Poker
May 19, 2026
World Poker Tour Returns to Sydney With Major 2026 Festival
The World Poker Tour is heading back to Australia later this year, with the popular WPT Australia festival officially set to return to The Star Sydney from September 10 to 30, 2026. The festival will once again reunite poker aficionados from around Australia and across the globe for one of the country’s biggest poker events […]
Casino
May 18, 2026
String of Overdose Emergencies at Melbourne Casino
Emergency medical teams have been called repeatedly to Crown Melbourne casino complex over the past two years, with newly released figures showing dozens of suspected overdoses across the sprawling entertainment venue. Crown Melbourne Sees Overdose Calls Every Two Weeks Ambulance Victoria data shows paramedics attended 59 cases of overdoses or poisonings in 2024 and 2025. […]
Sports
May 12, 2026
Man Spends 4 Years Gambling AUD 895K, Dies at 22
A young Melbourne man has died following what was described as a debilitating gambling addiction, which saw him wager AUD 895,733 between his 18th birthday and the day he died in 2021. Kyle Hudson took his own life on July 6, 2021, after years of excessive gambling with betting operators in Australia, with an inquest […]
Casino
April 30, 2026
Tabcorp Outlaws High-Stakes Bettors in Bid to Curb Risks
Tabcorp, the Australian gambling giant, has moved to ban a group of high-profile professional punters, putting the spotlight on the way betting companies manage risk and treat winning customers. Tabcorp Excludes Top Bettors Citing Risk and Compliance Several high-profile punters were told last week they would no longer be able to place bets online or […]
Sports
April 8, 2026
Australia’s Gambling Ad Limits Seen to Have Modest Impact
Australia’s planned restrictions on gambling advertising are expected to deliver a slight reduction in betting activity, according to a new government assessment, even as officials defend the reforms as a necessary step to curb exposure, especially among younger audiences. Australia Rejects Full Gambling Ad Ban Despite Higher Savings An analysis prepared within the office of […]
Lottery
March 25, 2026
Grandmother Spends 50 Years Playing Lottery Games – Wins $843K At Last
An elderly woman spent about 50 years of her life playing the lottery, and good fortune has finally struck with the anonymous winner scooping up the prize of a lifetime, securing an AUD 1,260,098.55 jackpot or about $843,700. This is the second similar jackpot in Australia in as many days, with the winner also based […]
Lottery
March 25, 2026
Couple Won $840K, After Divvying Up Jackpot with Four Tickets
A jackpot is not guaranteed, but the habit of playing the lottery and checking your tickets will certainly give you something to look forward to every week. One Australian couple has won AUD 1,260,098.55, or roughly $840,000, which is their share of the five-split jackpot that was won by five division one entries in the […]
Insider
March 25, 2026
Study Warns of Rising Gambling Appeal Among Women
A growing body of research suggests that gambling operators reshape their marketing strategies more and more to attract female audiences, raising concerns among public health experts and policymakers. Influencers and ‘Fun Bets’ Changing How Women View Gambling A recent study conducted by researchers from Deakin University involving more than 500 women aged between 18 and […]
Sports
March 17, 2026
Betting Syndicate Crumbles After Kidnapping Scandal
Worldwide Sporting Investments (WSI), an Australian sports betting syndicate run by 28-year-old Tyler Roberts, came crashing after taking a particularly dark turn last spring. $1.5M Debt, Kidnapping, and Crime Networks Currently, WSI is in court-ordered liquidation, and creditors claim the company owes them roughly $1.5 million. Court filings say the business now has less than […]
Sports
March 2, 2026
Australia Busts Solicitor Over Alleged Gambling Fraud
The New South Wales Financial Crime Squad arrested one B. P. R., 45, last Thursday, with the man suspected of committing various offenses related to gambling fraud. Australian Financial Fraud Police Arrests Solicitor, Cites Gambling-Related Embezzlement According to investigators, B. P. R., who is identified as working for a law firm as an attorney – […]
