Albanese government’s BetStop scheme not working, former gambler says
For years, diehard Richmond football fans have known Shaun McDonough as Tiger Shaun. On game day he paints…
Las Vegas licence hearing turns nightmare for boss of Australian pokies giant
The boss of an Australian poker machine giant has received an extraordinary public reprimand from US officials who…
David Pocock reinvited to parliament sports club after prime minister weighs in
Former Wallabies captain and independent senator David Pocock has been reinvited to join parliament’s social sports club after…
Australia’s de facto online betting regulator accused of being too close to gambling industry
It meets once a month, has no full-time staff and is responsible for regulating some of Australia’s biggest…
What industries are the most awful
The lesson from trying to objectively determine Australia’s most awful company is that it’s not good enough to…
Gambling participation and harm on the rise in Australia, new study reveals
New data on gambling in Australia reveals that around 3 million people are engaged in some form of…
AFL umpire Michael Pell faces court over alleged $300,000 Brownlow Medal betting scam
Former AFL umpire Michael Pell and three others were allegedly involved in a $300,000 illegal Brownlow Medal betting…
Former NRL player Luke Bateman opens up on gambling addiction, ‘corrosive’ football culture and #BookTok controversy
When Luke Bateman was at the peak of his NRL career in 2019, his life outwardly exemplified the…
Pokies taking more than $1 million from NSW gamblers every hour
Wesley Mission is demanding action from the NSW government as new figures show the state’s poker-machine players are…
‘Scambling’ is an online gambling scam targeting First Nations communities
In a remote Northern Territory community, grandmother Gloria signed up to a brightly coloured pokie-style website, lured by…
SA’s pokie losses exceed $1bn for first time, $24m in Mount Gambier alone
More than $1 billion has been lost on poker machines in South Australia in the past year, with…
Taranaki Bunnings manager Sherwin Tumapang sentenced for stealing $38k from employer
Tumapang’s modus operandi was to reprint an invoice and then complete a refund of the purchased items. The…