Gaming & wagering
Analysis
Tabcorp
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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Casinos
Hong Kong billionaires tried to become majority holders in The Star but backed off
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises approached the NSW casino regulator about taking a major stake in the casino, but pulled out after learning about probity checks.
- by Harriet Alexander, Amelia McGuire and Matt Dennien
Opinion
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
Victorian gambling watchdog takes Tabcorp to task for code breaches
Tabcorp has been forced to pay a record $4.6 million fine in Victoria, but has found an ally in its push for a total ban on televised gambling advertising.
- by Amelia McGuire
Analysis
Gambling
Rowland in the deep on Labor’s big gamble
It should have been a political win for Labor to curtail ads that annoy voters. Instead, questionable political management put the government on the defensive.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Casinos
Casinos to get cash reprieve in NSW after carded play delay
Punters at Star Sydney and Crown Barangaroo will be able to gamble with up to $5000 in cash per day for another year after a last-minute change by the NSW government.
- by Amelia McGuire
Ex Tabcorp boss claims he was forced to quit despite denial of lewd comments
Adam Rytenskild has told the court he was blindsided by the claims given he was not interviewed by the law firm engaged by his ex-employer Tabcorp and was forced by the board into resigning “in a panic” despite denying he did anything wrong.
- by Amelia McGuire
TV companies launch last-minute bid to block total gambling ad ban
Three senior Albanese ministers have argued a blanket ban on sports bet promotions would cripple revenue for free-to-air TV in difficult times.
- by David Crowe, Paul Sakkal and Chris Barrett
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Online gambling
Labor MPs say ‘total ban’ is the only way on gambling ads
The Albanese government risks a backlash from some of its own backbenchers if it does not put a total ban on gambling advertising, instead of a proposed partial ban.
- by David Crowe, Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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Casinos
NSW may give reprieve to cash in casinos after Star boss plea
Changes to state casino law could include pushing back the deadline for mandatory carded play and increasing the cash limit.
- by Amelia McGuire
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