{"id":219511,"date":"2022-07-01T09:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T14:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=219511"},"modified":"2022-11-01T03:54:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T08:54:52","slug":"casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment<\/a> already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn’t surprising that other operators would run into trouble. New Zealand-based SkyCity Entertainment Group is the latest target, with South Australia (SA) investigating its Adelaide Casino.<\/p>\n

\"Adelaide
Adelaide Casino entrance at night. The SkyCity Entertainment Group property is going to face an inquiry in the Australian state of South Australia. (Image: Dreamstime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Crown and Star faced royal commissions in several Australian states, SkyCity<\/a> is currently only looking at an independent review. This is less extensive and doesn’t dissect the target as much. However, it can still lead to fines and sanctions.<\/p>\n

The review follows an investigation the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC) began last year. That investigation accused the casino operator of facilitating money laundering in manners similar to those that Crown and Star employed.<\/p>\n

A Broken Industry<\/h2>\n

If the casino drama in Australia had focused on just Crown initially, there would have been justification for deeming it an isolated, but still severe, breach of policy. Instead, adding Star and SkyCity to the list paints a grimmer picture of corruption across virtually all levels of Australia’s casino industry.<\/p>\n

To determine how bad SkyCity may have acted, SA has appointed retired Supreme Court judge and former royal commissioner Brian Martin AO QC to lead the inquiry. The hearing comes on the order of SA’s Commissioner For Consumer and Business Affairs, Dini Soulio.<\/p>\n

A number of the matters raised to date extend beyond any one organisation and point instead to broader systemic issues within the casino industry<\/strong>,” said South Australia Commissioner For Consumer and Business Affairs Dini Soulio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The objective of the inquiry is to determine if SkyCity is suitable to hold a casino license in SA. Crown lost its license in New South Wales for two years for not being suitable. It is on probation in Victoria and Western Australia. Star’s investigation won’t conclude until August at the earliest.<\/p>\n

Should SA determine that SkyCity is not worthy, it can follow a similar course of action as the other states. However, according to the government’s announcements, the inquiry won’t wrap up until next February.<\/p>\n

In addition, it’s possible SkyCity faces issues elsewhere. The Adelaide casino is the only one the company has in Australia. But New Zealand authorities could decide to launch their own investigation. There, the company operates five casinos and other hospitality properties.<\/p>\n

AUSTRAC Not Done with SkyCity<\/h2>\n

In July of last year, AUSTRAC announced that SkyCity’s Adelaide casino, as well as Crown and Star, had violated several regulations. It determined that the properties bypassed regulations associated with high-risk, politically exposed customers. In particular, they facilitated money-laundering activity both directly and indirectly.<\/p>\n

In the case of SkyCity, AUSTRAC began investigating the company in 2019. The violations occurred during two periods, July 2015 to July 2016, and July 2018 until June 2019. Following last year’s announcement, AUSTRAC’s Enforcement Team took over to determine what would happen next.<\/p>\n

Every South Australian should be deeply concerned by the reasons given for the independent investigation and Mr Soulio’s concerns,<\/strong>” said MP Connie Bonaros.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After the news broke last year, two SA members of parliament launched an effort to call for a royal commission. However, no further action was initiated until now.<\/p>\n

At one point, as Crown was faltering, SkyCity was a potential candidate for a casino license in New South Wales. With all that was going on, the idea quickly fizzled out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn’t surprising that other operators would run into trouble. New Zealand-based SkyCity Entertainment Group is the latest target, with South Australia (SA) investigating its Adelaide Casino. While Crown and Star faced royal commissions in several Australian states, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":219510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCasino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-01T14:20:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-01T08:54:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"534\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Erik Gibbs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Erik Gibbs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/\",\"name\":\"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-01T14:20:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-01T08:54:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/21bf33e35290a1da9c572298dac6b7ca\"},\"description\":\"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":534,\"caption\":\"Adelaide Casino entrance at night. The SkyCity Entertainment Group property is going to face an inquiry in the Australian state of South Australia. (Image: Dreamstime)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gaming Business\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/gaming-business\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/21bf33e35290a1da9c572298dac6b7ca\",\"name\":\"Erik Gibbs\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-13-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-13-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Erik Gibbs\"},\"description\":\"Erik Gibbs covers global gaming news for Casino.org. His scope includes Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. Erik has covered gaming markets in Europe and Asia for the past six years. Erik joined Casino.org in November 2021. Erik has written for numerous gambling- and a handful of industry publications has quoted casino-related media outlets over the years and. He is always excited to bring a new perspective on what's happening in the gaming space. Erik enjoys following the global gaming industry, paying particular attention to innovation and regulation. Originally from the US, Erik has spent extensive time living in various countries across the globe. He enjoys anything that has to do with the outdoors and exploration, although he readily admits that he would have no trouble spending all day fishing on a boat. He currently resides in Spain. Contact Erik at erik.gibbs@casino.org.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/erik-gibbs\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org","description":"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org","og_description":"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2022-07-01T14:20:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-11-01T08:54:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":534,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Erik Gibbs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Casino_Org","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Erik Gibbs","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/","name":"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs - Casino.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-01T14:20:27+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-01T08:54:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/21bf33e35290a1da9c572298dac6b7ca"},"description":"With Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment already in trouble for violating gambling and financial regulations in Australia, it isn't surprising that other","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Adelaide-Casino-entrance-at-night.jpg","width":800,"height":534,"caption":"Adelaide Casino entrance at night. The SkyCity Entertainment Group property is going to face an inquiry in the Australian state of South Australia. (Image: Dreamstime)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-operator-skycity-becomes-latest-target-for-casino-watchdogs-in-australia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gaming Business","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/gaming-business\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Casino Operator SkyCity is Latest Target for Australia Watchdogs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/21bf33e35290a1da9c572298dac6b7ca","name":"Erik Gibbs","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-13-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-13-96x96.png","caption":"Erik Gibbs"},"description":"Erik Gibbs covers global gaming news for Casino.org. His scope includes Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. Erik has covered gaming markets in Europe and Asia for the past six years. Erik joined Casino.org in November 2021. Erik has written for numerous gambling- and a handful of industry publications has quoted casino-related media outlets over the years and. He is always excited to bring a new perspective on what's happening in the gaming space. Erik enjoys following the global gaming industry, paying particular attention to innovation and regulation. Originally from the US, Erik has spent extensive time living in various countries across the globe. He enjoys anything that has to do with the outdoors and exploration, although he readily admits that he would have no trouble spending all day fishing on a boat. He currently resides in Spain. Contact Erik at erik.gibbs@casino.org.","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/erik-gibbs\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}