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Gambling ref Klein sat in on stewards inquiry while ‘training’ with Racing NSW
Ashley Klein, the State of Origin referee who had a $400,000 gambling problem known to the NRL, has been undertaking professional development at Racing NSW.
- Chris Barrett
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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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‘Desperate cash grab’: Australian casino billionaire named alongside Drake in lawsuit
The megastar rapper is accused of using an Australian-founded online casino to inflate streaming numbers and prey on vulnerable consumers.
- Kishor Napier-Raman
‘It’s happening to young men across Australia’: Family warns of gambling devastation after Kyle’s suicide
After Kyle Hudson’s suicide, his family said they were tortured by learning betting agencies had flagged him as a high-risk gambler from the age of 18.
- Melissa Cunningham
1000 days later: Albanese government unveils ‘scaled-back’ gambling reforms
After a long wait, the federal government’s response to a landmark parliamentary inquiry into gambling harm has been released, but the focus is on the federal budget.
- Rob Harris
Kyle tried to limit his gambling seven times. After his death, a coroner asks why Sportsbet didn’t take it as a sign of concern
In the days before his death, Ashley Baker said, her boyfriend became increasingly anxious and distressed, and told her he had lost his entire life savings to gambling.
- Melissa Cunningham
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$6b betting giant had 500 problem-gambling breaches, but the regulator took too long to fine it
The lack of fines for the company behind Ladbrokes and Neds has sparked claims that current gaming laws are “useless” and the regulator is hamstrung.
- Elias Visontay
‘Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor’ to win $47,600 bet
French police are investigating suspicions that a hairdryer may have been used to tamper with official weather readings to make thousands of dollars in Polymarket bets.
- James Titcomb
US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $560,000 bet on Maduro raid
Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture the Venezuelan president and is accused accessing classified information to make money on prediction market site Polymarket.
- Hallie Golden and Konstantin Toropin
NRL clubs handed betting sponsorship lifeline in face of looming ban
NRL teams will be allowed to retain gambling sponsors until their deals expire, meaning their logos will continue to be displayed on jerseys beyond 2028.
- Chris Barrett