Sports betting
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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People power: The backlash that led to a council rejecting a million-dollar windfall
In the cash-strapped world of local government, it takes something pretty bad to force a council to turn its back on some easy money.
- Bevan Shields
- Exclusive
- NRL 2026
‘Try July’ scrapped after pushback from NRL clubs
A try-scoring celebration promotion backed by the NRL’s wagering partner has been shelved after six years.
- Chris Barrett
- Analysis
- Gambling
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
- Exclusive
- Gambling
Albanese’s long-delayed gambling ad crackdown to tackle sports broadcasts
The prime minister has been under pressure from the opposition, independents and others to act on an influential report by late Labor MP Peta Murphy.
- Paul Sakkal
Sell off the BBL, or sell out to sports betting: Cricket’s huge call
Australian cricket will consider raising millions more from wagering to bring the national game closer to the huge levels of gambling revenue scooped up by the NRL and the AFL.
- Daniel Brettig
- Opinion
- Online gambling
Unusual bets on Trump’s war have rung alarm bells
Highly profitable trades made ahead of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have put a spotlight on a fast-growing threat to the financial system.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz