Australia Gambling News

Tabcorp Posts Return To Profit Of AU$36.6m For FY25 After Licence Switch

Tabcorp has released its figures for the financial year ending June 30 which show a return to profit of AU$36.6 million (£17.65 million), compared to the net loss after tax of AU$1.36 billion (£656 million) in its results for FY24. In the firm’s 2025 annual report, the Australian sports betting and entertainment company declared an […]

Australian Gambling Firm BlueBet Fined For Letting Man Gamble Away $570k

Australian gambling firm BlueBet has been fined for letting a man gamble away $570k without considering his wellbeing. BlueBet, one of the leading operators for sports betting in Australia, was fined $53,380 by the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission (NTRWC) which regulates most online gambling companies in the country. The regulator described BlueBet’s conduct […]

Star Entertainment Resurrects Deal To Sell 50% Stake In Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Casino

Star Entertainment Group’s exit from Brisbane has been resurrected after it reached a new binding agreement to sell its 50% interest in the Queen’s Wharf development. The Australian casino operator had originally entered a binding agreement to sell it’s 50% stake in the Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC) to Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and […]

PointsBet Fined AU$500,000 For Violating Spam Laws And Targeting Problem Gamblers

PointsBet Australia has been fined AU$500,000 (roughly $320,000) for violating Australia's spam rules. The company also breached the nation's laws related to Betstop, Australia's National Self-Exclusion Register (NSER), by promoting gambling to those on the list.

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Gambling Billionaire Escalante In Expletive Laden Rant To Investors

Perth-based gambling billionaire Laurence Escalante gave an expletive-laden rant to investors, telling them to sell their shares in his gaming business Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW) if they don’t trust him. The rant came on Telegram where Escalante faced questions about the transparency of the company’s financial reporting. Last year, VGW moved to annual reporting of […]

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Is online sports-betting legal in Australia?

The Australian online gambling industry is thriving and is now worth an estimated AU$3.8 billon per year despite the fact that there are only three forms of online gambling allowed in the country. While the Australian legal code forbids unlicensed sportsbooks, there are still many legal and international gaming companies that allow Australians to access their platforms and place wagers online.

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Tabcorp Posts Return To Profit Of AU$36.6m For FY25 After Licence Switch

Australian Gambling Firm BlueBet Fined For Letting Man Gamble Away $570k

Star Entertainment Resurrects Deal To Sell 50% Stake In Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Casino

Time Runs Out For AUS$671,000 Queensland Lotto Winner

Star Entertainment Must Repay $26.6m After DBC Buyout Deal Collapses

Australian Gambling Giant Sportsbet Scraps TV Ads Following Severe Backlash

Betfair Fined £424k For Breaches Of Australia’s Gambling Spam Laws

Australia Warns Influencers Of Hefty Fines For Promoting Illegal Gambling Sites

Tabcorp In Venue Gambling Promotions Draw Criticism From Senator

23-Year-Old Arrested In Sydney For Running $2M Online Gambling Scheme

Laurence Escalante Set To Buyout Investors In VGW

Melbourne Gambler Turns Down $25,000 From Betting Company To Withdraw Complaint

Unibet Fined $1 Million For Australian Gambling Law Breaches

PointsBet Fined AU$500,000 For Violating Spam Laws And Targeting Problem Gamblers

Gambling Billionaire Escalante In Expletive Laden Rant To Investors

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