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Picklebet advertising on Sydney light rail.

This is what’s disappearing from Sydney’s train, buses and metro

Sydney’s trains, buses, metro and light rail are profitable advertising billboards for the state government. But commuters have had enough of some promotions.

  • Alexandra Smith

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Young people are using pokies more than other age categories.

‘Part of turning 18’: More young people are getting hooked on pokies

People aged 18 to 24 are the biggest users of poker machines in Victoria, having grown up in a culture where their use was normalised.

  • Cara Waters
Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is expected to start opening from April next year.

The high-stakes game being played for the future of Queen’s Wharf

More than a decade in the making, Queen’s Wharf now takes up 10 per cent of the CBD. It was meant to be more than a casino, but that’s all people are talking about.

  • Courtney Kruk
Matches involving Bernard Tomic became the focus of a multi-agency taskforce.

How a suspicious bookie sparked a match-fixing strike force

Police forces in three states were marshalled to gather evidence on matches involving Bernard Tomic, in the end it wasn’t enough for a prosecution.

  • Nick McKenzie and Sam McClure
Bernard Tomic was investigated over suspect gambling on two of his matches.

Tomic Australian Open match targeted in police probe of suspicious betting

A now dormant police strike force was formed to look into unusual gambling on two matches involving the Australian player.

  • Nick McKenzie, Sam McClure and Kate McClymont
The Star Gold Coast casino.

Lonely ‘problem gambler’ allowed back on casino floor

A Gold Coast woman who lost $30K in nine months has won the right to continue gambling at Queensland casinos, despite spending “excessive” time at the Star.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Jockey Michael Poy in action.

‘Strikes at the heart of racing integrity’: Pro punter warned off tracks after betting for jockey

The Victorian Racing Tribunal has come down heavily on a punter who operated secret betting accounts.

  • Danny Russell
NSW is losing $1 million an hour on pokies.

‘Callous exploitation’: NSW losing $1 million an hour on pokies

In one council area, more than $2 million a day was poured into poker machines during a three-month period, leaving gambling reform advocates furious.

  • Michael McGowan
Camp Hill Bowls Club Chair Scott Walton (left) and secretary Callum Melican.

The enduring legacy of one of Brisbane’s most beloved bowling clubs

It’s not just the view and atmosphere that speaks volumes about this club.

  • Courtney Kruk
iProperty Group CFO Michael Gu in front of the company's property at 333 Kent St, Sydney. Inset: Fortius Funds Management owns 59 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

This fraudster was a VIP at Crown and Star. Now the casinos face a $70 million lawsuit

When one of Australia’s biggest Ponzi schemes collapsed, the money trail led to the casinos. Now Crown and Star could face a courtroom showdown with dudded investors.

  • Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch

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