Australian Gambling News

Scorchers start 2018/19 BBL season as favourite to clinch fourth title

With nine days remaining until the eighth season of the Big Bash League kicks off, it is the men from Western Australia that will begin...
Brisbane Lions veteran Mitch Robinson signs with eSports franchise
ANZ outlines plan to curb credit gambling after commission grilling

New national gambling framework bans bonus bets, outlines future

The ban of the bonus bet is complete with Australia set to impose a new National Consumer Protection Framework, which is aimed at lifting the...
Concerns over South Australian gambling on amateur sports
Ladbrokes Australia parent company acquires Neds bookmaker for $68 Million

Racing News

Sky Boy to star in Villiers for Cummings

10 December 5:08 pm

The Anthony Cummings-trained Sky Boy can cement his place as the stable star when he runs in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick.

RV wants lengthy cobalt bans for Hopes

10 December 3:26 pm

Father-and-son trainers Lee and Shannon Hope face potentially career-ending disqualifications for intentionally administering cobalt to three racehorses.

Gollan pair take each other on at Doomben

10 December 3:23 pm

Trainer Tony Gollan will continue to play a major role in the Queensland summer carnival with three-year-olds Zoustyle and Outback Barbie leading the team.

Freedman lands Singapore trainers' title

10 December 2:59 pm

In his first full year of training in Singapore, Australian Lee Freedman has won the premiership.

False statements earn McLean a suspension

10 December 2:50 pm

Warrnambool trainer Jarrod McLean has been suspended for making false statements to stewards which led to the scratching of Trap For Fools from the Coongy...

Injured rider Tye Angland back in Sydney

10 December 1:02 pm

Sydney jockey Tye Angland has been transported home to continue his treatment for serious injuries suffered in a fall in Hong Kong.

More Racing news

Xavier Huxtable got off to a flyer at the Phillip Island Pro

WSL: Phillip Island Pro gets underway in perfect conditions

2 November 6:42 pm Great surf has greeted competitors on the opening day of the Philip Island Pro at Cape Woolamai, with Round 1...

Tatts Group and Tabcorp merger

Should AFL & NRL multi winner get his pay-out from the TAB?

2 November 4:57 pm By now, you may have already read about it. A young Victorian punter, at the ripe old age of 20,...

ACT communities set for larger slice of pokie pie

2 November 4:45 pm ALL clubs and for-profit hotels in the ACT will be required to give an additional 0.8 per cent of their...

Bookies in Australia

UK sports minister quits over delays to gambling reform

2 November 10:25 am BRITISH sports minister Tracey Crouch resigned from government on Thursday, accusing it of delaying its reform of gambling regulations. The...

Poker machine policy battle

Five AFL clubs granted new 20 year pokie licenses

31 October 9:55 am FIVE Victorian AFL clubs are set to continue taking revenue from pokies after the state government announced the recipients of...

BetEasy fires back at Sportsbet as branding wars escalate

25 October 12:20 pm BetEasy has filed papers with the Federal Court in a bid to have Sportsbet's trademarks rescinded.

Lottoland US Powerball

Massive US lotto draw sees extra action at LottoLand Australia

16 October 9:05 pm A massive US lottery is set to jackpot to an insane amount of money, and Australians are flocking to Lottoland...

Brexit 2

Punters’ money coming fast for second Brexit referendum

15 October 2:46 pm HOLD your hats, the poms may be having a second go at this whole Brexit business. The odds of a...

NSW government betting awareness campaign

NSW Government bows to racing lobby, grants gambling ad exemptions

11 October 4:09 pm THE Berejiklian-led NSW Government has kowtowed to pressures from the racing industry and its media counterparts, relaxing new laws on...

Western Australian TAB sale gets the skids

BetEasy boss says WA POC tax has turned them off buying the TAB

11 October 9:04 am A new tax on bookmakers, ready to be introduced in parliament this week, already has some online gambling firms up...

Crown resorts financial results

Aussie casinos enjoy bumper high roller profit, despite China fears

5 October 12:02 pm A gambling industry analyst has downplayed fears that slow economic growth in China would adversely affect the number of Asian...

Roosters 2019 NRL

Roosters the bookie’s choice to create NRL history in 2019

2 October 11:19 am The Sydney Roosters are the $5 favourite at Sportsbet to become the first NRL club in more than two decades...

West Coast Eagles

Tigers start 2019 as AFL flag favourites after West Coast triumph

1 October 3:49 pm RICHMOND will begin the 2019 AFL season as the $5 favourite to win the premiership after securing the signature of...

AFL prelim crowds

2018 AFL premiership race down to four as Victorian giants face off

17 September 1:20 pm AND we’re down to four. Collingwood will meet Richmond and Melbourne will travel to face West Coast in two tantalising...

mobile bets

New study reveals Australian gambling problems begin at an early age

12 September 12:44 pm Australia has long been regarded as a country of gamblers, now there is a new study which shows our favourite...

PokerStars Play

PokerStars launch social poker game in USA and Australia

29 August 3:01 pm The Stars Group has made another move in the Australian market, with the poker giant launching a social platform under...

mobile bets

Ladbrokes splits from pack on best way to implement industry reform

21 August 4:00 pm One of Australia’s biggest bookmakers, Ladbrokes, has found itself on the opposite side as it fights other rival gambling companies...

Malcolm Turnbull betting

Can the chaotic Libs recover? How to cash in on Australian politics

21 August 1:22 pm ANOTHER week, another leadership challenge on the Prime Minister of Australia. The whispers surrounding Peter Dutton’s ambition to lead the...

Gambling in Australia

Gambling expert calls for health warning signs in apps

17 August 3:11 pm One of Australia’s leading gambling experts, Rebecca Jenkinson, is suggesting that health warning signs be embedded in gambling apps just...