Lotto
Adrian Portelli’s giveaway business to be outlawed
Billionaire Adrian Portelli’s lawyers have urged the government to not paint the whole industry with the same brush, as gambling reforms target giveaway businesses.
- Angus Delaney and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Lotto extension was in the works months before laws allowed it
The Victorian government has awarded TLC a 40-year extension without a public tender process in return for an upfront premium payment of more than $1.1 billion, a deal that was in the works well before the law changed to allow it.
- Kieran Rooney
Victoria’s secret lotto licence extension to be probed by auditor-general
The investigation will focus on whether the secretive process was good value for taxpayers and a competitive process.
- Kieran Rooney
Lottery boss criminally charged after Australians’ $US95m win
Gary Grief has been accused of abusing his office after Australian gamblers were allowed to buy nearly 26 million tickets in 72 hours.
- Patrick Begley
The holder of a $100m Bondi lotto ticket still hasn’t come forward. What happens now?
More than a month later and after extensive public appeals, no one has claimed the life-changing prize.
- Josefine Ganko and Christine Lee
‘First time playing Powerball’: Young Melbourne man, Queensland couple split $100 million prize
Santa has granted a Melbourne man and two Rockhampton grandparents the ultimate Christmas wish this year in the form of a winning Powerball ticket.
- Opinion
- Pension
We won the lottery, but lost our pension. Could we have prevented this?
Once you start spending your windfall, you may start to regain some of your lost pension. But consider yourself extremely fortunate and just enjoy the money.
- Noel Whittaker
If you win $150 million, odds are you’ll have big decisions to make. Here’s what to do
The chances of you taking home the jackpot are extremely slim, but if you do, experts say there are ways to deal with all that cash and your emotions.
- Carolyn Webb
Perth man accidentally puts winning lotto ticket in washing machine
The Belmont man had a division one ticket to Saturday’s $20 million jackpot.
- Heather McNeill
Hunt over for second winner after record $200m Powerball jackpot
The woman was preparing to head out for her 6am gym class on Friday when she realised lottery officials had been searching for her.