A yet to be identified winner in New Jersey has won $US1.13 billion in the Mega Millions lottery.
Staff Writers
Billionaire Laurence Escalante’s privately-owned VGW made $207m after tax in the December half-year off $2.8b in revenue.
Sean Smith
A rejigged deal that will cement ties with global market darling Nvidia has lit a raging fire under the shares of Perth-based internet services provider Pentanet.
Daniel Newell
Move over Minecraft mania. Fortnite fever’s hit our home and it’s not pretty. But there could be benefits to be gained.
Kate Phillips
A Queensland woman cancelled her gym class while a NSW woman plans to quit her job after winning a stake in the unprecedented $200 million Powerball jackpot.
Luke Costin and Maeve Bannister
No-one has emerged as the top-tier winner of the $150 million Powerball draw, meaning the jackpot increases to $200 million next week.
There is $150 million up for grabs in Thursday's Powerball draw, which could become the biggest lottery prize in Australian history.
Rachael Ward
Tencent Holding’s Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 per cent of staff, according to a company blog and letter to employees.
Cecilia D’Anastasio
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has hit back at claims from the boss of Crown Perth that the city lacks vibrancy and things to do, claiming Crown itself is failing to live up to its promises.
Jake Dietsch & Josh Zimmerman
Three people in Sydney have become multi-millionaires winning $32 million each in Oz Lotto's giant Boxing Day draw.
Samantha Lock
Peta Murphy's tireless work on anti-gambling would be best remembered by implementing her harm mitigation recommendations, advocates say.
Kat Wong
New figures have shed light on the suburbs where Aussies are using the most internet data, and what exactly they are doing.
Anthony Anderson
Arc Infrastructure has pulled an animated children’s game aimed at promoting level crossing safety from its website after a flurry of complaints labelling it ‘disgusting’ and ‘insensitive’.
Cally Dupe
Regulators were concerned that the takeover would reduce competition in the gaming market, in particular around the nascent area of cloud gaming.
Arjun Kharpal
A player in California has won a $A2.753 billion Powerball jackpot, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize
Video games which offer in-game gambling will be restricted as part of big changes to the industry, the Albanese government has announced.
Steve Zemek
WA gaming billionaire Laurence Escalante has spoken out about his guilty plea for drug possession in a Melbourne court, saying he takes ‘full responsibility for this mistake’.
David Johns
Kids as young as 11 are being treated for gaming disorder at a new Perth clinic as experts warn of the growing risk of addiction to online gaming among teens.
Bethany Hiatt
Gaming companies suffered a setback as an Australian parliamentary inquiry recommended banning all advertising for online gambling in order to decouple betting from sport and reduce financial harm.
Angus Whitley
A western Sydney dad has become Australia's second-biggest lottery winner after taking out Thursday's $100m Powerball draw.
Duncan Murray
Hardcore gamers are at risk of developing a disorder that causes them to hallucinate experiences from video games they are playing, new research has revealed.
Small dollar investors have boosted Ready Team One’s fortunes as it sets its sights on the US and beyond.
Jordan Murray
A huge change is coming for Australian punters amid desperate calls for Labor to do more to crack down on gambling harm.
Catie McLeod
As politicians debate reforming NSW's gaming industry, new figures show poker machines pull in a collective $23 million statewide each day.
Luke Costin and Samantha Lock
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