Gambling
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I thought I was just an average Perth punter. Then I saw my addiction for what it was
I convinced myself it was nothing more than an innocent flutter because I wasn’t hocking my gold fillings yet. It wasn’t until I tried to quit that I realised.
- by Brendan Foster
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The Fitz Files
Sport
What new TAB boss Gillon McLachlan really said – straight from the horse’s mouth
The former AFL chief may have baffled with BS when spruiking his new gambling role, but Iet me put it in plain English.
- by Peter FitzSimons
‘Simply no justification’: Richest clubs get the biggest tax breaks
Just 5 per cent of clubs received half of the $1 billion in gambling tax concessions granted to clubs in 2022-23.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Opinion
Does something stink about Gil McLachlan’s new appointment? You bet!
The former AFL chief’s appointment as head of gambling giant Tabcorp illustrates the cosy, symbiotic relationship between broadcasting, gambling and sporting bodies.
- by Charles Livingstone
Pokies clubs are meant to use a tax break for good. But this is what they spent $242m on
Hundreds of millions of dollars is meant to go back to the communities that host Victorian pokies clubs, in return for a lucrative tax break.
- by Annika Smethurst
‘Extremely obvious’: How police allege A-League players were sprung in yellow card betting plot
The specialist police watching Macarthur FC games didn’t need a football expert in the room to tell them something was up. Three players have now been charged over the alleged spot-fixing operation.
- by Chris Barrett
Pokies will close six hours a day, but gambling losses are expected to increase
Victoria’s pokies are due to close six hours a day starting later this year, but the state budget still tips annual gambling losses – and tax revenue – will rise.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
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Domestic violence
Talking isn’t working: Push for PM to tackle porn, gambling, booze to stop violent men
Criminologist Michael Salter says leaders must be prepared to take a wider view of domestic violence prevention when national cabinet convenes for an urgent meeting.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
The Star’s ex-CEO defends ‘controversial’ conduct before second inquiry
The Star’s former boss Robbie Cooke has defended his tenure at the helm of the struggling casino giant as an inquiry weighs its future.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Casinos
Bleak outlook for The Star as nemesis Crown has licence reinstated
Crown Sydney has proven it can clean up its act. But across the city, its arch rival The Star is facing a very different outlook.
- by Alexandra Smith and Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Casinos
Financially crippled Star gets salt rubbed into its wounds
The NSW casino regulator has given Barangaroo’s Crown Sydney a gold star just as the second public inquiry into Star Entertainment’s culture enters the pointy end of proceedings.
- by Elizabeth Knight