Macau casino revenues tumble in January

• Perry Williams

Macau's casino revenue fell by 21.4 per cent in January from a year earlier, marking a 20th straight month of declines and piling pressure on some of the gambling industry's biggest names including Australia's James Packer to engineer a turnaround.

Northern Territory backs in-play betting

• Perry Williams

Northern Territory gaming minister Peter Styles says the federal government should approve the controversial in-play betting method being pushed by international bookmakers.

Tennis president concerned about match-fixing and in-play betting

• John Stensholt

Australian Open has been overshadowed by global match-fixing allegations across the sport.

Crown's hurting hybrid owners count cost

• street talk
• Edited by Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Joyce Moullakis

As James Packer and his trusty bankers privately plot the future of Crown Resorts, investors in $1.16 billion of publicly listed notes are feeling like the mugs at the table.

Packer's Blackstone bet

• Perry Williams

Better known for hotels and shopping malls, Blackstone Real Estate has proved critics of its casino foray wrong. Now James Packer wants to talk.

Blackstone Real Estate ponders punt on Crown

• Street Talk
• Edited by Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Joyce Moullakis

James Packer's priority in recent weeks might have been his successful marriage proposal to pop star Mariah Carey, but don't think for a minute that his push to take some or all of Crown Resorts private is losing momentum.

The Star starts to pay dividends

• Perry Williams

Star may not be Australia's Bellagio quite yet, many analysts now regard the property as close to a world-class casino operation and shares were up 36 per cent last year.

James Packer engaged to Mariah Carey

• Perry Williams

Australian casino billionaire James Packer is engaged to US pop singer Mariah Carey less than a year after the couple started dating.