It has been a good year for casinos in Australia, and one man has managed to reap most of the profit – James Packer, who now appears in third position on the Forbes list of the richest people in Australia with a wealth of $6 billion.

Those who play online casino games rather than heading to land based venues will be pleased this week, after it was revealed that visitors to the Crown Casino in Burswood may have been exposed to asbestos and other toxic materials after building work unearthed them near buildings.

A young Australian man might be sticking to online casino games from now on, after being refused entry and ejected from the Crown Casino in two days by security guards believing him to be drunk – when in reality, he suffers from cerebral palsy, which affects his speech and movements.

Premier of New South Wales Barry O’Farrell has promised that the public will get to read an independent review into the Australian casino plans which James Packer is currently harbouring for over in Bangaroo, with the potential $1 billion dollar development having raised some concerns as to economic viability.

Those who stayed home to play online casino games rather than going to their usual haunt last Friday will be pleased – as a police raid on an illegal gambling den did not result in any arrests, with no players caught in the act at that particular time.

Australian online casinos may be grieving a little this month as casino goers flock to see the recent upgrades at the new Crown Perth casino – which was previously the Burswood Entertainment Complex before James Packer’s rebranding and a huge overhaul of many of the complex’s areas.

No need to stick to online casino games if you are living in Adelaide –as the SkyCity complex is approved for an upgrade that will see them moving to a total of one thousand five hundred gaming machines as well as two hundred table games with other new facilities.

New casino software is on order for the Crown Casino, as they have been granted permission to expand their casino by a total of five hundred slot machines and one hundred table games over the next five years, bringing the overall slots up to two thousand five hundred.

Online casino games and rival resorts in nearby areas are top of the list of things that Echo Entertainment would like to keep out of Sydney, as the chief financial officer Matt Bekier speaks out in defence of having one licensed casino.

Australian casino company Echo Entertainment look to be leaning towards a US candidate for their new Chief Executive after the man who looked set for the job, New Zealander Grant Bowie, has taken himself out of the running. Many other positions with Echo have also been changing recently.