International Casinos: April 2008 Archives

Big Australian casino news today is the Victorian state government has announced the licensing arrangements for wagering and slot machines for beyond 2012 will change, meaning Tabcorp Holdings and Tattersalls duopoly over the state slot machine licenses will cease. Tab Corp is likely to be hit the hardest as it derives 30% of its cash from Victorian licenses in poker machines and wagering. Hotel and clubs will bid directly for the slot machine licenses beyond 2012 and wagering will be kept as a single license and opened for tender after 2012 and neither Tattersalls or Tabcorp is entitled to compensation. Currently both hold licenses for wagering. Both are in a trading halt. Aristocrat the slots manufacturer is down heavily 4.5% to 973c on the back of the announcement.

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