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Take a step back in time to 1953, when life was simpler and business matters were less complicated. You either had what it takes, or you didn’t – Len Ainsworth did. His father was a manufacturer of dental equipment, and while the family business was sufficient, Len had his eye on a bigger prize....

Last year, the Bakers Arms Hotel in Braybrook petitioned the state for an amended license that would permit an expansion of its existing poker machines from 31 to 50. Regulators disagreed with the plan, refusing to authorize the Victorian hotel’s increase to the current number of pokies on offer. The decision was based on...

The Canterbury Bulldogs have made plenty of headlines recently, but this time around, it’s not their performance on the field that’s attracted notice. Despite losing the grand finals to the South Sydney Rabbitohs just a week ago – a match in which they were fined $20,000 for delaying the start of the game –...

Last month, the New Zealand Ministry of Health ordered SkyCity Auckland, a widely popular casino and pokies destination, to stop permitting visitors to smoke cigarettes throughout certain areas of the casino. The establishment was advised that smoking could only be permitted in a special areas, and even then only if the proper ventilation was...

Residents of Lake Illawarra in New South Wales, Australia are used to waking up, opening the Illawarra Mercury and reading about weather, traffic, politics and local happenings of the day. What one resident didn’t expect to see was a friendly reminder in a September edition of the paper issued by police, advising residents that...

Royal Vegas is a top-tier online pokies site for Australians, and if we take a look at the biggest winners of the last few weeks, it’s easy to see why. According to records supplied by the online casino’s operator, Fortune Lounge Group, three players cashed out progressive jackpot wins at Royal Vegas’ online pokies...

Hitting the internet gambling industry just before the turn of the century, 7 Sultans has spent the last 15 years using innovative marketing tactics to keep the promotions fresh and alluring for both new and existing customers. The popular online pokies operator’s latest modernization comes by way of an enhancement to the New Player...

The pokies have gotten a bad rap over the years. Problem gamblers always exist, and the worse they fare, the more criticism that tends to befall the poker machines they lost on. I’m an avid lover of the fast-paced gambling devices myself, and often play online pokies in my spare time, but like the...

Tony and Justin Fung, a father-and-son duo of Asian billionaire business magnates, have proposed a massive casino resort project for the city of Cairns, Queensland. The $8 billion development, to be entitled Aquis, is a mega-resort that models show would rival anything you might find in the gambling meccas of Macau or Las Vegas....

The Shamrock Hotel in Bendigo, Victoria is one of the state’s most historic landmarks, standing tall since 1854. Located on the city’s main street of Pall Mall, its gorgeous architecture, indicative of Victorian times, has been a staple of the community for more than 150 years. Renovations have taken place on multiple occasions throughout...