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QuestBet fined AU$80,000 for failure to protect players
12 August 2025 at 7:00am UTC-4
Australian online bookmaker QuestBet has been hit with an AU$80,000 fine after the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission found that it had failed to act on clear signs ...
Betr Entertainment submits plea to Takeovers Panel over PointsBet bid
11 August 2025 at 8:24am UTC-4
ASX-listed sportsbook operator Betr Entertainment has submitted an application to the Australian Government Takeovers Panel regarding Japanese entertainment group Mixi’s ...
Māori public health organization raises concern over online casino scams
7 August 2025 at 6:49am UTC-4
Māori public health group Hāpai te Hauora Māori Public Health has warned that online gambling platforms are using fake online profiles to target Māori people in New Zealand ...
Aristocrat outperforming social casino market, Jefferies analyst says
5 August 2025 at 2:56pm UTC-4
According to Jefferies Equity Research analyst Kai Erman, Aristocrat Leisure’s online Product Madness “has been outperforming a social casino market that remains challenged ...
Sportsbet faces scrutiny over multi-bet ads on AFL website
5 August 2025 at 5:10am UTC-4
Australian sports betting company Sportsbet has been criticized for promoting its expanded same-game multi-bets on the Australian Football League’s website months after pulling ...
New Zealand sporting organizations unite to oppose online gambling bill
4 August 2025 at 6:14am UTC-4
More than 50 sporting bodies have united to oppose New Zealand’s proposed Online Casino Gambling Bill, arguing that it would negatively impact the country’s sporting industry ...
PointsBet rejects revised Betr takeover bid
1 August 2025 at 7:00am UTC-4
Australian betting operator PointsBet Holdings has rejected fellow betting operator Betr Entertainment’s latest takeover offer, despite Betr announcing an increase in its ...
Betr presents higher PointsBet bid despite earlier rejection
31 July 2025 at 8:07am UTC-4
Australian betting operator Betr Entertainment has put forward another bid to acquire rival PointsBet Holdings, claiming that the new offer surpasses the current proposal from ...
Betfair fined over AU$871,000 by Australian regulator for gambling violations
30 July 2025 at 6:15am UTC-4
Online sportsbook operator Betfair has paid an AU$871,660 penalty after an investigation led by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Betfair had breached ...
Allywn North America exec appointed CEO of The Lottery Corporation in Australia
29 July 2025 at 6:12am UTC-4
Australian lottery provider The Lottery Corporation has announced Wayne Pickup as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Pickup, currently the Chief Executive ...
