Australia News - Page 37

International News Brief: Australia’s casinos, along with other businesses, will be forced to report more information about the activities of clients who are high-profile criminal or terrorist suspects, under new anti-money laundering laws.

International News Brief: The Greens deliberately misled State Parliament over claims that Federal Hotels would gain $3.14 billion from a 20-year agreement to operate poker machines in Tasmania, according to Premier Paul Lennon.

International News Brief: Burswood shares fell yesterday after the sudden departure of PBL head Peter Yates threw doubt on the prospect of a higher offer coming from the Packer's media and gaming company.

International News Brief: Investors have welcomed the appointment of John Alexander to the top job at the Packer-controlled Publishing & Broadcasting although the sudden departure of chief executive Peter Yates yesterday took them by surprise.

ews Brief: Horseracing representatives were given the opportunity June 8 to tell a California Senate Governmental Organization sub-committee what's troubling the sport and they had plenty to say.

One of Crown's biggest gamblers says he has developed a casino-beating blackjack system.

International News Brief: A 19-year-old Lancelin man will face court today after being charged over the weekend security scare at Burswood Casino which resulted 2,000 people being evacuated.

International News Brief: Accused underworld hitman Victor Brincat threatened to put a bullet in a security guard's head during a brawl at the Crown casino complex, a court heard yesterday.

International News Brief: More than 2000 people were evacuated from a Perth casino after a man released pepper spray on the gaming floor.

International News Brief: Queensland police investigating a Chinese gambling scam operating in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Cairns have appealed for information from the public.

International News Brief: A 50-year-old New Zealand woman was followed into the casino toilets where a man stabbed her and allegedly tried to rob her.

International News Brief: Acting Queensland Premier Terry Mackenroth says he does not believe the state needs a large-scale anti-gambling campaign as the problem is not as major as some people claim.

International News Brief: Melbourne jockey Darren Gauci and disqualified bookmaker Anthony Cullen were interviewed by Racing Victoria stewards yesterday.

International News Brief: Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has banned from Crown Casino a Melbourne man accused of heading a $2 billion drug trafficking business.

International News Brief: A betting agent is on the run today after fleeing with a client's $700,000 wager.

International News Brief: Kerry Packer is expected to launch a fresh assault against Burswood Casino within the week.

International News Brief: Victoria Police will boost its specialist crime-fighting casino squad to crack down on money laundering at Melbourne's Crown Casino by organised crime figures.

International News Brief: A Commonwealth Bank branch manager's AUD$17 million betting binge comprised up to 65 per cent of the annual revenue of Mark Read's online betting company, the bank is set to allege in a civil suit against the company.

International News Brief: South Australian hoteliers are buying interstate pubs due to uncertainty surrounding future poker machine revenue.

International News Brief: Joan Kirner, the Victorian Labor premier who gave an 18-year duopoly poker machine licence to Tabcorp and Tattersall's, admitted it was a mistake.