Star Entertainment Group has announced the postponement of its highly anticipated 2025 Brisbane Champs poker tournament, which was originally scheduled to begin this week. The tournament, set to feature 18 events across 12 days, will now be delayed due to ongoing industrial action by staff at The Star Brisbane casino. This decision follows a series of strikes by workers who are in dispute with management over...
Fantasy Life, the brainchild of renowned fantasy football analyst Matthew Berry, has successfully closed a $7 million funding round aimed at accelerating its evolution from a content brand into a dynamic technology and gaming platform. The investment will drive the rollout of FantasyHQ—a new centralized hub for fantasy sports tools—and bolster the company’s recent acquisition of Guillotine Leagues, an innovative...
Salem, New Hampshire, welcomes the grand opening of Casino Salem, a new entertainment and charitable gaming facility, slated to transform the city’s local economy. The venue will hold its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, July 9, marking the start of its phased opening. Casino Salem opens its doors: a new entertainment hub for the region: The first phase of the casino features...
After an extensive review, the Western Australian government has confirmed that Crown Perth has been deemed suitable to retain its gaming licence. This follows a lengthy remediation process that saw the casino overhaul its operations to meet compliance standards and address concerns raised by the Perth Casino Royal Commission. Crown Perth had initially been deemed unfit for the licence in 2022 after serious issues...
Nolimit City’s highly anticipated sequel, Brute Force: Alien Onslaught, is set to elevate the action and excitement to new heights. Following the success of the original Brute Force, this new addition brings a fresh alien adversary, larger gameplay mechanics, and higher multipliers to offer players an adrenaline-packed experience. With a retro video game vibe and cutting-edge slot features, this game is shaping up to...
In June 2025, the AGEM (Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers) Index experienced notable growth, rising by 162.11 points, or 9.3%, to reach a value of 1,903.29. This marked an impressive monthly performance, which builds on an even stronger year-on-year growth of 43.1%, equivalent to 573.10 points. The results reflect a healthy recovery and positive momentum within the gaming technology sector. Out of the 12 companies...
Nevada Representative Dina Titus is taking a firm stand against a controversial new tax change impacting gamblers across the country. On Monday, she introduced the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act—better known as the FAIR BET Act—a bill designed to reinstate the full deduction of gambling losses for tax purposes. The move directly challenges a provision...
Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) has finalized its enforcement actions related to one of the most extensive money laundering scandals in the city-state’s history, handing out a combined SG$27.45 million (US$21.5 million) in fines to nine financial institutions. The announcement, made on July 4, comes after a multi-year investigation into financial failings linked to a SG$3 billion laundering operation involving foreign nationals tied to online gambling and international...
The Star Entertainment Group has narrowly avoided a deal collapse with its Hong Kong-based partners over the sale of its stake in the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development, securing a last-minute extension that buys the troubled casino operator until July 31 to finalize critical sale documents. The Australian firm is attempting to exit its 50 percent ownership in the Destination Brisbane...
Thailand’s ruling coalition is preparing to formally remove a contentious bill aimed at legalizing entertainment complexes with casinos from the parliamentary agenda this Wednesday, July 9. The decision, according to multiple government officials, comes not out of fear or pressure but from a desire to foster public understanding and recalibrate political strategy amid deepening unrest within the administration. Chief government...