Shares in The Star soar as VIPs return
A 51.8 per cent jump in VIP revenue has allowed The Star to boost its profit and dividend.
A 51.8 per cent jump in VIP revenue has allowed The Star to boost its profit and dividend.
A sharp rise in revenue from VIP gamblers has helped James Packer's casino giant Crown Resorts to easily beat profit expectations.
Crown Resorts has launched legal action against the NSW government over its new Sydney casino at Barangaroo, claiming another development at the precinct threatens the views from its casinos to Sydney Harbour.
Tabcorp insists it will continue to invest in its retail wagering and lottery networks, despite another jump in digital revenue.
Tabcorp insists the integration of its $11 billion merger with Tatts Group is on track, but reported lower than expected earnings for the full year.
Woolworths-owned ALH Group will stop plying gamblers with free drinks as part of a crackdown on irresponsible gaming.
The Victorian gambling regulator has rejected a string of allegations from Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie about improper conduct at Crown Resorts' Melbourne casino.
A gaming entrepreneur who created one of the world's top performing poker machine games is behind the sale of Clontarf's most expensive residence.
The business, which has lost money ever since it was launched in August 2016 via News Corp's Sun newspaper, will cease trading in the coming days.
James Packer resigned from the board of his private investment company as Crown Sydney struggled to sell apartments.
A lucky lotto player who waited almost six months to collect $55 million has finally come forward, but their identity and reason for the delay will likely never be publicly known.
David Attenborough says the gambling giant is monitoring the legalisation of sports betting in the United States and could eventually push into the market.
The Sportingbet brand is set for a comeback as CrownBet rebrands but new state-based taxes threaten to wipe out bookmaker profits.
Managing a pub can be hard work especially after promising big yields.
Tabcorp is in discussion with joint venture partner News UK to exit the ailing, and at times controversial, UK wagering outfit Sun Bets.
Until now, betting-mad Aussies visiting the US wanting to wager on sports had to go to Vegas. Now they can beat the odds in Delaware.
Victoria is set to be isolated as new gambling taxes being introduced across the country are set to reap tens of millions of dollars from local and foreign-owned bookmakers.
Wagering giant Tabcorp could reap betting turnover of more than $100 million from the upcoming football World Cup, boosted by broadcasting all matches on its Sky Racing channels.
Tangalooma Island Resort is already in a dispute with local residents over rates. It has now applied for 45 poker machines.
The Star has massively increased the scope of development for its Brisbane casino off the back of a booming high-roller business.
An aggressive march into the $50 billion social gaming market by Aristocrat Leisure could help the gambling company with its pokies.
Australia has failed to limit pokies betting, but Britain is cutting the maximum stake punters can lose on fixed-odds betting terminals to £2.
Kevin Seymour has had a long career in property, yet such is his enthusiasm for the sharemarket that he once even formed his own funds management company.
Bettors are placing all kinds of weird wagers on the royal wedding. William Hill says a lot of bets came in Monday on the Queen wearing a green hat.
Corporate bookmakers are said to be pleased the new 8 per cent point of consumption tax is not as high as other states.
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