Gambling news headlines

One of the tickets belonged to a couple in NSW while the second was purchased by an unregistered winner from Queensland.

Responsible Gambling Officers will help "identify patrons at risk of harm," or anyone displaying "concerning" gambling behaviours inside RSL clubs

Powerball's mammoth prize will jackpot again after there were no winners of tonight's $150 million.

The popular venue was forced to pay $5500 for having an ATM room attached to its gaming area.

Powerball will jackpot to a staggering $150 million after there were no major winners of tonight's draw.

Tonight's draw was worth $50 million in division one but no one took out the top prize, the fourth winless draw in a row.

Three lucky Australians are getting the most life-changing belated Christmas present after the record Oz Lotto jackpot went off last night.

The $90 million jackpot will be drawn tonight after there were no division one winners during the last nine lotto draws.

Christmas could come a day late for one or more Australians after Oz Lotto jackpotted to $90 million.

It comes as tonight's Oz Lotto jackpot will hit $70 million for one of the last draws this year.

Mandatory gambling rules have been introduced at Melbourne's Crown Casino as the empire seeks to recoup its tarnished reputation.

It's fairly rare for a Keno win to reach lottery-size jackpots, so here's hoping this ticket isn't lost in the wash.

Australians fed a "staggering" amount of cash into poker machines the last financial year, and NSW easily suffered the heaviest losses.

A woman who won the entire $60 million in last night's Powerball draw will donate to several charities close to her heart.

The latest analysis from Wesley Mission has revealed more NSW residents are losing more money with anti-gambling advocates calling on the state government to fast-track the rollout of "sensible, proportionate and effective" reform.

Hefty penalties will be introduced for companies that breach the ban.

Pubs and clubs in breach of the new laws now face a potential $11,000 fine.

Australia is home to 10 new multi-millionaires after a NSW syndicate claimed the $40 million Powerball jackpot.

An aptly-nicknamed man has scored a massive Keno win in Queensland.

New data from The Lott has revealed the supposedly luckiest postcodes for scratchies in the past financial year.

NSW pubs and clubs have one week left to remove all external gambling-related signage to reduce harm and tackle money laundering.

An alleged high-end illegal casino which required an $8000 buy-in to attend has been busted in Melbourne.

One of its VIP gaming floors will close as the casino fails to attract high-roller gamblers.

Australians who register can exclude themselves from placing bets from a minimum of three months, to a lifetime.

Stake, a crypto gambling firm backed by hip hop star Drake, has been accused of trading off the reputation of a trading and investment firm with the same name.

Ten people are now $5 million richer after two tickets won the $100 million Powerball jackpot.

In one particular recording, a woman can be heard screaming as the incredible news that she'd one a million dollars was broken to her.

Sweeping reforms are expected to be rolled out by 2024.

The federal government will make BetStop, a "national self-exclusion register for online wagering", available from next month.

Online gambling advertisements should be banned in Australia within three years, according to a new report to the federal government.

After nearly 10 years of playing the same lottery number combination, a $50,000 payday has finally arrived for a man in the US, lottery officials said.

Alexander Gassner has sued Sportsbet and Beteasy in the Federal Court seeking to recoup his losses and accusing the companies of "unconscionable conduct".

Influencers in France caught flouting the nation's strict new ad laws could now face time behind bars, or fines worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The agreement is however subject to Federal Court approval at a hearing on July 10 and 11.

The NSW government is giving just three months to scrap all external signage promoting gambling as the state government continues its crackdown on the industry.

Each expected to take home over $1.4 million, the four are among a total of 10 winners from across the country. 

Former horse trainer Thomas Hughes has admitted he stabbed two people during a psychotic episode at the "lowest ebb" of his life, his lawyer has told a court.

Having a punt or a wager is as Aussie as Vegemite.

Australians lose up to $25 billion in gambling each year.

The gaming giant has been been hit with a $30 million fine by Victoria's gambling watchdog over investigations into undocumented bank cheques.

Betr has been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for breaching NSW law.

Officials say it's possible someone in NSW went to bed completely unaware they won tonight's entire $30 million Powerball jackpot.

A Melbourne man is demanding action after gambling away more than $200,000.

New documents offer the strongest indication yet of why Stephen Paddock carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

The casino giant said no customer data has been compromised.

Worrying number of young Aussies reeled into placing their first bet through prolific advertising by the multi-billion-dollar gambling industry.

Sydney man Thomas was buckling under a mountain of debt, had been lying to friends and family for years and even stole from his grandfather, before a frank conversation helped him out of black hole.

Jordyn Bateman's low came while collecting empty cans for 10 cents a pop so he could go and play the pokies.

A single player took out the entirety of last night's entire Powerball jackpot, instantly earning them a grand total of $40 million.

The winner had been a mystery, and remains a mystery.