal. The government says the acquisition is subject to tough conditions Those conditions will'align' with royal commission recommendations They will include strategies against…

Travel ・ 10 June 2022

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The wheels at Perth's Crown Casino keep spinning despite royal commission's damning assessment

Once again, one of Crown's casinos has effectively been found to be too big to fail. Like its Victorian equivalent last year, the final report of the Perth Casino Royal Commission found Crown was not suitable to hold WA's only casino licence - but gave it two years to fix its problems. Through numerous high-level inquiries and the media coverage…

Politics ・ 27 March 2022

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Experts warn of increased gambling harm in WA as TAB sale raises prospect of electronic gaming

A financial counsellor to some of the most vulnerable people in Western Australia says the state government should "hang its head in shame" if it allows electronic gaming to be rolled out in TABs across the state. Electronic simulated racing games may be introduced in TAB outlets The games will be permitted under the terms of the TAB sale There are…

Gambling Addiction ・ 20 December 2021

The Islander

New Vic gambling regulator chair appointed

Victoria's former top health bureaucrat will be the inaugural chair of the state's casino and gambling regulator. Fran Thorn, who resigned from her role as health department secretary in 2011, will help establish the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission. The VGCCC will have regulate Crown Casino and have oversight of gaming and gambling…

Law ・ 23 November 2021

Gambling Insider

Fran Thorn appointed Victorian gambling regulator Chair

Former top health bureaucrat Fran Thorn has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of Victoria's new gambling regulator. She has been appointed for three years, starting 1 January 2022, and will help establish the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). Thorn, who resigned from her role as Health Department Secretary ten years ago,…

Law ・ 23 November 2021

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Crown Melbourne Scandal Triggers Strict Changes to Gambling Legislation

The Government of Victoria has introduced in parliament the Casino and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission, which had recently concluded an investigation of the operations of Crown Melbourne. If passed into law, the bill will overwrite the existing Victorian Commission for Gambling and…

Law ・ 13 November 2021

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Australia: Crown Melbourne Gets to Keep Casino License

Despite being allowed to keep its casino license, Crown Melbourne will fall under strict and direct government supervision for two years following a Victoria Royal Commission review. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The government of the Australian state of Victoria has allowed operator Crown Resorts to keep its Melbourne casino license in response to the…

Travel ・ 26 October 2021

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Q&A: land-based gambling in United Kingdom

What types of land-based gambling are permitted in your jurisdiction, and is gambling regulated at a national or subnational level? The following types of land-based gambling are permitted where operators hold the appropriate licences issued by the Gambling Commission (the Commission) and their local licensing authority: casinos; arcades,…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 May 2021