Australia
Poker machine reform angers Australian campaigners
The Australian government has back tracked on poker machine reforms which has angered anti-gambling campaigners. Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie described the move as a “shocking betrayal” of the Australian community. “Both...
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Sri Lanka casino bill not this year
James Packer’s $400 million planned casino resort in Colombo Sri Lanka faces further delays before Crown can start construction. Opposition leaders from outside the government say that Mr Packer and his...
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James Packer dating Miranda Kerr
James Packer the billionaire owner of Crown Entertainment in Australia and partner in Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is reported to be dating Australian super model Miranda Kerr. The new...
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New Sydney casino resort moves closer
Crown Entertainment is moving closer to their goal of a new casino resort in Sydney after legislation was passed for the license process by the upper house in Australia. The $1.3 billion...
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Packer gets green light for Sydney casino
James Packer has receive final approval for his casino resort in Barangaroo on Sydney Harbour, the $1.5 billion casino development was approved by the local government under some strict conditions that only...
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Echo to spend $1.5 billion on redevelopments
Echo Entertainment has announced a major redevelopment of their Queensland Jupiters Hotel and Casino worth $1.5 billion. The announcement was made during the companies annual general meeting in Sydney. Plans involve a...
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Daniel Tzvetkoff seen living the good life again
Daniel Tzvetkoff the man who ran Intabill and was arrested in April 2010 for money laundering and then gave up the entire online poker industry as a super grass to avoid...
Australia
Crown can afford casino resort expansion says Packer
James Packer the Chairman of Crown Ltd say that his companies expansion plans for Australia and Asia are totally affordable. The Crown chairman said at the company’s annual general meeting that Crown...
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Packer’s $600 million turns into $6 billion in Macau
James Packer the multi billionaire owner of Crown in Australia says that his investment in Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is now worth $6.2 billion from an initial investment of...