Ep 029: A problem in the land Down Under

06/01/23 • 21 min

This week witnessed Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to A$450m penalty over Anti-money laundering failings and SkyCity being instructed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its Adelaide venue.

The latest news down under continues a worrying trend of regulatory issues, investigations and fines in Australia, mainly relating to Crown and Star Entertainment.

In today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, James Ross is joined by CasinoBeats Editor Craig Davies, who has been covering the issues since it first broke almost three years ago, to go through all things Australia and casino operations.

To read more on Crown's AML fails, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/30/crown-resorts-austrac-a450m-penalty/

Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

This week witnessed Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to A$450m penalty over Anti-money laundering failings and SkyCity being instructed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee its Adelaide venue.

The latest news down under continues a worrying trend of regulatory issues, investigations and fines in Australia, mainly relating to Crown and Star Entertainment.

To read more on Crown's AML fails, click the following link - https://casinobeats.com/2023/05/30/crown-resorts-austrac-a450m-penalty/

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Ep 028: Torn on Toney

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Joe Streeter, Editor at Insider Sport, and Charlie Horner, Senior Journalist at SBC Americas, join James Ross once again in a follow up podcast to last week’s Ivan Toney episode.

A mere 72 hours after last week's episode, the report from the hearing was published and, once shifting through the 25 page document, the reason for the length of the ban became more apparent.

The trio will be going through the report and pinpointing some standout charges and looking more closely at what a medical expert stated about Toney.

To read more on Joe Streeter's article mentioned in the episode on Crystal Palace's deal with Kaiyun, click the following link - https://insidersport.com/2023/05/31/crystal-palace-kaiyun-sponsorship/

Later this year, SBC Summit Barcelona will return between 19-21 September at the Fira Barcelona Montjuïc where one panel, entitled 'Sports & sponsorship landscape - growth markets and partnerships', will explore newer markers, as well as discussing how to increase properity in the European market. Click the following link for more information - https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

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Ep 030: Sports betting nipping at North Carolina's Tar Heels

North Carolina is on the cusp of being the latest US state to legalise commercial sports betting after both chambers pushed through HB347. Yet, one final hurdle must be overcome as the House must sign off on several amendments that the Senate made to the bill.

On today’s episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, Jessica Welman and Charlie Horner of SBC Americas discuss the components of the bill, how the legislation progressed, and what potential roadblocks there are in the way of HB347 reaching Governor Cooper’s desk.

To find out more on the topic discussed in today's episode, click the following click - Senate Advances NC Sports Betting Bill Back to House (sbcamericas.com)