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Latest news: Gaming and Lottery
Embattled casino operator's licence ban ruling deferred
Star's casinos in Sydney and on the Gold Coast have been granted licence suspension deferrals to allow them to continue with remediation measures.
Sep 25, 2025
Authorities wanted to seize prizes, lottery trial told
A businessman is facing trial on charges of conducting an unlawful lottery, over promotions with prizes worth millions of dollars.
Sep 05, 2025
'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins
In an outburst outside court, high-profile businessman Adrian Portelli says he "won't let them walk all over me" as he defends illegal lottery charges.
Sep 04, 2025
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Someone has taken out the $100m Powerball draw
A mystery buyer has pocketed the entire $100 million prize in Thursday's Powerball draw - the biggest lottery jackpot of the year so far.
Jun 12, 2025
Western Sydney woman wins $100 million in lottery
A woman has been told she is $100 million better off after collecting Oz Lotto's largest jackpot for a single winner.
Feb 04, 2025
Betting ads played before, after kids' song shock dad
A fight for a blanket ban on gambling advertising has been reinvigorated after Sportsbet paused promotions on Spotify following an incident.
Dec 03, 2024
Pokies panel pushes to keep cash for gamblers
Half of Australia's poker machines would require a named account under recommended reforms, but industry has attacked the "embarrassing" evidence base.
Dec 03, 2024
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Grandparents, mystery Melbournite split $100m Powerball
The hunt is on for a Melbourne Powerball player who is set to split the $100 million prize pot with Rockhampton grandparents.
Nov 28, 2024
NSW's lauded cashless gaming trial has just 32 users
A 'really good picture' is being painted by a small trial charting the path forward for one of the world's largest pokies jurisdictions, a minister insists.
Sep 06, 2024
Star unsuitable for casino after damning second probe
Star Entertainment is battling financial woes and uncertainty over the future of its Sydney licence after a fresh inquiry highlighted a litany of failures.
Aug 30, 2024
$100m Powerball winner almost lost her ticket
A Brisbane mother who won the third-biggest lottery prize in Australian history revealed she thought she had lost the winning ticket.
Aug 23, 2024
Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies
Victorian pokies players will only be able to go $50 into the red each day under a default loss limit agreed to as part of a statewide card system.
Jun 20, 2024
Sleepless $150m Powerball winner still turns up to work
An Adelaide man has become Australia's biggest ever individual lottery winner after scooping the $150 million Powerball jackpot.
May 24, 2024
Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown
Despite promises from the NSW Labor government to cut down on poker machines, their numbers continue to grow.
May 08, 2024
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Teen hooks million-dollar barra
A 19-year-old man has reeled in a tagged barramundi and won a million dollars in Australia's most lucrative fishing competition.
Apr 30, 2024
Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions
The peak body for NSW unions has called for the removal of 25,000 poker machines over the next five years to better align numbers with those in other states.
Feb 29, 2024
Hunt over for second winner after record $200m jackpot
A Queensland woman cancelled her gym class while a NSW woman plans to quit her job after winning a stake in the unprecedented $200 million Powerball jackpot.
Feb 02, 2024
Record-breaking lottery haul on offer with $200m draw
Powerball is poised to hand out the biggest jackpot in Australian history after there were no division-one winners in the previous draw.
Jan 31, 2024
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Powerball lottery jackpot reaches record $200 million
No-one has emerged as the top-tier winner of the $150 million Powerball draw, meaning the jackpot increases to $200 million next week.
Jan 25, 2024
About half of all Aussie adults to have a $150m chance
There is $150 million up for grabs in Thursday's Powerball draw, which could become the biggest lottery prize in Australian history.
Jan 24, 2024
Three share in $90 million Boxing Day lotto win
Three people in Sydney have become multi-millionaires winning $32 million each in Oz Lotto’s giant Boxing Day draw.
Dec 27, 2023
Gambling reform would honour late MP's work: advocates
Peta Murphy's tireless work on anti-gambling would be best remembered by implementing her harm mitigation recommendations, advocates say.
Dec 20, 2023
Researchers to get world-first handle on pokie data
A club baron says he is not afraid of the truth that will be revealed by world-first pokie research into player behaviour.
Dec 10, 2023
Pokie losses in the billions as machine numbers rise
Every day for the past year, gamblers lost an average of $22.4 million in NSW amid a rise in the number of machines in operation.
Oct 06, 2023
Mandatory closures for Victorian gaming machine venues
New legislation enforcing mandatory closure periods for venues with gaming machines will be introduced in the Victorian parliament.
Oct 02, 2023
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