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Tatts Group Limited
Address: 615 St.Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004
Postal Address: Locked Bag 888, St.Kilda Rd Central, VIC 8008
E-mail Address: info@tattersalls.com.au
Phone: +61 3 8517 7777
Fax: +61(3) 9527-2412
Investor Relations investorrelations@tattsgroup.com
Website www.tattsgroup.com
Investment Information Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2010
Annual Report 2009
Key Executives
Chairman - Non-executive Mr Harry Boon
Managing Director and Chief Executive Mr Robbie Cooke
Non-executive Director Mr Robert Bentley
Non-executive Director Ms Lyndsey Cattermole AM
Non-executive Director Mr Brian Jamieson
Non-executive Director Mr Julien Playoust
Non-executive Director Mr Kevin Seymour AM
 

Background Information

Tatts Group History And Heritage
Key dates in the history of Tatts Group
2012 Tatts Group acquires Tote Tasmania
2010 Tatts Group acquires NSW Lotteries
2008 Tatts Group acquires CentreRacing
2007 Tattersall's Limited changes its name to Tatts Group Limited
2007 Tattersall's acquires Golden Casket Lottery Corporation
2007 Tattersall's acquires Talarius (gaming operations)
2006 Merger of equals between Tattersall's Ltd & UNiTAB Ltd under the Tattersall's Ltd brand
2005 UNiTAB acquires Maxgaming business
2005 Tattersall's acquires 100% of Bytecraft
2005 Tattersall's George Adams foundation established
2005 Estate of the late George Adams is wound up and Tattersall's Ltd listed on the ASX
2002 TABQ changes its name to UNiTAB ¦2002 TABQ acquires SA TAB
2000 TABQ acquires NT TAB
1999 TABQ listed on the ASX
1992 Tatts Pokies launched
1972 first Tattslotto draw. Launched under the Gold Lotto brand in Queensland in 1981
1962 TAB opens for business in Queensland
1954 Tattersall's secured licenses & moved to Melbourne
1916 Entertainment Committee of the Queensland Patriotic Fund established the Golden Casket draw lottery
1904 George Adams dies & the Estate of the late George Adams is formed
1897 George Adams secures a legal license to operate Tattersall's Sweeps from Tasmania
1881 George Adams organised a Public Sweep on the Sydney Cup – Tattersall's Hotel, Sydney



News 2013
June 11, 2013 Gambling Giants Fight State Government Levy
June 3, 2013 Tatts Groups Eyes Online Growth
May 22, 2013 Tatts Group Ltd Looks to Irish Lottery Licence
May 8, 2013 $82m Levy Demand on Betting Companies Does Not Deter Investors
May 6, 2013 Poker Machine Operators Debate Legal Action Over Levy Charge
April 26, 2013 Tatts Group Deal a $90m Blow To Racing Industry
March 4, 2013 Tatts Group CEO Tasked with Harmonizing Tatts' Online Distribution with its Bricks-and-Mortar Retail Channel
February 21, 2013 Tatts Group Looking to Pursue Online Opportunities
January 21, 2013 Tatts May Consider Shifting Its Focus Offshore for Suitable Lottery Acquisitions in Coming Years
January 15, 2013 Other Bidders Interested in Managing the PA Lottery Identified


