Wagering

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The latest news, features and analysis on the wagering industry.

Thunderbet acquired as bookie rationalisation heats up

Wagga Wagga-based bookmaker Thunderbet has become the latest smaller betting operator to be acquired, with Marantelli Bet to take over from Wednesday May 29.

Entain opts to stick the global course after strategic review

Wagering giant Entain will retain the vast majority of its global assets after an internal strategic review.

No news is not good news - Could gambling reform become a federal election issue?

As the wagering industry nervously awaits word from the federal government on the laws regulating the advertising and promotion of gambling, there is a greater chance that reform will become a central issue at the upcoming election, writes Bren O’Brien.

Sportsbet still caught in wagering downdraft

Australia’s biggest corporate bookmaker, Sportsbet, saw its revenue decline US$22 million year-on-year through the first three months of 2024.

Sportsbet appoint Michael Foster as new CIO

Sportsbet has confirmed that Michael Foster will assume the role of Chief Information Officer with Australia’s biggest corporate bookmaker.

The sharks are circling as rising taxes bite the bookies

Online bookmaker TopSport once aimed to be at the top of the Australian wagering food chain until increased taxation forced it to make a strategic business decision.

Tweaks in troubled UK affordability checks a heads-up for Australia

The implementation of affordability checks on punters in the United Kingdom may have taken a ‘move in the right direction’, but the troubled process is a lesson for countries like Australia, which may consider similar measures.
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