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Robert started his night with an online bet. It finished in hospital with a $40,000 loss
Robert is one of the record number of Australians who have sought online gambling help in the past year. No state or territory made more requests than NSW.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
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Blow up the pokies, but if gambling ads are banned, what’s next?
There’s a special flavour of nonsense to the idea that the banning of sports-betting advertising might somehow make gambling disappear.
- by Darren Kane
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‘Nanny state’: NRL, AFL storm the field over gambling ads
Australian rugby league chief Peter V’landys and AFL boss Andrew Dillon are using their sway with political leaders to stop a total digital ad ban.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Tabcorp appoints Brett Chenoweth as chair after Bruce Akhurst bows out
Akhurst will step down after concerns from unhappy investors frustrated with the company’s direction.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Can we lose our gambling addiction without crashing the economy? You bet
Australia has a gambling problem unmatched by other countries. So why won’t the politicians stop enabling our bad habits?
- by Ross Gittins
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Winners and losers: Why the gambling world is looking shaky
The country’s biggest wagering companies are making less money than ever.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Earnings season
Gill’s knockdown rebuild in the house of Tabcorp
Three weeks into the top job, former AFL boss Gill McLachlan has decided not to renovate the betting company. Instead, he is reaching for the sledgehammer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
McLachlan scraps Tabcorp’s strategy after $1.4b shock loss
New Tabcorp boss Gillon McLachlan has vowed to overhaul the wagering company’s strategy, and warns it will continue to be hit by softer trading conditions as its share price tanked.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Gambling
In the life of every PM there is one real test. This is Albo’s moment to be up there with Howard
As tempting as it may be to think we’re different from other countries when it comes to a love of punting, we’re not. We lose the most because we have the weakest regulations.
- by Tim Costello
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The ‘free heroin’ behind thousands of violent crimes in NSW
Gavin Fineff was not a battler, he made $160,000 each year, but he turned to fraud to fund his massive habit.
- by Perry Duffin
Albanese’s hand-picked domestic violence experts tell him to ban gambling ads
The prime minister ordered a rapid review of practical solutions to stop the violence. The advice he received is something he’s been reluctant to do.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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