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State and territory governments dependent on gambling revenues seem loathe to shut down casinos despite criminal activity.
Fixing the culture of individual casino operators is one thing. Fixing the political culture that allowed them to run amok is another.
Australian governments appear to implicitly accept that illegality comes with the territory of legal casinos.
Monte Carlo simulations can predict different potential outcomes because they provide for the presence of random variables or elements.
Crown Resorts has plumbed astonishing ethical and moral depths in pursuit of profits. Private equity giant Blackstone is also chasing a profit – from redeeming Crown’s reputation.
Whether the Victorian royal commission leads to a more responsible gambling industry depends on the recommendations the state government has kicked down the road.
Crown Resorts’ contribution to Victoria is at the core of its attempts to keep its casino licence. But the costs of it keeping the casino may well be greater
Helen Coonan’s evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne shows how entrenched the gaming company’s cutlural problems are.
Evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown’s Melbourne casino shows the emptiness of ‘responsible gambling’ strategies.
James Packer’s Barangaroo tower has not just changed Sydney’s skyline. It has changed the whole planning system.
Navajo voters helped Joe Biden ‘flip’ Arizona for the Democrats.
Crown Resorts has been told to delay opening its Barangaroo casino until NSW regulators decide if it is fit to hold the casino licence.
Cosy personal relationships among the corporate elite abound. So what makes an independent director actually independent?
After the news media move on from a major disaster site, rebuilding continues for years.
A public inquiry into money laundering underway in British Columbia holds out hope for reform, but the problems run deep.
About 47 million adults in the US are expected to gamble on March Madness this year. A growing share of the bets will actually be legal.
Even with responsible gambling measures in place, excessive gambling remains a problem and a significant cost to society.
If you understand how one scam works, you’ll be less likely to fall for similarly attractive traps.
In Tasmania, a changing cast of actors has colluded to grant extreme riches to a single family, extracted in large part from the state’s most disadvantaged citizens.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Winthrop Professor, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Marketing and Strategy, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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DBA Candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Penn State
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Professor of Economics, College of Charleston
