Australia News - Page 29

International News Brief: The Kerry Packer-controlled Burswood has warned it will pull out of the multi-billion-dollar international high-roller market unless it can keep smoking exemptions deemed critical to a proposed $45 million casino upgrade.

International News Brief: More than 2,000 poker machines will be switched off in South Australia from midnight ACST as part of the State Government's effort to reduce problem gambling.

International News Brief: Australian banks and the Federal Government are resisting moves to limit automatic teller machine withdrawals in gaming venues.

International News Brief: Australian police believe they have smashed a major heroin cartel allegedly laundering money through Crown Casino.

International News Brief: The prospects for Australia's gaming tycoons of new opportunities in Thailand have improved, with the Thai Government pushing for a referendum on legalising casinos

International News Brief: Australian rugby league managers yesterday admitted they have been forced to restrict players' wages to prevent them from heavy gambling.

International News Brief: The State Opposition says budget figures show that removing 3,000 poker machines across South Australia will achieve nothing.

International News Brief: The Tasmanian Government is being sued by gambling addicts as part of a national class action.

International News Brief: Canberra's licensed clubs say they have been forced to reduce community sponsorship because of a big fall in poker machine revenue.

International News Brief: The Tasmanian State Government will examine the Anglicare report on problem gambling before deciding whether any action is necessary.

International News Brief: About 100 people have been reported after police raided an illegal poker tournament in Adelaide, Australia.

International News Brief: SkyCity Entertainment Group hopes to boost the relatively flat revenue and earnings at its Adelaide Casino when expansion project opens this week.

International News Brief: According to Anglicare Tasmania, the State Government should increase its allocation from gambling-derived revenue to help prevent gambling problems and alleviate the impact.

International News Brief: A Perth woman and her niece came home from a losing streak at Burswood Casino to discover they had scooped AUD$1.6 million in Lotto.

International News Brief: A German tourist has more than paid for his Australian holiday after winning a record poker machine jackpot at the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino.

International News Brief: Suspected underworld heavyweights will be banned from Victorian racetracks under legislation before state Parliament.

News Brief: A major security review is under way at the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino after a group of Chinese gambling high-rollers allegedly used hidden cards to fleece more than $750,000.

International News Brief: The New South Wales Government has announced the roll-out of funding for 22 organisations over the next two years.

International News Brief: Crown Casino has hit back at a newspaper over a report alleging unchecked drug use in the toilets of the Palladium during the Logies entertainment awards.

International News Brief: The South Australian government will consider lifting the legal age to 18 for buying lottery products.