Australia News - Page 24

International News Brief: Casino Canberra has become the latest corporate sponsor of the Mumbulla Foundation.

International News Brief: The productive alliance between the Racing Victoria and Tabcorp is being tested as Australia’s gambling industry goes through changes.

International News Brief: Australia’s new Gambling Minister Paul Caica has been urged to ‘walk the walk’ and commit to introducing a smartcard system to tackle gambling problems.

International News Brief: The future of nightclubs in Australia's largest entertainment complex, Crown in Melbourne, has been threatened by yet another violent incident over the weekend.

International News Brief: Queensland's Unitab and Victoria's Tatterall's companies are planning to merge to create a company with operations in every state and territory.

International New Brief: Crown Casino has pulled the plug on its nightclub, the Mercury Lounge.

International News Brief: A man who had lost $200 on a roulette table threatened to blow up Darwin's SkyCity casino by strapping a bomb to his body, a Darwin court heard yesterday.

International News Brief: The Bracks Government's bid to maximise returns from gambling in Victoria is gathering pace with the release of four issue papers for the review into the gaming machine, wagering and Club Keno licences.

International News Brief: A town has lost its fight against poker machines after a judge ruled it could not be treated differently from the rest of Victoria, Australia.

International News Brief: Aristocrat Leisure Ltd yesterday posted a record annual net profit and has forecast further growth from the global gaming market this year and beyond.

International News Brief: The amount of money Australians spent on gambling continues to grow, with new figures showing it now accounts for 40 per cent of turnover in the nation's pubs and clubs.

International News Brief: A bank supervisor charged with defrauding the Bendigo Bank of more than $5 million claims she was ‘seduced’ by Crown Casino's loyalty program.

International News Brief: Pokie venues would be banned from operating beyond midnight under a proposed Private Member's Bill.

PartyPoker.com's online qualifiers fared excellently at the recent Aussie Millions at the Crown Casino in Melbourne with two players finishing in the final six.

International News Brief: Crown Casino will observe a minute's silence in honour of the late Kerry Packer, whose company, owns the casino, but punters won't be forced to stop gambling.

International News Brief: Anti-Pokie protesters will make a last-ditch attempt tonight to prevent planning approval for a pokies palace at Morphett Valem, Australia.

International News Brief: Thirty-six of the world's top poker players will try to conceal their nervous tension as the countdown to the final of the Aussie Millions poker championship begins.

International News Brief: An inquiry into gaming machine entitlements has recommended a review of capped pokie prices.

International News Brief: Betfair, a wagering facility that allows members to back losers, was granted a licence on Monday by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission.

International News Brief: Las Vegas came to town yesterday as dozens of the world's top card sharks mingled among the sea of cowboy hats, sunglasses, and iPods at Crown casino fo