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    Crown Resorts Agrees full US$6.5 Billion Sale to The Blackstone Group

    Australian casino giant Crown Resorts has agreed to the sale of all of its shares to US-based private equity giant The Blackstone Group for AU$8.9 billion (US$6.5 billion). Details of the deal were announced by Crown on Monday morning, with the company confirming it
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    Australian Sportsbook Sportsbet Hit With Record Fine For Breaching Spam Laws

    Australia’s leading sportsbook operator, Sportsbet, has been stung by regulators to the tune of AU$3.7 million (US$2.7 million) for breaching spam laws. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said an investigation had found Sportsbet sent more than 150,000 marketing text messages and emails
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    Tasmania’s Wrest Point Casino Refuses to Cave to Hackers Attacking Slot Machines

    Australian casino operator Federal Group was last year the victim of a cyberware attack which shut down gaming machines and cost millions in lost revenue and recovery expenses, according to details contained in its financial statements. As reported by Australia’s ABC News, Federal Group
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    Crown Melbourne to Train 1,000 Workers to Join Local Hospitality Industry

    Crown Melbourne is set to train up 1,000 hospitality workers at its local learning center, Crown College, as part of efforts to help fill a skills shortage in Victoria’s hospitality industry due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Established in partnership with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce

    Study Finds Twice as Many Australians Now Gambling Online

    A two-year study of the gambling habits of Australians has found that participation rates have fallen, however the number of people gambling online has doubled. According to the Second National Study of Interactive Gambling in Australia, which was funded by government body Gambling Research
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    Australia’s Crown Resorts to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all staff and guests

    Crown Resorts has become the first Australian casino operator to announce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff and guests. Recently appointed CEO and Managing Director Steve McCann told News Ltd on Monday that Crown would introduce a “no jab, no entry” policy
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    NSW regulator hires Crown adversary to conduct regular review into The Star Sydney

    The senior lawyer whose grilling of Crown Resorts during last year’s Bergin inquiry saw the company stripped of its New South Wales casino license has been appointed to conduct a regular review into the state’s existing casino, The Star Sydney. Adam Bell SC, who
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    Green light for second tower at The Star Gold Coast

    The Star Entertainment Group has today confirmed another $400 million development project for South East Queensland (SEQ) with a “Tower for Tourism” to start construction on the Gold Coast in the next few weeks. The ASX Top 100 company and its joint venture partners
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    Casino Canberra’s Performance is Almost Back to pre-pandemic Levels

    Aquis Entertainment Limited ACN 147 411 881 (Aquis or the Company) (ASX: AQS) advises that under the current Covid-19 restrictions mandated by the ACT Government, Casino Canberra maintains capacity for patron visitationat 1 person 4 sqm of usable indoor space, giving a maximum of
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