Ian Haug, lead guitarist of the band Powderfinger, has filed a lawsuit against Brisbane based Conrad Treasury Casino, operated by Jupiters. The lawsuit against the casino is the result of an altercation Huag had with casino security last year. Huag's case has now faced it's first set back, after an Australian Court of Appeals overturned a previous court order for the casino to hand over a large amount of information about the casino's security.

When Powderfinger's lead guitar player, Ian Haug, entered the Conrad Treasury Casino in Brisbane, Australia last year, he had no idea that he was in store for a night that would consider to be the focal point of his life more than a year later. Huag visited the Conrad Treasury Casino on February 22, 2006, to attend a friend's birthday celebration. By the end of the night, Haug would find himself forcefully ejected from the premises by casino security, with an apparent injury to his wrist, which is a dangerous injury for someone who earns their living as a professional guitar player.

Famous cricket player, Shane Warne, narrowly avoided charges of operating an illegal gambling web site. The site, based in the United Kingdom, placed Warne in violation of laws in his local area of Victoria, Australia. The cricket player managed to avoid criminal charges by having his staff shut the web site down.

The famous Leg Spinner was the man behind the UK web site PokerCricket.com. The web site featured a computer cricket game, as well as a blog and poker tips by Warne. The web site also provided links to an outside web site where visitors could play poker and gamble on casino games.

RUGBY league's traditional opposition to gambling - "we get all of the pain and none of the gain" - is about to be redressed, with two major betting agencies set to sign lucrative deals with the NRL.

The NRL is on the verge of completing a long-form agreement with Tabcorp, the merged entity of the NSW and Victorian TABs, to become a sponsor, while Betfair, a joint venture between the booming London online exchange and PBL, expects to make a similar arrangement.

The harsh spotlight of the national media on the four AFL players being investigated for betting on AFL matches was too high a price to pay for their indiscretions, according to Richmond's Joel Bowden.

Bowden, a member of the AFL Players' Association executive, can sympathise with Simon Goodwin, Daniel Ward, David Hale and Kieran Jack, but admits they should have known better.

THE four footballers under investigation for betting on AFL matches have been revealed.

Adelaide midfielder Simon Goodwin, Melbourne defender Daniel Ward, Kangaroos ruckman David Hale and Sydney rookie Kieren Jack face fines of up to $100,000 and bans "for any period of time" if found guilty of breaching anti-gambling rules.

Goodwin, an All-Australian who was widely tipped to win last year's Brownlow medal, revealed yesterday he placed bets on games last season.

SKYCITY Entertainment Group has scored a major coup, with the Northern Territory Government agreeing to extend its Darwin casino licence for up to 20 years.

The New Zealand casino operator, which also runs the Adelaide casino, said its Darwin licence had been extended yesterday by a further 11 years from June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2026.

Under the agreement, from 2011, and at intervals for five years thereafter, the licence term is subject to extension for a further five years, providing licence conditions are met.

KOROR, Palau -- If a Korean developer can cover all of the required bribes to Palau's corrupt politicians and greedy local chiefs, the pristine island of Peleliu will soon take its place as yet another ugly and overdeveloped Caribbean-style tourist trap littered with the flotsam of modern tourism including a huge casino, golf courses and high-rise hotels.

Interpacific Connection Inc. announced it will seek approval from Palau's Foreign Investment Board (FIB) for the project. With approval from the FIB, foreign developers are entitled to 100 percent ownership of hotels and golf courses.

Rotorua gaming machine venue Whiskey Jack's has been ordered to close for breaching the Gambling Act.

The Gambling Commission backed a Department of Internal Affairs' decision not to renew the venue's licence.

First Sovereign Trust, which operates the machines at Whiskey Jack's, has been told to shut up shop immediately.

The Victorian Government has announced which gaming venues are to lose poker machines under its plan to cap machine numbers in 19 Victorian regions.

The Government promised to move 543 gaming machines during the election campaign and they will come from venues in Dandenong, Hume, Latrobe, Maribyrnong, Monash and Warrnambool.

Some clubs will lose only one or two machines and they can be moved to other regions not covered by the cap.