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Op-ed: Australian Poker Tournaments Can Be Resurrected

The Managing Editor of Inside Asian Gaming recently published an editorial discussing how the restrictions on Crown Melbourne’s license have made resurrecting the Australian Poker tournament, "Aussie Millions," next to impossible. While it is true that it will be impossible to do things as they have been done in the...

Wsop Eliminates Most Single Table Satellites

Since 1982, players at the World Series of Poker have had the option of winning their way into events via single table satellites (STS). While much of the STS action was for the Main Event, players could potentially win a seat into any bracelet event at the WSOP. Unfortunately, the...

Daniel Negreanu Calls For Ban of Ali Imsirovic

One of the biggest scandals in the poker world in 2022 was the allegations that high stakes crusher Ali Imsirovic was cheating at online poker and colluding in live poker events. These allegations were backed up by a ban on the popular poker site GGPoker and a ban by the...

Bruce Mathieson Buys 10% Stake In Star Entertainment

Star Entertainment Group has a new major shareholder. Various reports announced late last week that pokies magnate Bruce Mathieson had purchased a 9.97% stake in the company. The stake is worth around $147 and makes him one of the largest shareholders in the company. Mathiason believes that his purchase has...

Wpt Prime at Gold Coast Kicks Off Thursday

The World Poker Tour is coming back to Australia. WPT Prime is returning to the Gold Coast in Australia later this week. The series proved wildly successful in 2022 and is returning for an encore performance. The 15-event series will kick off on Thursday, February 23rd and continue until March...

NSW to Institute Cashless Pokies By 2028

Haxton And Foxen Among Winners In Pokergo Cup Finale

The PokerGo Cup is officially in the books. All eight events have played out, with Isaac Haxton winning the final event on Friday. Other players also winning events include Punnat Punsri, Alex Foxen, Anthony Hu, and Justin Saliba. Foxen, Hu, and Saliba Among Preliminary Winners The last five events of...

Victoria Woman Faints After Winning $1M Lottery

What would your reaction be if you won the lottery? Would you jump with joy or quietly leave your workplace and never return? A Victorian woman who recently won the division one lottery passed out from shock. She won $1 million after reportedly playing the same numbers for years. Victorian...

Regulation of Loot Boxes Is Good For Australia

If you've been paying careful attention to gambling news in Australia lately, you know loot boxes are under heavy scrutiny. Lawmakers are beginning to examine whether that loot boxes should be regulated, and other community organizations are speaking out against loot boxes as gambling. The average gamer may not understand...

NSW Government Looks to Raise Taxes on Casinos