News 2012
November 28, 2012 Australian Newsagents Federation React to Sale of SA Lotteries
November 27, 2012 Tatts Rival Blasts SA Lottery Sale
November 27, 2012 Tatts Wins Right to Manage the South Australian Lotteries Business
October 25, 2012 Tatts Growth High Despite Poker Machine Suit
September 25, 2012 Odds Look Better For Tatts As It Overcomes Resistance
September 20, 2012 Tatts CEO Saw Remuneration Surge By More Than 40 Per Cent
September 19, 2012 Tatts Group Steps Up Its Investment in Online Technology; Hires Travel Company Executive to Replace CEO
September 6, 2012 Tatts Group Withdraws From Lottery Contract Bidding
September 3, 2012 Tatts Group to Standardise on New Business DSL Network
August 24, 2012 Tatts Boss Bows Out While On A Roll
August 24, 2012 Lotteries Business to Become Company’s Top Earner
August 24, 2012 Victorian Government Plans to Fight Former Poker Machine Operators' Lawsuits
August 23, 2012 Tatts Group FY2012 Results Setting New Benchmarks
August 23, 2012 Negotiations Begin For Next TAB Wagering Licence
August 22, 2012 Tabcorp's Compensation Demand Adds To Government Pressure
August 16, 2012 Pubs And Clubs Applaud End of Poker Machine Duopoly
August 16, 2012 Labor Rejects Poker Machine Restrictions Cause For Tatts Group Move Interstate
August 16, 2012 Tatts Group Initiates Legal Action Over Loss of License
August 16, 2012 Poker Machines Shut-Down for Change Over
August 14, 2012 Queensland Wins Lottery Business
August 3, 2012 Tatts Group Flags Higher Net Profit
July 26, 2012 State Demands Upfront Fee for New National Lottery Licence
July 26, 2012 ACCC Authorises Collective Bargaining By Tasmanian Lottery Agents
July 22 2012 Tatts Named as Potential Bidder for Lottery Licence
July 4, 2012 Lottery, Gaming Group Hoping For $40 Million Tax Windfall in Court Appeal
June 6, 2012 Tatts Group is Unlikely to Capture the Luck of the Irish
May 31, 2012 Gaming Machine Monitoring Fee Arrangements Finalised
May 30, 2012 Tatts Drawn-Down Debt to Give Funding "Firepower" For SA Licence Acquisition
May 29, 2012 Tatts Group Limited Announce Offer of Tatts Bonds to be Listed on ASX
May 25, 2012 Competition and Consumer Commission Weighs Tasmanian Lottery Plan
May 22, 2012 Lottery Stock To Watch - Tatts Group Out-Paces the Market
May 12, 2012 State Government Criticised for Failing to Impose a Wagering Tax on New TOTE Owner
May 7, 2012 Punters Queue Up For Tuesday's $70m Oz Lotto Draw
May 3, 2012 Lotto Millions Pile Up
April 28, 2012 State Faces $1.2 Billion Compensation Payout Over Poker Machine License Claims
April 4, 2012 Tatts Group will be Hoping it Has the Winning Ticket to Acquire SA Lottery
April 2, 2012 Will Departing CEO Make It Out The Door This Time
April 2, 2012 Tatts Searches For New CEO
March 26, 2012 Tatts Group Limited: Tatts Completes Tote Tasmania Transaction
March 21, 2012 Tatts Mulls Opening Datacentre To Charity
March 8, 2012 Government Orders Plain Packaging Gaming
February 28, 2012 Opposition Condemns TOTE Sale as a “Cash Grab

February 24, 2012

Tatts Interested in Acquiring Lotteries in South Australia and Ireland

February 23, 2012 Tatts Group Limited Report First Half FY12, Revenue Up 4.1%


News 2011
December 2, 2011 Tatts Group Expands Into Tasmania with $103 Million Buy-Out
October 28, 2011 Group’s Lottery Sales Up 6 Per Cent Compared with Corresponding Period Last Year
October 19, 2011 Gaming Giant Expresses Interest in TOTE Tasmania
October 3, 2011 Patts, Mitchells and Mojo Pick Up Tatts Group’s $25m Media and Creative Accounts
Sept 15, 2011 Tatts May Call Game Over
Sept 14, 2011 Tatts Group Limited: Victorian Monitoring License
August 30, 2011 Tatt’s Group Withdraws Its Supreme Court Appeal to Install 40 Poker Machines at Proposed Tavern
August 25, 2011 Tatts Group Limited - FY2011 Results, A Year of Transition
August 14, 2011 Modest Growth Expected For Gambling This Reporting Season
July 19, 2011 Victoria Wagering Licence Goes To Tabcorp
June 28, 2011 Wagering License Decision Could be Delayed
June 11, 2011 Tatts Group Keen on SA Lotteries
June 7, 2011 Tattersall Faces Stern Opposition to Install Poker Machines in Doreen
April 11, 2011 Tatts Chooses Morpho’s Gaming Terminals
March 14, 2011 Lottery and Gaming Giant Tatts Group Launches Pitch for Its Creative and Media Accounts
March 3, 2011 Government to Consult Following INTRALOT Report
February 25, 2011 Tatts Reaps the Benefits of Its Takeover of NSW Lotteries
February 24, 2011 Tatts Profit Up on NSW Lotteries
January 27, 2011 Golden Casket Announce Flood Recovery Draw
January 27, 2011 Exciting News - More Prizes, More Winners for TattsLotto Players
January 24, 2011 Tatts Group Responds To Flood Appeal

