Gambling
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- Sports betting
Live odds TV adverts cut before start of NRL and AFL seasons
The segments are often presented by former players who spruik multi bets, for which the odds of winning are much slimmer.
- Paul Sakkal
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- Gaming & wagering
Gamblers now losing more than $1m an hour on NSW poker machines
The government has introduced various gambling reforms, but harm minimisation advocates say they will not make an impact.
- Harriet Alexander
AFL backs grand final umpire’s role with Sportsbet horse racing show
Anti-gambling crusader Reverend Tim Costello believes it’s highly inappropriate for an AFL field umpire to be on the payroll of a major betting company as a horse racing analyst.
- Scott Spits
‘Extraordinary’: More than $3.5 billion slotted into Qld poker machines
“Gambling is taking an incredible toll on the community and we are sleep-walking,” one national campaigner said of the latest numbers from Queensland.
- Josh Bavas
Three MPs made their first speech this week. And they all spoke about one issue
Poker machine reforms were the unifying factor for three new MPs.
- Nick Newling
Casino boss accused of telling board NAB ‘supported’ money flows from overseas gamblers
Former Star boss Matt Bekier is alleged to have claimed NAB “tacitly supported” funds from Chinese gamblers passing through its systems.
- Anne Hyland
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- Sports betting
‘A young guy went too far, went rogue’: Sports betting agency faces closure over racy ad campaign
The online bookie ran promotions showing NRL star Valentine Holmes with a bag of white powder and featuring pornographic imagery and slogans.
- Chris Barrett and Eryk Bagshaw
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- China relations
Fresh image shows CCP-linked high roller shoulder-to-shoulder with Dutton
Xie Xiongming’s foundation had its charity status revoked by the regulator for failing to disclose its financials, while a spokesman for Dutton said he didn’t know Xie.
- David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
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- China relations
CCP-linked casino high roller attends events with Peter Dutton, MPs
Xie Xiongming is a key associate of controversial billionaire Huang Xiangmo, who was banned from Australia on national security grounds.
- David Crowe and Nick McKenzie
The election promise NSW Labor doesn’t want to talk about
A cashless gambling trial was meant to guide public policy on poker machines, but divisions are wider than ever and the government is in a pickle. What went wrong?
- Harriet Alexander
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