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Asian Racing Conference Down Under: Alan Jones Speaks Out
Australian media king, broadcaster, community entrepreneur and racehorse owner-breeder, Alan Jones AO addressed the 33rd Asian Racing Conference in down under in Sydney, Australia, this past Monday
Underbelly Triggers TV and Ratings Shootout
Underbelly 'The Golden Mile', set down under in Kings Cross, Sydney, lured in an audience of over two million Australians.
Third Installment of Underbelly a Ratings Bonanza
The third installment of Channel Nine's blockbuster Underbelly series delivered a spectacular result in last night's TV ratings, watched by 2,237,000 viewers nationally.
Gambling, Bikies, Drugs, Porn And Vice Inc. Down Under
Underbelly and vice is alive and well down under in Sydney, Australia.
Crown Casino Faced With Bad PR as Key Event Approaches
In the land "down under" sometimes hard news is kept quite for a while, but invariably the cat gets out of the bag.
Obama’s Concerns Over Internet Filtering Prompts Conroy Summons
Attempts to filter the Internet in Australia have raised concerns with the Obama Administration. Reports came out on Wednesday that Australia's Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was summoned
Crown Casino Ready for War with Sydney’s Star City
Casino wars are about to explode down under between Sydney (The Blues) and Melbournites (Melbourne).
Gambling on Conspiracy or Not Down Under
Readers, make no mistake, we live in volatile times.
The Media Man and Gambling911 (and our lotto mate Pluka Duck), have been inundated with letters of support for our ongoing investigation into online (and offline) censorship, government spooks and Big Brother et al. Folks, the political machines of the world have been busy attempting to stop your poker and casino fun, poker babes, FHM, Playboy... the lot.
Online Gambling: Australia and Protectionism
Australia's gambling, gaming and igaming sector shows little sign of slowing down, in fact it looks like full speed ahead with James Packer's Crown Casino continuing to lead the charge.
Australia Lotto Goose Doesn’t Lay Golden Gambling Egg
Red tape can be a pain in the tail for web publishers, casino entrepreneurs and the like, and man down under Greg Tingle at Media Man invest egg ates for Gambling911 ...Stephen Conroy Launches Attack on Google
Australia's Communications Director, Stephen Conroy, has launched an attack on Google after the powerful search engine company came out last week expressing discontent related to national censorshi
888.com in Breach of Gambling Act? Goes Off Line
Australia's communication's watchdog is investigating 888.com for an apparent breach of the integrated gambling act.
Australian Casino and Poker News (March 22, 2010)
It's been a huge 24 hours in the Australian casino, employment, poker, media and social and community entrepreneur sectors.
Billionaire Inc Connection...
James Packer's Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex, based in Perth, Western Australia, is on a roll. Poker and online poker continue to do massive numbers, and Crown Limited (Crown Casino and Burswood Casino etc al), PartyGaming's PartyPoker, Media Man and Gambling911 are in the thick of the action.
James Packer, Casino Tycoons Gather to Aid the Indigenous
Tonight's the night!
Australian Internet Filter Legislation Delayed
Australian Internet filter legislation proposed by what many believe to be an overzealous politician would have blocked a number of online gambling sites. Now comes word that these efforts are no
Man Attacks at Australia Casino: More Online Gambling News
A man has been questioned by police after a bouncer was allegedly head-butted at Burswood Casino in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Australia: Internet In Peril as Big Brother Is Still Watching
Gaming, news media, entertainment and freedom of expression fans, your Internet is in danger, at least if you'r one of our Australian readers.
Australia Gambling News and Findings Mixed Reviews
It's been a painstaking process, but Gambling911 via the Media Man down under in Aussie Land, has got their hands on some interesting data of substance, released by our "friends" at the N
Australia and International Gambling News
G'day punters, and other interested parties (like casino tycoons and Australian political parties) here is the Gambling911.com Australian and International gambling news update for Monday March 1,
Australian Gambling: James Packer Vows to Help Jobless
Australian casino king and major media player, James Packer, has vowed to help ease plight of Australia's jobless.
Online Gambling News from Australia February 21, 2010
It's been a massive week for the gambling, igaming, sports betting and political news world.
iGaming powerhouses PartyGaming and Virgin Games at "war"
Google Baulks at Conroy's Call to Censor YouTube
Google says it will not "voluntarily" comply with the government's request that it censor YouTube videos in accordance with broad "refused classification" (RC) content rules.
Aussie Millions Champion, Australia Election Odds
Gambling911.com's Man Down Under, Greg Tingle, has all the latest news on the Aussie Millions Champion, James Packer and Australia's election odds.
Aussie Millions Champion Crowned
The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event has a champion. Tyron Krost is keeping the title in Australia for the second straight year. The 23-year-old battled 746 players over five days to take the title home to Sydney, along with the $2 million AUD first-place prize.
James Packer's City Of Dreams Macau Potential Share Buy In By Harrah's Entertainment
Poker News: Tribes Want Internet Poker in California
A report in the Capitol Weekly newspaper of California discusses how the state Indian tribes are very anxious to legalize Internet poker.
Australia Casino Gossip From The Media Man
Crown Casino is in a jovial mood this week, with celebs, big time players and whales in town for the annual Aussie Millions. Annette "Annette 15" Obrestad has already pocketed $200,000 AUD at the tables, while Dan Shak won over a million quid via the $100,000 Challenge, but that's small change compared to what Mr James Packer and co are making from all the action at Crown Limited.
The bean counters are said to be extremely pleased.
Australian Internet Censorship Still a Hot Button Topic
I hope everyone had a Happy Australia Day, unless of course you are one of the millions of Aussies who are protesting the upcoming "Great Australian Firewall", thanks to Senator Stephen C
Betfair in Talks With Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
James Ashton From: The Time
Pastor, 3 Men Charged in Online Gambling Scheme
A one time Evangelist pastor and three other men were charged for running an elaborate $10 million online gambling scheme on Monday.
The arrests come 11 months after a raid of the Gold Coast offices of Alan Davenport for allegedly bilking investors out of $10 million on a "sports arbitrage" scheme. Davenport, once a pastor for the now defunct Reach Out for Christ Pentecostal church, ran the online gambling enterprise from his Australian home under the name World Trade Systems (WTS).
Lasseters Casino Refutes “Racist” Ban of Best Price
Australia's multi cultural values and sensitives have once again come under the spotlight following an incident at Lasseters Casino in the Northern Territory on New Years Day.
Australia Casinos a Hotbed for Organized Crime
Rupert Murdochs' Australian newspapers including The Herald-Sun, continue to run excellent (and balanced) coverage on the casino and gambling sector in Australia.
Let it be known that Murdoch also has some gaming (and igaming) interests, however they are further developed in the UK sector. Media Man has incidental joined some of News Limited's b2b affiliate programs as goodwill and we utilise some of their newsfeeds, so there's your disclaimer before we swing into things.