News 2010
Dec 20, 2010 Tattersall’s a Winning Bet
Nov 23, 2010 Auditor-General Expresses Concern with Tender Wording, But Says Lotteries Sale Above Board
August 19, 2010 Lottery Loses Scratch Ticket Lawsuit
June 2, 2010 Lotteries Bidder in Compensation Demand
May 12, 2010 Coalition Threatens Censure Over Lotteries Sale
August 27, 2010 State Gambling Regulator Prosecuting Marketing Company Offering Betting on Computer Terminals in Pubs
August 26, 2010 Tatts Profit Slides, Sees FY 2011 Upswing
July 30, 2010 And Then There Were Three; Three Left in the Hunt for Wagering Licence
July 30, 2010 Report Criticizes Betting License Process
June 29, 2010 Difficult Times For Tatts Group
June 29, 2010 Tattersall’s Cuts Value of UK Gaming Machine Business By $140m
June 24, 2010 INTRALOT Australia is Not Going Anywhere
June 24, 2010 Pressure to End Gaming Duopoly
June 24, 2010 Book Your WLA 2010 Trade Show or Sponsorship Package Online Now!
June 2, 2010 PVS to Run Gambling Operations for Venues After 2012
June 2, 2010 Lotteries Bidder in Compensation Demand
May 26, 2010 WLA 2010 Advertising Awards Now Open For Submissions
April 7, 2010 Tatts Group CEO Expresses Little Sympathy for NSW Lotteries Bidding Losers
April 2, 2010 Disputed Lotteries Deal Could Head to Court
April 1, 2010 Tatts Says NSW Lotteries to Lift EBITDA
April 1, 2010 Tatts Completes Purchase of NSW Lotteries
March 30, 2010 NSW Lotteries Sale Sparks Investigation; State's Auditor-General to Investigate Allegations of Impropriety in the Wake of Revelations
March 29, 2010 Premier Defends Probity of Lottery Sale, Denies that the Successful Bidder for NSW Lotteries Was Given Preferential Treatment
March 26, 2010 CFO Disappointed at Market Response to Gaming Group’s Lotteries Purchase
March 14, 2010 Tatts May Be Interested in Tabcorp’s Wagering Unit
March 13, 2010 Tatts Pushing To Increase Revenues From Its Lotteries Business
March 8, 2010 G+T Plays Winning Hand in Transfer of NSW Lotteries
March 9, 2010 Preparations for the WLA 2010 Convention and Trade Show Are Well Underway
March 3, 2010 Lotto and Scratch Off Tickets Tipped For Supermarkets
March 2, 2010 NSW Lotteries Sale
March 2, 2010 Tatts Buys NSW Lotteries
February 25, 2010 Tatts First Half Inches Higher, Posts $145m HY Profit, Expects Better Second Half
February 15, 2010 Can Australia's Leading Gaming Companies Really Justify A Premium To Their Global Counterparts?
January 27, 2010 Tatts and Tabcorp to Go Head-to-Head in NSW Lotteries Auction; Experienced Lottery Operator Tatts Regarded as the Front-Runner
January 19, 2010 Merrill Lynch Tips Tatts Amid Bids for NSW Lotteries


Lottery News 2009

Conclusion of TOTE Sale Process; No Takers! Tote Tasmania Sale Fails
HOBART, Tasmania (December 3, 2009) - -The Treasurer, Michael Aird, today announced the conclusion of the sale process for TOTE Tasmania..................Subscribers

Tatts Sells SA Gaming Interests
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 2, 2009) – Lotteries and gaming giant Tatts Group Ltd says it has entered into a deal to sell all its interest in South African gaming operations to a local company for.......................Subscribers

Tatts Expects Growth to Slow
Tatts Lotteries, including Golden Casket, has delivered an eight per cent increase in net revenue so far this year
BRISBANE, Qld,. Australia (October 30, 2009) – Lotteries and gaming firm Tatts Group Ltd says it expects flatter growth in future but is confident about expansion opportunities,.................Subscribers

Counter Real Estate Dispute Blamed for Shortfall in Scratchcard Forecast Estimate
MELBOURNE, Victoria (October 26, 20090 – According to a leading Melbourne newspaper the Victorian Government has been accused of attempting to disguise a shortfall in the forecast estimate for Instant Lottery games in FY08-09..........................Subscribers

Tatts Annual Report to Shareholders
Announced by: TTS
Announced on: 28/09/2009
The earnings from Tatts' portfolio of networked gambling businesses have again proven to be reliable and robust. Our licences provide the underlying business stability, while our core business strengths, strong balance sheet and conviction of our people positions the business to optimise our future.................Subscribers

Tattersal's Confident
PERTH, Western Australia (September 24, 2009) - Tatts Group's confidence that it will emerge the winner of the NSW Lotteries sales process does not appear misplaced once the numbers have been crunched...................Subscribers

TOTE Sale Doubts Mount
HOBART, Tasmania (September 10, 2009) -- Deutsche Bank has valued TOTE Tasmania at just $90 million, fuelling speculation its sale may be abandoned....................Subscribers

Bets Off As Tote Sale Stalls
HOBART, Tasmania (September 5, 2009) – Local media reports suggest hopes of a financial windfall from the sale of TOTE Tasmania are fading as buyers pull out of the race for the betting agency..................Subscribers

Tatts Group Eyeing Acquisition Opportunities
VICTORIA, Australia (August 28, 2009) – According to a report in a leading Melbourne newspaper Tatts Group is eyeing acquisition opportunities in Australia and overseas after confirming yesterday that it would be a likely bidder for the NSW Government's lotteries business.......................Subscribers

Tatts Posts Profit, But Says Growth Rates May Slow
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 27, 2009) -- Tatts Group says customers are changing spending patterns, and growth rates may slow as unemployment rises.....................Subscribers

TOTE Tasmania Sale Process
MELBOURNE, Victoria (August 18, 2009) - Further to Tatts Group’s announcement on 27 July 2009 regarding the TOTE Tasmania sale process, Tatts Group today announced that it has decided not to lodge a final and binding bid for TOTE Tasmania.
SOURCE: Tatts Group Press Release.

