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In the news this week: Crown casino has been given an extension for rollout of carded play on tables until December 2027, and introduces AI for player protection that identifies risk distribution of players using new technology, plus a fresh audit of ATM positions in NSW pubs catches out 70 hotels with fines and breach notices

 

Crown Resorts rolls out AI for player protection

Australia’s Crown Resorts is rolling out artificial intelligence (AI) technology across its gaming floor with a view to better identifying risk distribution among its guests and allowing these risks to be identified and addressed to enhance player protection. The Game Scanner technology is developed by Mindway AI which revealed its new partnership with Crown this week.

Read more >>> Inside Asian Gaming

 

Cash withdrawn from ATM landed a pub an $11k fine

A NSW pub owned by Craig Laundy’s hospitality group has been slapped with an $11,000 fine in a crackdown on ATMs located too close to poker machines, and dozens of other venues have been put on notice for similar breaches. A compliance blitz by NSW liquor and gaming regulators has landed 70 pubs and hotels with penalty notices for breaching new laws requiring ATMs to be located at least five meters away from electronic gaming machines.

Read more >>> Sydney Morning Herald (paywall)

 

Crown Melbourne given two-year extension to deadline for implementation of mandatory carded play across table games

Crown Melbourne will have an additional two years to expand its mandatory carded play technology to all table games after the Victorian government agreed an extension until December 2027.

Read more >>> Crown Melbourne given two-year extension to deadline for implementation of mandatory carded play across table games – IAG