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No Confirmation On Keppel Island Project Casino An ongoing plan to construct a luxury casino on the Great Keppel Island has been in limbo for several years now. Tower Holdings is the company that wants to construct an integrated resort and casino on the beautiful and famous island. The casino appears to be a key aspect of the construction plans ….
Greens Attack Pokie Bill In Australian Senate Following a string of allegations against the Crown Casino group, the Victoria Greens party has called for the suspension of a new poker machine bill. While not directly related, the current gambling climate in Australia makes it very likely that the Greens could actually succeed with their motion. Andrew Willkie, MP, tabled the ….
Greek State Debates Online Gambling Legislation Greece is still hurting after their financial meltdown a few years ago. The EU stepped in to provide the country with bailout packages but at serious cost to the populace. The country is still recovering from the crisis and attempting to claw back their financial stability. It is with this in mind that a ….
Cairns Tourism Hub To Feature Casino State owned waterfront property in the city of Cairns will be turned into a brand new tourism investment. International developers have pitched plans to the government to create a new tourism hub in Cairns that will feature luxury hotels, apartments, top class stores along with a casino. The plans were reported on Friday. Curtiss ….
Pumpkin Smash Goes Live for Yggdrasil Yggdrasil has surprised fans this October with the release of their latest pokie called Pumpkin Smash. This great title definitely takes its inspiration from Halloween with the inclusion of carved and decorated pumpkins in the game’s main bonus feature, but this title is actually much more influenced by the Mexican festival of Dia De ….
UK Gambling Laws Keep Operators On Eggshells The recent furor that has occurred in the UK gaming industry has left developers and operators a bit confused. Recent media reports and investigations have rather haphazardly concluded that operators are targeting children in their marketing by making use of animated protagonists or children’s story characters in games. Sports betting has also come ….
Rolling Roger Will Bowl You Over Habanero have released a new online slot game called Rolling Roger. It may seem oddly familiar as the slot features a rolling blue hedgehog as its protagonist, quite in a similar fashion to Sega’s blue mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Even though there isn’t a ghoul or a ghost in site, Rolling Roger still captures ….
Planet Of The Apes Pokie Goes Live After its reveal a few weeks ago, NetEnt have finally launched Planet of the Apes. Now that this pokie is live we finally get to see what features it holds. Based on the hit film franchise, Planet of the Apes makes a great attempt at conveying the tone of the film. Its soundtrack ….
UK Media Attacks Sports Advertising The UK media have taken it upon themselves to tackle what they see as an overstep by the gambling industry. Following a Sunday Times investigation there has been a lot of attention cast on how the gaming industry manages their advertising. This week the BBC did an investigation and found that 95% of televised football ….
Jumbo Joker Refreshes A Classic Experience While Betsoft have become known for innovative 3D pokies, their latest release called Jumbo Joker takes them back to their pokie roots. This 5 payline, 3 reel pokie has a classic fruit machine style design which will be instantly familiar to veteran players. This classic pokie offers a 95% RTP along with a 2000 ….