INTRALOT Accuses Tatts Group of Anti-Competitive Behaviour Takes Matter to Federal Court
Article By: Michael Bachelard
MELBOURNE, Victoria (August 4, 2009) - The fight between Victoria’s two lotteries operators will spill into the Federal Court next week as newcomer INTRALOT accuses its giant competitor, Tatts Group, of anti-competitive behaviour..................Subscribers

Tatts Group TOTE Tasmania Sale Process Announcement
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 27, 2009) -- The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is to make public enquiries into Tatts Group’s ongoing participation in the sale by the Tasmanian Government of TOTE Tasmania..................Subscribers

TOTE Tasmania Wagering Business Could Attract Offshore Bidders
MELBOURNE, Victoria (July 27, 2009)  - The Australian state of Tasmania's TOTE Tasmania wagering business, has attracted interest from Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (TAH.AX), Tatts Group (TTS.AX) and offshore players, a source close to the sale said on Monday................Subscribers

Victorian Government Puts Tote Tasmania on Notice
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 5, 2009) -- The Brumby Labor Government is considering revoking a tax exemption granted to TOTE Tasmania in order to protect Victorian racing industry revenue, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls said today...................Subscribers

Tattersall's Performing Strongly
SYDNEY, Australia (July 1, 2009) - The recent Oz Lotto draw saw that for every $1 ticket invested players had exposure to close to a dollar's worth of prize pool. According to JPMorgan's analysts, this compares with the normal average return of 56c per ticket, with 44c passed onto Tattersal’s and the State Government......................Subscribers

Lottery and Gaming Operator Puts Its Money on Riverbed to Accelerate Applications and Cut IT Costs
Gaming and Lottery Operator Selects Riverbed Steelhead Appliances to Accelerate Applications and Cut IT Costs; Project Achieves ROI in Just 6 Months
SAN FRANCISCO, California, USA (June 15, 2009) - Riverbed Technology, the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced that wagering, gaming and lottery operator Tatts Group has selected and deployed Riverbed® Steelhead® appliances at three locations in Australia......................Subscribers

Landmark Gaming Industry Restructure Goes Ahead
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 5, 2009) -- The Brumby Labor Government’s historic restructure of the Victorian gaming industry is on track, with legislation establishing the new venue-operator model for gaming venues passing the Upper House last night....................Subscribers

Commission Authorizes Collective Bargaining by Lottery Agents
CANBERRA, ACT, Australia (June 3, 2009) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted an authorisation allowing Victorian lottery agents to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of their contracts with the two companies licensed to operate lotteries in Victoria, Tattersall's and INTRALOT....................Subscribers

ACCC Considers Collective Bargaining By Victorian Lottery Agents In The Public Interest
CANBERRA, ACT, Australia (May 7, 2009) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proposes to allow Victorian lottery agents to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of their contracts with the two companies licensed to operate lotteries in Victoria, Tattersall's and INTRALOT....................Subscribers

Legislative Council Approves Sale of Betting Agency TOTE Tasmania
HOBART, Tasmania (April 29, 2009) – According to local media reports the Legislative Council last night approved the contentious sale of betting agency TOTE Tasmania...............Subscribers

Lottery / Gaming Firm Extends Chief Executive and Managing Director’s Contract
VICTORIA, Australia (March 27, 2009) -- Chief Executive and Managing Director Tatts Group Chairman Harry Boon announced today that the Board has reached an agreement to extend current Chief Executive Dick McIlwain’s contract for a further three years, to take effect from October 12, 2009.................Subscribers

Lottery Race
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 16, 2009) – Australian gaming companies Tatts and Tabcorp are reportedly now scrambling to make up lost income in an arena of precious few gaming assets up for grabs. Tabcorp is plotting a bid for a state lottery license in New South Wales, while Rival Tatts has already said it would also be interested in the license................Subscribers

Tatts Group Report First-Half Profit Rose 8.8% - Eyeing Acquisition Opportunities Including NSW Lotteries
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 26, 2009) -- Net income rose to $144.7 million, or 11.4 cents a share, in the six months ended December from $133 million, or 10.5 cents, a year earlier, Melbourne-based Tatts Group said in a statement..................Subscribers


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