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Wa Royal Commission Into Crown Commences

The West Australian Royal Commission into Crown Resorts’ Perth operations got underway on Monday. Asgam reports the royal commission will work with a mandate to explore the company’s suitability to hold a casino gaming licence for Crown Perth and the adequacy of the state’s regulatory framework. The royal commission is...

Lawrence Ho to Receive $10m Worth of Melco Shares

Casino chairman and chief executive Lawrence Ho has been granted shares to the value of US$10 million by Melco Resorts and Entertainment, under the company’s Share Incentive Plan. Inside Asian Gaming reports that the grant of 484,956 American Depositary Shares, equivalent to almost 1.5 million Melco Resorts shares, will be...

Online Casino Traffic Up One-third 2020-2021 For Top Sites

Common sense would say that online casino traffic rose during the pandemic. More people confined to their homes, land-based pokies and pubs shut down, and financial challenges all added up to more people turning to online gambling for entertainment and escape. Studies have shown the assumptions about online casino traffic...

Nigel Morrison Appointed to Crown Resorts Board

The former chief executive officer of SkyCity Entertainment Group Nigel Morrison has been appointed to Crown Resorts’ board of directors. Inside Asian Gaming reports that Mr Morrison’s appointment is the first since the damning Bergin Report was handed down last February. According to an announcement, Mr Morrison has received all...

Packer Engages Moelis to Look After Crown Resorts Interests

Moelis Australia has been engaged by James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings to look after its interests in Crown Resorts. The Australian Financial Review reports that it is understood CPH has mandated Moelis to independently assess what to do with the group’s Crown Resorts shareholding, in light of an $11.85 a...

Ignition Welcomes Bitcoin Users With Exclusive Offers

It is clear that more people are moving toward the world of cryptocurrency every day. And many of those people are already in the digital world in some way, whether working in a technology field or playing as a gamer or gambler. Ignition Casino and Ignition Poker know this. They...

Former Rugby League Coo Joins Crown Resorts

Former National Rugby League chief operating officer Nick Weeks has joined Australian casino operator Crown Resorts. The Australian Financial Review reports that Weeks, a former Allens lawyer, has joined the gaming group as its head of regulatory response and transition. After being made redundant last September as part of an...

Vrgf Responds to Vago And Invests In Covid-19 Research

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation was a result of the aptly-named Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Act 2011. The government understood the increasing frequency of gambling and wanted to create a body that could monitor the effects of the industry and do as much as possible to prevent gambling harm. VRGF’s...

Gg Spring Festival Announced For 4-25 April

GGNetwork, the host of GGPoker and Natural8, just announced a tournament series for April with the largest series guarantee ever offered in online poker history. The GG Spring Festival will guarantee that players will win at least $150M from 4 April through 25 April. The full series will host more...