Many states are pondering making gambling on sports legal after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal ban. But is the industry really worth as much as some say it is?
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But those hoping for a boon in tax revenues could be sorely mistaken: Sports betting isn’t as lucrative as it’s often portrayed to be.
Mobile money transfers have been a great asset. But the rise of online betting could threaten its contribution.
Of all sports, cricket is said to be the epitome of fair play. That has a lot to do with its long history.
It’s a breed of dog which deserves a better place in society.
The financial services industry is nothing more than gambling, dressed up in the ‘professional’ clothing of business.
The Australian Hotels Association of South Australia claims poker machine reforms proposed by Nick Xenophon’s SA Best party would wipe out ‘many of the 26,000’ jobs in the hotel industry. Is that right?
Business leaders some sectors are feeling less positive about the year ahead because consumers are spending less, according to our analysis of the outlook of leaders of Australia’s ASX 200 companies.
Pokies companies want to keep their customers “in the zone”, that’s why they spend so much to keep tabs on them.
Banning the whip in Australian horse racing would only deter a minority of race enthusiasts from gambling or watching any events.
Nick Xenophon says the proposals encapsulated in his party’s gambling policy for the South Australian election are just the start of a wider push for reform.
With a proposition bet, the odds are always against you.
Disadvantage predicts the extent of poker machine losses far more in Tasmania than in other Australian states and territories.
On December 30, 1967 the UK’s highest court drew a line in the sand over the rise of casinos. Here’s what happened next.
Star Wars Battlefront II, which lets you play parts of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, ignited debate among gamers, industry and governments that may change how video games are played and make money.
In-app purchases and ‘loot boxes’ in mobile games deliver easy cash for developers and publishers of digital games - and kids are easily sucked in.
Ireland is the ‘wild west’ of gambling, with little regulation to protect people from the potential social harm. This needs to change.
Excessive indulgence is the city’s unifying theme. It’s also a way to end your life. Just ask Stephen Paddock.
The Labour Party’s promises are a start – but we need to go further. It’s a public health crisis.
Research that studied the pokie risks gamblers were prepared to take after they held a live crocodile has been awarded one of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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James Doughney is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus professor, Victoria University
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Head, Experimental Gambling Research Lab, CQUniversity Australia
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
