Gaming & wagering
‘Disappointing’: Why Sydney’s oldest bowling club was forced to close
After almost 150 years, mounting losses have forced the closure of the historic community and sporting hub in Balmain and cast doubt over the site’s future.
- David Barwell
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- Investigation
- Poker machines
The crusading club boss and his $1.7m side hustle
The gaming regulator is examining a Rooty Hill club’s decision to outsource a scoping study to its own CEO.
- Harriet Alexander and Nigel Gladstone
‘They’re laughing at us’: How a community lost its beloved bowlo
Norths Leagues Club promised to fix the Bangalow Bowlo’s dilapidated clubhouse when they went into partnership. Now it’s using the state of the clubhouse to justify its decision to close the club.
- Harriet Alexander
Second mega-club in firing line over dirty cash claims
The state’s top two most profitable clubs by gambling revenue are believed to have allowed organised criminals to use their poker machines to launder money.
- Harriet Alexander
Safe sticker company at the centre of money-laundering scandal
Daniel Symond was once the clubs’ most trusted adviser. But a blockbuster prosecution has raised questions about what exactly he knew.
- Harriet Alexander and Bevan Shields
People power: The backlash that led to a council rejecting a million-dollar windfall
In the cash-strapped world of local government, it takes something pretty bad to force a council to turn its back on some easy money.
- Bevan Shields
Star sells off Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf to Hong Kong partners
The embattled gaming company has completed a $53 million deal to offload the glitzy Brisbane complex.
- James Hall
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- Gambling
Albanese’s long-delayed gambling ad crackdown to tackle sports broadcasts
The prime minister has been under pressure from the opposition, independents and others to act on an influential report by late Labor MP Peta Murphy.
- Paul Sakkal
- Analysis
- Gambling
Rare bright spot in an area dogged by lobbying and political backflips
An exemption that allowed hundreds of pubs and clubs to extend gaming between 4am and 10am has been clawed back by the Minns government.
- Bevan Shields
Australians use banned bookie as war wagers spark journalist death threats
Punters are circumventing the ban on Polymarket, where bets on the US-Israel-Iran war have triggered ethical concerns and fears of insider trading.
- Elias Visontay