The absence of a simple signature led to a Supreme Court stand-off between a punter who bet in thousands and a bookmaker who fielded his bets. This is how the bookmaker lost.
TV and gambling executives spent the week in Canberra trying to water down a proposed two-per-hour limit on TV ads and a digital blackout.
Three senior Albanese ministers have argued a blanket ban on sports bet promotions would cripple revenue for free-to-air TV in difficult times.
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.
Former Labor MP Peta Murphy pushed for gambling reform until her death last year. Her husband says she “wouldn’t cop” the idea that doing something about it is too hard.
The former prime minister and sports fan says the spread of gambling and the social harm from it is a serious issue for our country.
While bankers seek out the treasurer and miners pursue the resources minister at a Labor fundraising event,sports betting figures will not get access to their key targets.
Gambling advertisements are likely to remain on TV as the Albanese government prepares to reject a blanket ban in favour of lesser restrictions.
In Queensland,more money is now gambled through sports betting than is spent on all the poker machines in all the clubs across the state.
A horror week of headlines for the greyhound racing industry didn’t deter regular punters from watching the dogs on Thursday. We thought we’d go along.
Macarthur FC have mutually terminated the contract of skipper Ulises Davila,hours after he fronted court over being the alleged ringleader in a spot-fixing operation.