Business

Nick Toscano

Workplace Reporter for The Age

Should we follow in the footsteps of the British and set up an Olympic lottery?

'Very big thought bubble' risks $1.6b in funding

A proposed $50 million national sports lottery to bankroll Australian athletes has been rebuked by newsagents as a "very big thought bubble" that could erode funding to hospitals, schools and charities.

GameCo's new casino game machine, based on the movie Terminator 2, was recently launched at Caesars in Atlantic City.

Australian venues eye off arcade-style pokies

Australian gambling operators are expressing interest in a new style of "skill-based" slot machines marketed at younger punters who are unlikely to play the traditional, push-button pokies.