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'Not possible to know' if lottery pact was best deal

'Not possible to know' if lottery pact was best deal

A 40-year lottery licence deal propped up a state budget but an official probe has stopped short of suggesting a better price could have been fetched.

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

A popular online kids game has been ordered to roll out measures to better protect its users from harm in three months time or face significant penalties.

Casinos to pay heavy fines for minor's gambling splurge

Casinos to pay heavy fines for minor's gambling splurge

Casinos to pay heavy fines for minor's gambling splurge

Casinos to pay heavy fines for minor's gambling splurge

Two major casinos will pay a combined seven figures in fines after a teenage boy gained entry and lost tens of thousands on their gaming floors.

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Punters ditch Powerball, Oz Lotto on major jackpot miss

Punters ditch Powerball, Oz Lotto on major jackpot miss

The Lottery Corporation, which holds licenses for Powerball, Oz Lotto, and TattsLotto, has seen a profit dip after an unfavourable performance in its key games.

Labor referred to corruption body over gambling donors

Labor referred to corruption body over gambling donors

Independent MPs have called out the federal government for taking donations from gambling companies as negotiations continue on betting ad reforms.

'Jobs not war': Labor rank and file rail against subs

'Jobs not war': Labor rank and file rail against subs

News of billions of dollars to help build submarines has angered Labor members who have pushed back against AUKUS at the party's national conference.

Pokies reforms slammed as 'backwards' by regulator

Pokies reforms slammed as 'backwards' by regulator

A Liberal government is standing by its poker machine reforms despite concerns from a regulator that they could increase harm and money-laundering risks.

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Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor

Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor

Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor

Big lottery operator plans to step up the fun factor

The company that runs Powerball believes its digital operations have done a poor job of capturing the fun and joy of playing the lottery.

Gambling and welfare issues dog greyhound racing boons

Gambling and welfare issues dog greyhound racing boons

Gambling and welfare issues dog greyhound racing boons

Gambling and welfare issues dog greyhound racing boons

Greyhound racing's problems cost more than its economic benefits, a report has found, as one state weighs up the future of the sport.

'Lambo Guy' swipe, as company fined for illegal lottery

'Lambo Guy' swipe, as company fined for illegal lottery

'Lambo Guy' swipe, as company fined for illegal lottery

'Lambo Guy' swipe, as company fined for illegal lottery

High-profile businessman Adrian Portelli has taken a swipe at authorities after he was cleared of conducting an unlawful lottery, but his company was fined.

Powerball owner's unlucky half for jackpots hits profit

Powerball owner's unlucky half for jackpots hits profit

Powerball owner's unlucky half for jackpots hits profit

Powerball owner's unlucky half for jackpots hits profit

The Lottery Corporation says it has delivered a resilient first-half performance, despite a relative lack of jackpots weighing on customer participation.

Embattled casino operator's licence ban ruling deferred

Embattled casino operator's licence ban ruling deferred

Embattled casino operator's licence ban ruling deferred

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.

Authorities wanted to seize prizes, lottery trial told

Authorities wanted to seize prizes, lottery trial told

Authorities wanted to seize prizes, lottery trial told

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.

'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins

'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins

'Lambo Guy' outburst as unlawful lottery trial begins

'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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

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