Gambling

Financial Counsellors are warning of catastrophic impacts of unregulated gambling, known as "scambling", spreading like wildfire in First Nations communities. New data shows $2.8m in all types of scam losses were reported by First Nations people in the first six months of this year.

It's the last roll of the dice for what was once one of the country's biggest casino groups, as yet another dispute with exasperated bankers delays a potentially lifesaving deal.

The Commonwealth Bank gave a problem gambler more than $13,000 in personal loans despite his transaction history with the bank showing he was spending as much as half his income on a months-long betting binge.

An advocacy group say financial pressures may be increasing problem gambling, as annual losses on pokies in SA exceed $1 billion for the first time.

Star Entertainment reaches a deal with Hong Kong partners Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium to offload its 50 per cent stake in the casino precinct. 

A three-year review finds SkyCity Adelaide should be allowed to keep its licence, despite significant management failures and doubt over whether a cultural overhaul will be completed on time. 

The group has signed an on-again, off-again deal with its Hong Kong-based partners for the riverside venue in the Queensland capital, bringing it back from the brink of financial calamity.

The nation's financial crimes intelligence agency warns one in four NSW club poker machines could be vulnerable to money laundering and terrorism financing after a monitoring program "systemically failed".

The first licensed club group targeted by the nation's financial crimes intelligence agency is accused of turning over almost $140 million from 10 gamblers considered high risk of money laundering and terrorism financing.

An independent inspector monitoring major reforms into South Australia's greyhound industry says half of the recommendations of an inquiry are underway, but more work still need to be done.

Star Entertainment says its proposal to extend talks was not accepted by its Hong Kong-based joint venture partners. 

The company that owns the most profitable pokie machine club in New South Wales is being taken to the Federal Court by the agency that investigates financial crime.

How a malicious email barrage led to a hacker community, claims of extortion, and an insight into the dark side of online gambling.

The new $85 million The Q facility in Ipswich has come under fire for a string of dog deaths since trials began in March.

Crown Perth is handed a lifeline by the state government and will keep its gaming licence without penalty or conditions, three years after a royal commission found it unfit to hold a licence in WA.

Star's shares reached record highs when construction started in Brisbane, now questions remain over its future 

The Viking Group wanted to build a $33 million club in a region with the highest rate of gambling losses per person in NSW outside of greater Sydney. Many in the community had other ideas.

Casino operator Star is staring down another major financial threat, despite shareholders approving a $300 million rescue deal last week. The Hong Kong investors poised to buy Star out of Brisbane's Queen's Wharf development have threatened to walk away.

It was designed to redistribute gambling losses and mitigate the harm from poker machines, but the Northern Territory’s Community Benefit Fund has been described as a whitewashing exercise that allows some clubs to get out more than their affiliates put in. Now some are calling for an overhaul of the scheme. Jason Walls reports for Stateline NT.

Not-for-profit pokies clubs in the Northern Territory are supposed to contribute part of their profits for the benefit of the wider community, but data shows some are effectively opting out of the voluntary scheme.