Victoria’s Gambling and Casino Control Commission appointed Suzy Neilan as chief executive on 11 March, replacing Annette Kimmitt, who is stepping down after three years. Chair Chris O’Neill said Neilan’s regulatory and transformation experience would support the commission’s work.
The appointment changes the executive leadership of Victoria’s gambling regulator.
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Star Entertainment Group announced Charlie Diao’s appointment as group chief financial officer. Diao, currently Bally’s Corp’s senior vice-president of finance and corporate treasurer, will report to group chief executive Bruce Mathieson Jnr; the appointment depends on an Australian work visa and regulatory and ministerial approvals.
Victoria’s Gambling and Casino Control Commission said inspectors visited 16 locations across the Grampians region during Horsham Cup Weekend, 16–18 October. It identified minor issues involving a YourPlay card, gaming-machine signage and bookmaker identification, and said it was working with operators to address them. The commission reported poker machine expenditure of A$13.7 million in Horsham for 2025/26.
Over the Horsham Cup Weekend, from 16 to 18 October, inspectors visited poker machine venues, TAB outlets and the Horsham Racing Club, with attention centred on the Rural City of Horsham. The teams called at 16 locations across the Grampians region, and no significant breaches were found. Suzy Neilan, chief executive of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, said that within the Horsham Local Government Area every gaming venue and operator had been visited.
Reportedly, Victoria’s VGCCC plans to expand AI, data and predictive analysis under its three-year Strategy 2029. The regulator expects technology investments to deliver benefits from fiscal 2027-28 and improve early risk detection by fiscal 2028-29. It plans to allocate more resources to communities and demographic groups experiencing greater gambling harm.
Victoria’s gambling regulator, the VGCCC, said its Strategy 2029 will expand its use of technology, data and predictive analysis to identify gambling risks earlier. It expects benefits from technology and data investments in fiscal 2027–28, with improved data collection and risk targeting expected by fiscal 2028–29.
Victoria’s VGCCC is assessing social media posts about poker machines, gambling venues and wins for possible breaches of state advertising laws. The regulator said individuals convicted of a criminal offence could face fines of up to AU$24,421 and that it would launch a campaign to inform influencers about legal risks.