All News Articles about Australia

One of the gambling industry's longest running corporate mergers came to a head today when Australian lottery operator Tabcorp successfully began its merger with the Tatts Group. The commencement comes…

The long running A$11.3bn merger saga concerning Australia’s two biggest lottery operators, Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group looks to be coming to a close after the Supreme Court of Victoria…

Australian online gambling companies have upped the ante on their lobbying attempts to block a 15% tax on digital betting in Victoria. Late last week, Queensland revealed that it would…

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has dropped its long standing opposition to the AU$11bn merger between Australian lottery operator Tatts Group and Tabcorp Holdings. This latest move comes…

Australia-based gaming supplier, Aristocrat Leisure has said that it will acquire Seattle-based gaming company, Big Fish Games for $990m. The company is part of a unit of Churchill Downs, and…

Australia has seen a 13% year-on-year rise in sports betting expenditure for the 2015-2016 financial year, according to official figures. The 33rd edition of the Australian Gambling Statistics report, which…

Australian sports betting operator Tatts Group has revealed a 6.8% year-on-year increase in its group revenues for the first quarter of the 2018 financial year. During the three months leading…

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been forced to address media speculation that it is looking to divest its 62% interest in horse racing and sports betting brand CrownBet Pty…

Gambling harm costs the Australian state of Victoria A$7bn annually, according to a recent study by the State Gambling Foundation. The recently-published report, carried out by The Central Queensland University…

The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) has approved for a second time the A$11.3bn merger between Australian lottery operator Tabcorp and its main competitor Tatts Group. Authorisation for the deal comes…