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The operator of online gambling sites Ladbrokes and Neds has been taken to court by AUSTRAC for alleged “systemic” money laundering compliance failures.
A law firm is investigating a class action against Carnival and Royal Carribean over their casinos following the death of a cruise ship passenger in May.
Star Entertainment has been fined $15 million for serious compliance failures, but the NSW gaming watchdog has given the casino operator a chance to retain its Sydney licence.
In a loss for Sky City Adelaide, the High Court has affirmed that electronic gaming credits should be taxed as revenue. putting it on the hook for an additional casino duty of $13.1 million.
Gaming giant Aristocrat has settled a suit brought against its former head of design, who admitted to copying a "substantial" number of documents containing the company's sensitive trade secrets.
Aristocrat has asked the High Court to rule once and for all on whether its popular Lightning Link game is patentable, after a differently comprised court was evenly split on the question.
Crown Melbourne has been fined $2 million by the Victorian gaming watchdog, which found more than 200 patrons were allowed to gamble after they had opted to bar themselves from the casino.
Aristocrat has sued competitor Light & Wonder and two former employees for allegedly using confidential information about its popular Dragon Link poker game to develop a competing product.
AUSTRAC has taken The Star to task for making statements that are inconsistent with admissions the casino has made in the regulator's case over its alleged failure to comply with its money laundering obligations.
A judge has allowed Aristocrat to appeal a judge's rejection of its application to patent its Lightning Link poker machine, citing novel questions raised by an equally split High Court decision about the patentability of its invention.