Location: Australia

03/10/25 3:50 AM

Bally’s makes late offer to acquire, turn around Australia’s troubled Star Entertainment Group

  • Andrew W Scott and Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Just days after announcing an agreement with its Hong Kong partners to sell off its 50% stake in The Star Brisbane, Star Entertainment... more
03/07/25 12:18 PM

Star Entertainment Group said to have secured last-minute lifeline via proposed sale of The Star Brisbane to Hong Kong partners

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Local media reports claim that embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group is set to offload its recently opened The Star... more
02/28/25 12:47 PM

Star enters trading halt amid concerns cash has run dry

  • Inside Asian Gaming
Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has entered a trading halt amid rumors the company has all but run out of cash. Local media reports... more
02/26/25 4:06 AM

Light & Wonder ditches live-dealer games

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Anyone who thought that Light & Wonder executives talked themselves out in an impromptu February 18 analyst call thought wrong. CEO... more
02/26/25 4:03 AM

Light & Wonder reports expansive fourth quarter

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Company records for financial and operational performance were posted by Light & Wonder in fourth-quarter numbers released late on... more
02/25/25 12:25 PM

Victorian regulator completes widespread investigation into underage gambling

  • Inside Asian Gaming
Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) said Monday it had filed 98 charges and achieved 14 prosecutions against 10... more
02/21/25 3:43 AM

Bally’s Corporation joins Star Entertainment scramble in Australia

  • Zoe Samios and Anthony Macdonald, The Australian Financial Review
An American casino operator controlled by a New York hedge fund has joined the opportunists sniffing around embattled Star Entertainment... more
02/20/25 2:09 PM

Aristocrat to launch $475 million share buy-back program

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
Weeks after wrapping up an AU$1.85 billion (US$1.17 billion) on-market share buy-back program, global gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure... more
02/20/25 3:30 AM

OPINION: Why one of Australia’s biggest casino operators doesn’t deserve to be saved

  • Elizabeth Knight, The Sydney Morning Herald
The buzzards are circling, and the coyotes are licking their chops because the pulse is getting weaker by the minute at Star Entertainment.... more
02/18/25 12:28 PM

Oaktree Capital looking to buy out Star Entertainment Group’s debt

  • Ben Blaschke, Inside Asian Gaming
US debt management firm Oaktree Capital Management is looming as a potential last-minute savior for troubled Australian casino operator... more