Macau's gross gaming revenue fell 10% year-on-year to MOP$21.68 billion ($2.68 billion) in October 2026, DICJ data showed, marking a fifth consecutive month of annual decline even as Golden Week drove a 20% month-on-month rebound.
The Relazione Illustrativa to Italy's draft Manovra 2027 sets out a wide-ranging overhaul of machine gaming: AWP stakes and prizes doubled for the first time since 2006, a one-point PREU increase offset by a tax break for higher-payout machines, new rules for no-cash-prize devices and a first regulatory framework for LAN gaming rooms.
Australia's Federal Court has ordered The Star Entertainment Group to pay a A$260m penalty after AUSTRAC proceedings over anti-money laundering failures, with the court finding more than 1,200 high-risk customers gambled through channels carrying significant money laundering risk.
The standard rate of Machine Games Duty will rise from 20 per cent to 25 per cent in April 2027. The Betting and Gaming Council says EY modelling points to almost 9,000 job losses and up to 1,000 venue closures.
