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2024-06
Worker falls to his death at under-construction Saipan casino
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, a worker has reportedly died while helping to construct the multi-million-dollar Imperial Pacific Resort And Hotel Saipan after falling from scaffolding and plunging some 24 feet to the ground. Ac
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2024-06
Gambling spend increases in New Zealand
The casinos of New Zealand have seen an increase in visitor spending for the year to June, as tourism numbers reach record highs and the economy is in good condition. The Department of Internal Affairs has reported an increase of 2.6% when it comes
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2024-06
SportCaller inks Australian games deal with Sportsbet
Free-to-play sports prediction games innovator SportCaller has announced the signing of a deal that will see it provide Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet with a range of localized titles offering jackpots of up to AU$350,000 (US$263,480). SportC
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2024-06
Best Sunshine Live casino granted license extension to August of 2018
After announcing in February that it would be applying for an extension to continue operating its temporary Best Sunshine Live casino past an April 30 deadline, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited has now reportedly been granted official
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2024-06
Crown Resorts preparing to launch skill-based electronic games
Crown Resorts Limited (CWN:ASE) announced recently that together with a Melbourne-based joint venture partner it intends to launch a new suite of skill-based electronic games it accelerates the growth of its digital business. According to The Austra
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2024-06
Big Time Gaming inks MegaWays licensing agreement
Australian online video slot developer, Big Time Gaming (BTG), has announced the signing of a deal that has seen it license its patented MegaWays mechanic to independent digital land-based gaming solutions innovator, Storm Gaming Technology Limited.
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2024-06
Casino operator ‘working diligently’ to complete Imperial Palace Saipan
A senior executive for the firm behind the Imperial Palace Saipan has reportedly declared that his company is ‘working diligently’ to complete the property in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after last summer opening the first-phase
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2024-06
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited suing in-arrears high rollers
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the operator behind the Imperial Palace Saipan integrated casino resort has reportedly filed lawsuits against 13 former customers in an attempt to recover approximately $12.9 million in unpaid deb
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2024-06
Australian taskforce recommends crackdown on illegal sportsbetting
In Australia, a special government taskforce has reportedly recommended a crackdown on illegal gambling after its investigations revealed that criminal sportsbetting exchanges were taking in approximately $805 million every year. According to a repo
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2024-06
Racing Australia initiating new sportsbetting regulations
In Australia, the regulator behind the nation’s thoroughbred horseracing industry will reportedly implement new rules from next month that have been designed to further deter its members from placing wagers with illegal offshore sportsbetting operat
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2024-06
Tauranga launches ‘sinking lid’ consultation
In New Zealand, officials in Tauranga have reportedly proposed implementing a ‘sinking lid’ policy towards gaming machines as part of a newly-launched consultation into the northern city’s future policies on licensed gambling. Discussion to run unti
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2024-06
Shareholders launch class-action lawsuit against Crown Resorts Limited
In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders reportedly launched a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator on Monday in the wake of last year’s arrests in China of 18 of the Melbourne-based firm’s employees. According to a re