Tags: New South Wales
Australia – New South Wales Government looking to hike casino taxation
Casino tax arrangements will be reformed by the NSW Government to help fund vital services and raise an additional $364m over the next three years. The proposed increases are anticipated to commence on 1 July 2023 and include tax rates on what the casinos earn from gaming tables and poker machines. Treasurer Matt Kean said the changes will…
Australia – New South Wales Greens launch plan to ‘Pull the Pin on Pokies’
The New South Wales Greens unveiled their detailed plan to rid the State of the serious harm caused by poker machines on December 4. Thet want the industry to introduce cashless gaming cards, a measure that has been proposed by the New South Wales Crime Commission (NSWCC) but so far not backed by operators. The Greens also…
Australia – New South Wales launches state’s first cashless gaming trial
New South Wales’ first cashless gaming trial is underway at Wests Newcastle with up to 200 members set to use ground-breaking digital technology which includes features to reduce risks of gambling harm and to protect against money laundering. Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson said the three-month trial will test how the technology operates…
Australien – New South Wales kasinon kommer att få böter på 100 miljoner dollar för tjänstefel under nya reformer
The new NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) will have powers to fine operators up to $100m and hold individual board members and executives liable for serious wrongdoing, under legislation to be introduced to Parliament next week. Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson said the NICC will be given new powers to investigate wrongdoing and enforce…
Australia – New South Wales to see revamp of gaming regulations
Time will soon be up on two key gambling regulations in New South Wales with new versions being put to industry and the community for comment. The Betting and Racing Regulation and Totalizator Regulation cover gambling harm minimisation measures such as counselling services, penalty notice prescriptions, allowable TAB shareholdings, and special exemptions. They are both…
Australien – Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) för att arbeta med GambleAware
En ny tjänsteleverantör har utsetts för att stödja tillhandahållandet av mångkulturella tjänster för Office of Responsible Gamblings flaggskepp GambleAware-program. Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) arbetar nu med GambleAware Providers för att tillhandahålla kulturellt lämplig rådgivning och stödtjänster för människor som upplever spelskada i NSW:s olika samhällen. WSLHD har mer än 20 års erfarenhet av att leverera mångkulturella tjänster genom...
Australia – NSW Crime Commission launches money laundering inquiry into pubs and clubs
The Commissioner of the NSW Crime Commission, Michael Barnes, has invited submissions to the Commission’s inquiry into money laundering in pubs and clubs. “Working with the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, we’ve established that last year $85 billion was gambled in poker machines in pubs and clubs in…
Australien – NSW-regeringen utser Gillian Eldershaw till ILGAs styrelse
NSW-regeringen har utsett en ny medlem till styrelsen för Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), som fattar beslut om licensförslag med högre risk och disciplinära frågor som involverar hotell, klubbar, flaskbutiker och kasinot. ILGA:s ordförande, Philip Crawford, har välkomnat utnämningen av Gillian Eldershaw till ILGA:s styrelse. "Ms Eldershaw har...
Australien – Crown kan få chansen att reformera efter att ha befunnits "olämplig" för NSW
New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority-utredningen om Crown Resorts har sagt att även om den australiensiska operatören för närvarande inte är lämplig att driva sitt kasino på 2.2 miljarder USD (1.7 miljarder USD) i Sydneys Barangaroo-distrikt, kan den reformeras för att bli en "lämplig" innehavare för licensen. Den efterlängtade Bergin-rapporten, omfattande 751 sidor, följde anklagelser i...
