Oceania

Shane Warne announces the departure from 888poker brand as he promotes new Sportingbet Australia TV campaign. Former Australian spin bowler Shane Warne has announced through his Twitter feed that he has parted company with long time sponsor 888poker Sydney today for the test match, then Aussie Millions poker -exciting. FYI I’ve parted ways with 888… http://t.co/pJ8CXk6xJ7 — Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) …

Gambling data specialists H2 Gambling Capital have conducted a comprehensive study on Australian consumer online gambling trends and habits. The study undertaken looks to provide further tacit details on Australian gambling consumers focusing on Who Australian online gamblers are? Why they gamble? What products they gamble on? The study shows that Australian gambling consumers spend about AUS $17.52 (£9.50) per …

Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung is set acquire Canberra’s ailing casino from Casino Austria International for AUS $ 6 million (£3.10 million). Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Racing and Gaming Minister Joy Burch approved the sale to Fung’s investment enterprise Aquis after reviewing redevelopment plans put forward by the Billionaire. Australian news sources report that Fung and his Justin negotiated the …

The New South Wales Government (NSW) and Racing NSW are set to introduce regulatory changes to ensure that racing operators cannot refuse reasonable sized bets placed by punters. The changes will force operators to pay a minimum AUS $2000 win bet at Sydney Metropolitan race tracks and AUS $1000 win bet at NSW Provincial tracks. NSW Racing had responded to …

Australian betting operator Tabcorp will take its $686 million compensation claim against the Victorian government to the Australian High Court Tabcorp lost a Victorian Supreme Court appeal over the compensation it says it is owed after the expiry of poker machine licences. The Victorian Supreme Court in June ordered the government to pay Tatts $540 million in compensation, while Tabcorp’s push …

Australian billionaire James Packer has secured control of new betting operator BetEasy through his Crown Resorts leisure enterprise. Crown Resorts released a statement this morning confirming the tie-up between the two parties, which will see Crown Resorts own two thirds of the BetEasy enterprise. Crown Resorts controlling investment in BetEasy is set to give the leisure operator quick access into …

TattsBet, has revealed its concept for the ‘TAB of the future’ – a world-leading retail wagering experience – as it continues the evolution of its wagering operations. The release of the new retail concept follows the announcement last month that the business would be rebranded as UBET from early next year. Betting customers will benefit from a fully immersive and …

Tatts Group has stated its ‘strong interest’ in acquiring Western Australia licensed betting operator TAB (WA TAB), if it were to be put on the market by the state government. Tatts Group currently owns TAB operations for Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. The operator is keen to acquire the Western Australian operator, to complete its full acquisition of …

Breon Corcoran, Chief Executive of Betfair, has outlined that the operator will look to enter smaller international markets through strategic B2B partnerships. Betfair senior management will integrate the strategy following its August 2014 B2B model switch for the Australian sports betting market. Betfair had sold its Australasia betting exchange to casino and leisure operator Crown Resorts Limited. Speaking to EGR …

Australian online sports betting upstarts BetEasy, have won the rights to become official betting partner of the Australian Football League (AFL). Marketing news sources report that BetEasy, paid AU $10 million for the betting rights, the term of contract will begin from the 2015/2016 AFL season, and will last a period of five years. BetEasy replaces Tabcorp’s TAB brand as …