January
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.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November 2023
- Opinion
- Rear Window
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.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
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.
- Mark Di Stefano
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.
- Elouise Fowler
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.
- Lucy Macken
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.
- James Thomson and Myriam Robin