Pokies giant gets orders against senior staffer who allegedly downloaded cache of company documents

Pokies giant gets orders against senior staffer who allegedly downloaded cache of company documents

Aristocrat Leisure has won urgent orders stopping its head of game design from using any of the 6800 files he allegedly downloaded from the group’s servers.

  • bySarah Danckert

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Online gambling does great harm. Why is government rolling the dice with public health?
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Gambling

Online gambling does great harm. Why is government rolling the dice with public health?

It’s fuelled by a tsunami of advertising that dominates our sporting events and saturates the media we consume.

  • byTim Costello
What ban? NRL,AFL clubs sign gambling sponsorships

What ban? NRL,AFL clubs sign gambling sponsorships

As a growing number of MPs spoke in favour of an all-out ban,betting giant Tabcorp this month inked deals with the Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta Eels.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Increasing pressure on Rowland to reach decision on gambling ad ban

Increasing pressure on Rowland to reach decision on gambling ad ban

Anti-gambling advocates including the Salvation Army,Suicide Prevention Australia and Anglicare want the Albanese government to phase out wagering ads.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Elsternwick Club’s $15 million sale on the rocks after tied member vote

Elsternwick Club’s $15 million sale on the rocks after tied member vote

The historic club is under financial hardship from its poker machines,but a vote on Wednesday night to sell it was blocked when a majority could not be reached.

  • byStephen Brook
Murphy’s law:will Peta’s colleagues gamble on her brave legacy?

Murphy’s law:will Peta’s colleagues gamble on her brave legacy?

A phased ban on gambling advertising drove Labor MP Peta Murphy until her death this week. How willing is federal cabinet to see her work completed?

  • byDavid Crowe
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Why are the biggest gambling companies struggling?
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Why are the biggest gambling companies struggling?

In a country obsessed with punting,wagering businesses are making less money.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Dutton pledges age verification to protect kids from porn

Dutton pledges age verification to protect kids from porn

The opposition leader will on Friday seize on Communications Minister Michelle Rowland’s reluctance to immediately commit to minimum age rules.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Tabcorp shareholders protest against ‘excessive’ executive pay

Tabcorp shareholders protest against ‘excessive’ executive pay

Almost 35 per cent of shareholders voted against the wagering giant’s remuneration plan,arguing it did not match the company’s size and performance since demerging from The Lottery Corporation.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Betr hands over $40m to punters who took 100/1 odds on Penrith win

Betr hands over $40m to punters who took 100/1 odds on Penrith win

Betr has paid $40 million to thousands of customers following an expensive and controversial launch offer.

  • byAmelia McGuire andCalum Jaspan
The Lottery Corporation calls for credit card ban exemption

The Lottery Corporation calls for credit card ban exemption

The $10 billion lotteries giant has urged the Senate to allow its customers to continue using credit cards to buy scratchies due to “low harm”.

  • byAmelia McGuire