Social media’s too risky for kids but gambling’s OK? PM’s each-way bet stinks
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Gambling

Social media’s too risky for kids but gambling’s OK? PM’s each-way bet stinks

Apparently,the social licence of the betting companies that deluge us with 1 million ads a year isn’t problematic for the government.

  • byTim Costello

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Who are the Cup favourites? The three-minute guide for punters

Who are the Cup favourites? The three-minute guide for punters

Want to place a bet,but not sure where to start? Here’s our guide to the favourites,experts’ predictions,and the different types of bets. Plus some crucial facts about the race.

  • byPeter Ryan
The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot

The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot

Tim Heath is the little known billionaire who saw off a kidnapping attempt in Estonia,but to his mates in Australia the burly,punting-mad former Scotch student is warmly known as “Beef”.

  • bySarah Danckert
Robert started his night with an online bet. It finished in hospital with a $40,000 loss
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Gambling

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.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
Blow up the pokies,but if gambling ads are banned,what’s next?
Opinion
Gambling

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.

  • byDarren Kane
‘Nanny state’:NRL,AFL storm the field over gambling ads

‘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.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
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Tabcorp appoints Brett Chenoweth as chair after Bruce Akhurst bows out

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.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Can we lose our gambling addiction without crashing the economy? You bet
Opinion
Gambling

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?

  • byRoss Gittins
Winners and losers:Why the gambling world is looking shaky

Winners and losers:Why the gambling world is looking shaky

The country’s biggest wagering companies are making less money than ever.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Gill’s knockdown rebuild in the house 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.

  • byElizabeth Knight
McLachlan scraps Tabcorp’s strategy after $1.4b shock loss

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.

  • byAmelia McGuire