Australia News - Page 23

International News Brief: Australia’s $3 billion casino industry is poised for a wave of mergers and acquisitions not witnessed for several years which would dramatically change the gambling landscape.

International News Brief: James Packer is tapping an exclusive circle of second-generation and third-generation billionaires to build his international gambling empire.

nternational News Brief: The Victorian Greens have announced a gambling policy that would cut the number of poker machines in Victoria by two-thirds.

International News Brief: Punters hoping to emulate the Australian who won last year's World Series of Poker have the chance to win their entry into the international competition at Melbourne's Crown Casino tonight.

International News Brief: Australia’s Bracks Government ruled out increasing the cap for poker machines from 30,000.

International News Brief: A gambling counsellor says the South Australian Government should lift the legal gambling age to 21.

International News Brief: Pokies giant Tattersall's is leading a charge for more money-grabbing poker machines in Victoria, Australia.

International News Brief: Online wagering and gaming company Centrebet is placing its bets on a new generation of sport and poker lovers as it looks to raise $70 million and list

International News Brief: A bid by Australia's biggest lottery operator, Tattersall's Ltd, for second-ranked wagering group UNiTAB Ltd is fair and reasonable, according to an independent expert's report.

International News Brief: Gambling revenue will pour more than $1.5 billion into Treasury coffers next year — despite the state budget containing no initiatives for problem gamblers.

International News Brief: Publishing and Broadcasting is planning to float its Macau casino joint venture with Hong Kong billionaire Lawrence Ho on the US stock exchange, a newspaper report says.

International News Brief: Australia's richest man, James Packer, walked out of Sydney's Star City's high-rollers' room at the weekend after the casino refused to provide credit to his friend.

News Brief: Lottery tickets and electronic gambling games would be offered via mobile phones under a proposal from an international gaming giant to revolutionize the industry in Australia and attract young people to gambling on a '24/7 basis.'

International News Brief: Betting cash on the outcome of blackjack, roulette or poker games in Australia could soon be as easy as pressing a few buttons on your mobile phone.

International News Brief: Joe Hachem insists the $10 million he won at last year's World Series of Poker has not changed his life.

International News Brief: SkyCity Casino is spending $2 million giving its poolside sea vista a spectacular makeover.

International News Brief: Fines have been proposed to stem a 600 per cent rise in the number of young people trying to gain entry to Adelaide's casino.

International News Brief: A deadline for submissions for the Victorian Government's review of gambling licences passes today.

International News Brief: A young British tourist reported missing in Australia, amid speculation she'd lost all her money gambling in a casino, has been found.

International News Brief: A British tourist is missing after apparently gambling away the money for her return flight to London at Australia’s Star City casino.