January 2024
Mirror trades, tech for bookies: Tom Waterhouse’s pitch for VC raise
Of course, the deck mentions that one year the firm hit triple-digit returns, while reminding the reader of the Waterhouse family’s 100-year-long history in wagering.
November 2023
Two Pratts and a rate rise: Inside the Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup
The billionaire sisters added some heft to this year’s event, while no-one seemed to care interest rate pain was sweeping the nation.
June 2023
The incognito elite at the wedding of the year
Some of the biggest names in corporate Australia flew under the radar at the “celebrity wedding of the year” in Paris.
March 2023
Tom Waterhouse slashes stake in Betr partner BetMakers
The ASX-listed wagering technology group had secured an agreement to provide the News Corp-backed bookie with platform and technology services.
December 2021
Online bookie buys Tamarama home for $16m+
Nick Fahey has had a big year. His PointsBet shares left him $156.4 million richer and he’s just made this move in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
November 2019
Legendary bookie Bill Waterhouse has died
Family patriarch Bill Waterhouse, once the biggest bookmaker in the world, has died at the age of 97.
Bizoids and politicians race for cover in soaked Birdcage
As the rain poured down on a quieter-than-usual Birdcage enclosure on Derby Day, the real action was indoors.