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Tottenham fever in Sydney: The ability to place bets on races and games while they are in-play is the lure that Tabcorp’s hopes will revive its thousands of retail outlets across Australia.

Pubs and clubs sweat over TAB upgrade with big bucks at stake

Australia’s largest betting operator is about to transform its relationship with thousands of betting outlets. For many, it will start with income being slashed to zero.

  • Colin Kruger

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Tabcorp CEO Gillon McLachlan.

Gillon McLachlan rushed into the Toorak Hotel, but whom did he keep waiting?

The former AFL chief executive walked into the venue in a hurry on Tuesday evening and immediately headed to the back of the bar. Was it a strategy planning meeting or friends reuniting?

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Gillon McLachlan

Can former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan turn around Tabcorp’s fortunes?

It will take more than winning Everest, the world’s richest horse race, to revive Tabcorp’s fortunes. The gambling giant needs some wins off the track.

  • Colin Kruger
Australia’s gambling and poker machine companies are big beneficiaries of R&D tax credits.

‘Problematic’ gambling company tax breaks on Chalmers’ radar

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has indicated the government will tighten its focus on gambling companies’ use of R&D tax credits, which can total tens of millions.

  • Millie Muroi
Professor Zlatko Skrbis, vice-chancellor of the Australian Catholic University.

Playing hooky? Why did the ACU vice chancellor skip abortion speech?

Fingers are starting to be pointed over who exactly was behind conservative unionist Joe de Bruyn’s controversial graduation guest appearance.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Tabcorp chief executive Gillon McLachlan.

Banned! Tabcorp boss McLachlan shuts out pollies from Birdcage marquee

The new chief executive of the wagering giant is pursuing his savings agenda at all costs.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Tabcorp chairman Bruce Akhurst at Derby Day in 2022.

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.

  • Amelia McGuire
Tabcorp is winding back funding of racing industry products after a $1.36 billion loss.

Herald Sun’s gambling hit: Tabcorp pulls cash from form guide

Racenet and Herald Sun deals were worth about $2 million a year. Tabcorp ended the Herald Sun form guide agreement in July, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

  • Danny Russell and Chris Roots
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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.

  • Amelia McGuire
Former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is now chief executive of Tabcorp.

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.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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