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Entain Australia appoints Andrew Vouris as Chief Executive
27 August 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Global sports betting and gaming group Entain has appointed Andrew Vouris as Chief Executive for its Australia and New Zealand division.
Vouris has been serving in the role on ...
Mixi extends final offer to PointsBet
22 August 2025 at 7:34am UTC-4
Mixi Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Japanese entertainment group Mixi, has extended the deadline for its all-cash takeover offer for PointsBet until 29 August ...
Rota Blue granted online and land-based licenses for Northern Mariana Islands
19 August 2025 at 6:48am UTC-4
The Northern Mariana Islands gambling regulator, the Rota Casino Gaming Commission, has issued licenses to newly established Rota Blue to operate both land-based and online ...
Takeovers Panel accepts Betr undertaking in PointsBet battle
18 August 2025 at 5:57am UTC-4
Australia’s competition regulator, the Australian Takeovers Panel, has accepted undertakings from betting company Betr Entertainment Limited over its takeover bid for PointsBet ...
Australian regulator fines BlueBet maximum penalty after failing to intervene before customer gambled AU$700,000 in four months
14 August 2025 at 7:48am UTC-4
Australian sportsbook BlueBet has been fined AU$53,380 by the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission after a man gambled AU$700,000 in four months.
The man, who ...
Australian gambling regulator bans prediction platform Polymarket
14 August 2025 at 7:07am UTC-4
Predictions platform Polymarket is one of four gambling operators to have been banned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after it was found to be illegally ...
QuestBet fined AU$80,000 for failure to protect players
12 August 2025 at 7:00am UTC-4
Australian online bookmaker QuestBet has been hit with an AU$80,000 fine after the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission found that it had failed to act on clear signs ...
Betr Entertainment submits plea to Takeovers Panel over PointsBet bid
11 August 2025 at 8:24am UTC-4
ASX-listed sportsbook operator Betr Entertainment has submitted an application to the Australian Government Takeovers Panel regarding Japanese entertainment group Mixi’s ...
Māori public health organization raises concern over online casino scams
7 August 2025 at 6:49am UTC-4
Māori public health group Hāpai te Hauora Māori Public Health has warned that online gambling platforms are using fake online profiles to target Māori people in New Zealand ...
Aristocrat outperforming social casino market, Jefferies analyst says
5 August 2025 at 2:56pm UTC-4
According to Jefferies Equity Research analyst Kai Erman, Aristocrat Leisure’s online Product Madness “has been outperforming a social casino market that remains challenged ...
