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Former Jailed Crown Employee Takes Casino Giant to Court

A Crown Resorts employee who blew the whistle on the company’s conduct in China is taking the casino giant to the Supreme Court. The ABC reports that Jenny Jiang was one of 19 Crown staff arrested and jailed in China in 2016 for breaking Chinese gambling laws. In November, she...

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Star Casino Dismisses Two Employees For Conduct Breaches

Photo by Anna Shvets Sydney’s Star Casino has dismissed and banned two employees because of their misconduct. Gambling News reports that the Star dismissed the employees, who were responsible for overseeing gaming activities. The casino contacted the state’s Liquor and Gaming Authority, who decided to ban the “casino special employees”, who...

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Wpt Aims For More Aussie Live Poker Events After Covid

Remember when operators like the World Poker Tour traveled to destinations around the world to host poker tournaments? That was before Covid-19, when the world operated somewhat normally, unaffected by a pandemic. The World Poker Tour was in its 18th season that began in July 2019 in California. There were...

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Australian Poker Tour Hosts Successful Brisbane Series

The live poker scene in many parts of Australia is almost non-existent. Since the coronavirus pandemic originally forced the closure of everything from pubs to casinos in March 2020, the reopening process has been slow and measured. And most of it excluded poker. The Australian Poker Tour was one of...

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Crown Pauses Junkets And Hires Yates For AML Controls

It is safe to assume that Crown Resorts is tired of the coronavirus and the NSW inquiry. Recent developments put the company in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons. So, Crown took steps to signify that it takes concerns seriously. Not only did Crown announced that it will...

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New Online Slot From Red Rake Gaming: Lorelei’s Pearls

Red Rake Gaming has a diversity of games that is all too rare in the online casino industry. Its latest release, Lorelei’s Pearls, is an ideal example of what the longtime game developer offers. The team at Red Rake has been creating new online casino games since 2011 in one...

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Packer And Barton Under Scrutiny In NSW Crown Inquiry

New South Wales has been trying to conduct a serious and thorough inquiry into Crown Resorts since 2019. The NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) did begin its hearings in January, but the coronavirus pandemic prohibited its progression for several months. Since the hearings resumed in late June, the...

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NSW Cracks Down on Covid Breaches But Allows Poker

The state of affairs in 2020 is still one of confusion and ever-changing conditions. When the coronavirus pandemic first swept across the world, Australia was quick to shut down all nonessential businesses to prevent the spread of positive Covid-19 cases. That months-long shutdown was rough for many people and businesses....

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Final Events And Numbers Close Out Wsop 2020 Online

The first online version of the World Series of Poker is over. It ended earlier this week with the final tournaments finding their gold bracelet winners. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Series of Poker officials determined that it was not possible to hold its annual summer series in Las...

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Bulgarian Poker Player Wins Wsop Main Event on Ggpoker

The WSOP Main Event was different this year, so much so that Australians only had to travel to New Zealand or a number of other countries in the Asia-Pacific region to play. Of the 85 tournaments on the WSOP 2020 schedule, fifty-four of them took place on the GGNetwork via...

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