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Perth Commission Delivers Final Crown Report to Premier

Almost two months ago, the Perth Casino Royal Commission wrapped its hearings regarding Crown Perth. More specifically, it completed the last step before issuing a final report regarding the suitability of Crown Casino to keep its Perth gaming license. On 4 March, the Commission submitted that report to Western Australia...

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Cancer Takes Aussie Poker Pro Kelvin Beattie at 44

Those who follow poker from afar know Australian names like Joe Hachem and Jeff Lisandro, Michael Addamo and Kahle Burns, and Mel Judah and Billy Argyros. Kelvin Beattie wasn’t in that list of world-renowned players, but the Australian poker community knew him. In fact, players around the world knew of...

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World Series of Poker Announces 2022 Wsop Las Vegas

It is time to book those trips to Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker released the full schedule for the 2022 WSOP set to begin on 31 May. Action will run through 20 July. There will be 88 live tournaments plus a Tournament of Champions. And for those located...

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Australian Poker Tour Continues Season V With Apt Sydney

The Australian Poker Tour ended its fourth season on a positive note. APT Brisbane brought in more than 4,300 entries and awarded more than $1.1M. But as 2022 started to end the lockdowns and begin a return to normalcy, the tour set up Season V. It kicked off in Brisbane...

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The Case of Max Study Millions: Mistake Or Money Laundering?

A Brazilian native and now-Australian citizen transferred nearly $1M through casinos and banks. The cash was rubber-banded and hidden, and the man funneled it through banks and casinos. He knew the money was probably “from the wrong stuff” but did it anyway. In some situations, that is called money laundering....

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Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne Host Successful Poker Series

Live poker is back in Australia. As positive Covid-19 cases decrease and vaccination rates increase, Aussie life is slowly but surely returning to something resembling normal. There may still be masks and massive amounts of hand sanitizer, but poker rooms are reopening and hosting impressive tournament series. Two of those...

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Perth Casino Royal Commission Wraps Crown Hearings

Crown Resorts is in a familiar position. It awaits the results of yet another investigation into its suitability to keep a gambling license for one of its properties. This time, it is Crown Perth, as the government of Western Australia wraps its Perth Casino Royal Commission. Most expect the final...

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Wpt And Star Entertainment Plan Three 2022 Aussie Stops

The World Poker Tour traveled to Australia for the first time in 2019. The Star Gold Coast was the place and invited the WPT back for more tournaments the next year. Of course, the pandemic prevented that from happening. The WPT did return at the end of May in 2021...

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NSW Addresses Gambling Harm And New Casino Regulator

The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority of New South Wales made some announcements in January. The most significant pertained to creating the framework for a new casino regulator, which was a response to the Bergin Inquiry. The second was an announcement of a new service provider for the Office of...

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Lewis Murray Wins Gpi Australian Player of The Year 2021

The Global Poker Index is a worldwide poker rankings system focusing on live tournaments. Each year then ends with a list of players ranked by points on a global basis, by gender, and by country/nation. The rankings system set aside 2020 because live poker was nearly impossible in many places...

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