With leagues lobbying for their share, a thriving illegal market that needs to be stifled, and bettors chomping at the bit, the headaches are just beginning.

The spread of video games from desktop PCs to the pockets of young people everywhere has brought new hazards – in the form of online social gambling.

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?

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.

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.