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Western Sydney woman wins $100 million in lottery

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

Betting ads played before, after kids' song shock dad

Betting ads played before, after kids' song shock dad

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

Pokies panel pushes to keep cash for gamblers

Pokies panel pushes to keep cash for gamblers

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

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

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 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

$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.

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Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

Gamblers limited to $50 daily losses on pokies

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

Sleepless $150m Powerball winner still turns up to work

Sleepless $150m Powerball winner still turns up to work

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

Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown

Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown

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.

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

Teen hooks million-dollar barra

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.

Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions

Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions

Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions

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.

Hunt over for second winner after record $200m jackpot

Hunt over for second winner after record $200m jackpot

Hunt over for second winner after record $200m jackpot

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.

Record-breaking lottery haul on offer with $200m draw

Record-breaking lottery haul on offer with $200m draw

Record-breaking lottery haul on offer with $200m draw

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Man arrested over alleged illegal gaming venue

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man over the discovery of an alleged illegal gaming venue operating in Melbourne.

Sydney dad wins $100m Powerball jackpot

A western Sydney dad has become Australia's second-biggest lottery winner after taking out Thursday's $100m Powerball draw, but says he will continue to work.

Pubs and clubs warned ahead of pokie compliance blitz

Liquor & Gaming NSW is launching a new phase of a targeted program to ensure pubs and clubs are complying with key gaming harm-minimisation measures.

Pokie numbers cut amid ongoing gambling health concerns

Fewer poker machines are allowed in the NT with the government again lowering the maximum in community venues over their risk to public health.

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