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NRL clubs handed betting sponsorship lifeline in face of looming ban
NRL teams will be allowed to retain gambling sponsors until their deals expire, meaning their logos will continue to be displayed on jerseys beyond 2028.
- Chris Barrett
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Free fuel hero or regulatory rebel? The chequered past of the man behind the Good Friday gridlock
Billy Beasley is unrepentant, promising to take his free petrol stunt interstate, but already his RS Rewards business has been banned in NSW for engaging in illegal gaming activity.
- Sarah Danckert
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‘Dodgy lotteries’ facing ban as Albanese moves to shut down new betting front
After teal MPs assailed the government for failing to put a blanket ban on wagering advertising, Anika Wells dismissed the group of independents as irrelevant.
- Paul Sakkal
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Did Anthony Albanese kill Peter V’landys’ chances of a $4 billion deal?
The prime minister finally introduced long-awaited gambling advertising reforms on Thursday. The big footy codes and media companies will not be happy.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
NRL, AFL brace for impact of gambling advertising reforms
Major codes and clubs face the potential of heavy financial fallout from new restrictions on gambling advertising unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- Chris Barrett, Dan Walsh and Danny Russell
TV companies to demand Labor’s help filling $90m gambling hole
The prime minister revealed that the government would cap the number of TV ads for betting agencies to a maximum of three per hour between 6am and 8.30pm.
- John Buckley and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘Fobbed off’, frozen out: Punters claim a betting giant is denying them thousands of dollars
Three customers say they were given little or no explanation from the betting giant when their accounts were locked without warning, and have been left chasing answers – and money.
- Danny Russell
$179m a week or $1.1m per hour: The shocking numbers crushing Sydney
In the past three years, NSW punters have lost $27 billion through poker machines – equivalent to the cost of the massive Metro West rail project.
- Bevan Shields
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Billionaire Adrian Portelli wants to sell you petrol as UK move raises gambling concerns
It’s a move that could catapult “Lambo guy” into the league of Australia’s richest people but anti-gambling advocates in two countries are concerned it will increase gambling advertising in places frequented by families.
- Sarah Danckert
How Australian gamblers won a $US95m jackpot draw
In 2023, an Australian syndicate attempted the ultimate gamble: buying nearly every single number combination in the Texas lottery. We reveal how the group spent $US26 million the jackpot.