Wakayama's governor says the prefecture will support a private-sector IR push after Kasumigaseki Capital acquired the original IR site, Wakayama Marina City.
SkyCity rejected two May 2026 takeover bids worth up to NZ$827M, calling the offers undervalued and their conditions problematic. Oaktree Capital offered NZ$0.70 per share.
NSW will require facial recognition at all gaming room entrances from 2028, feeding a statewide exclusion register covering 87,000 machines across 2,100 venues.
NSW announced a AU$95.2M gambling reform package with mandatory facial recognition, a statewide exclusion register, and a one-in-two poker machine forfeiture rate.