GAMING EXPO GEARS UP

The 2015 Australasian Gaming Expo will throw open its doors in less than 100 days as the industry gears up for another ‘bigger and better’ on the now streamlined Glebe Island. [caption id="attachment_2417" align="alignright" width="480"] AGE 2014[/caption] Last year’s Expo

BETTING GIANT CITES VENUE IMPORTANCE IN BATTLE FOR DIGITAL

The long-fought rivalry between Tabcorp and Tatts continues, with the growing battle for the prized digital market ironically triumphing venues. Earlier this year Tatts Group launched its digital service Tattsbet, but even more recently rebranded it with the fresh name

JOHN TAPP TO CALL IT A DAY

After 50 years and more than 50,000 race calls, Australian racing doyen John “Johnny” Tapp will soon retire. [caption id="attachment_2045" align="alignright" width="444"] John Tapp and In the Gig co-host Gareth Hall[/caption] The man described as “the voice of Australian racing”

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY TAKES ON MORE TECH

International Game Technology continues to flex its muscles in the international gaming industry with the announcement of a massive merger and another milestone for Advantage Club. IGT – a world leader in gaming equipment – has joined with the largest

GREYHOUND RACING CARNAGE CONTINUES

The blood bath continues in the greyhound racing industry as an already banned trainer is jailed for intimidating a key witness. The Four Corners expose in mid-February that showed clandestine footage of trainers including well-known identities using possums, rabbits and

PUB-CLUB DIVIDE REACHING “MORALLY BANKRUPT” LEVELS

A proposed EGM licence trading scheme in the ACT should be delayed according to the AHA as it will only further the profits of Clubs and the divide between them and hotel businesses. [caption id="attachment_1754" align="alignright" width="214"] Brad Watts, AHA

SKY’S THOROUGHBRED CENTRAL CHANNEL SET TO RACE

Sky Racing’s new thoroughbred-only channel will be launched this Saturday, bringing new technology and “a new era for Australian race broadcasting”. Sky Thoroughbred Central replaces the existing Sky Racing World, and will be supported with innovations such as boutique camera

LIFE BAN FOR GUILTY GREYHOUND OWNERS

The carnage has begun for owners of greyhounds in the wake of the shocking Four Corners expose last month that rocked the industry and brought outcries from the public. The story, broadcast nationally, showed disturbing pixelated footage of pigs, rabbits

TABCORP ANNOUNCES BIG GUNS FOR 2015

Australia’s biggest wagering provider is off to a racing start in 2015, confirming its continued partnership with veteran bloodstock company Inglis and announcing the upcoming start for world-renowned race caller Darren Flindell. Locking in another three years with Inglis, Tabcorp

Tabcorp taps into post-summer sport with new campaign

As anticipation builds around the impending NRL and Group 1 Racing Carnival, Tabcorp has unleashed a new campaign suggesting something is “missing” from summer. Based on the fact that Australians love sport, the on-site betting provider is playing on the