Inside the $6 million war between Racing NSW and the major sponsor of The Everest

Inside the $6 million war between Racing NSW and the major sponsor of The Everest

A slump in betting and ticket sales for a support race on Everest day has left two of horse racing’s major players at loggerheads. Tabcorp has described the action as “embarrassing and irrelevant”.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Tony Abbott takes on the Liberals’ women problem

Tony Abbott takes on the Liberals’ women problem

The former prime minister says he wants his party to pick more women,yet last month he backed a conservative senator who was trying to roll a senior female colleague.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman
Tabcorp scandal is not the only bizarre corporate blooper from last week

Tabcorp scandal is not the only bizarre corporate blooper from last week

To be pinged for making sexual jokes about a person who is in a powerful position over the company’s regulatory fortunes,that’s just next level.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Tabcorp shares plunge after CEO’s shock exit

Tabcorp shares plunge after CEO’s shock exit

The gambling giant sees its share price slump as the market regulator responds to its chief executive’s sudden exit over allegations of a sexually inappropriate remark.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Tabcorp CEO steps down over alleged sexual comment towards regulator

Tabcorp CEO steps down over alleged sexual comment towards regulator

Adam Rytenskild is leaving after more than a decade at the wagering company.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Racing NSW goes to war with major sponsor of The Everest

Racing NSW goes to war with major sponsor of The Everest

In a move that could have major ramifications for the billion-dollar horse racing industry,Racing NSW has opened legal proceedings against Australia’s wagering giant,Tabcorp.

  • byAdam Pengilly andChris Roots
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Billionaire Brett Blundy has ‘outstanding’ executives but picked an outsider to run his empire. Why?
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Billionaire Brett Blundy has ‘outstanding’ executives but picked an outsider to run his empire. Why?

For more than four decades,Brett Blundy has backed and invested in retailer groups that are household names from Lovisa,Hype,Platypus,The Athlete’s Foot,Bras N Things to Best&Less.

  • byAnne Hyland
Cash ban for unsupervised betting machines after pubs allegedly failed to stop child gambling

Cash ban for unsupervised betting machines after pubs allegedly failed to stop child gambling

Victoria’s gaming regulator issued a statewide direction to move betting terminals close to the counter or go cashless,after a 16-year-old was found to have gambled at a string of pubs.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Tabcorp wins Victorian wagering licence after long bidding war

Tabcorp wins Victorian wagering licence after long bidding war

Tabcorp has finalised a 20-year deal for the Victorian wagering licence after a long bidding war with corporate bookmaking behemoth Sportsbet.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Why are the biggest gambling companies struggling?

Why are the biggest gambling companies struggling?

In a country obsessed with punting,wagering businesses are making less money.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Star shareholders unleash wrath but board avoids second strike

Star shareholders unleash wrath but board avoids second strike

The four-hour meeting heard one shareholder exclaim “shame,shame,shame”,as investors bemoaned Star Entertainment’s dwindling share price.

  • byAmelia McGuire