In 1887 Tattersall's became the official Tasmanian lottery when the Government invited George Adams (Founder of Tattersalls) to run a lottery, with the properties of a failed bank as prizes.
Today Tattersall's is the Victorian Government's third biggest source of revenue.
Tattersall's Gaming Pty Ltd holds a license to own and operate gaming machines in Victoria, and holds a license to monitor gaming machines in Queensland
Tattersall's was the first operator in the world to offer lottery by phone.

Tattslotto Opens In The ‘Gold Town’
FIJI (December 4, 2008) -- People of Tavua will no longer have to travel all the way to Ba to try their luck on winning a Fiji Tattslotto lottery...................Subscribers

Lottery Agents Threaten To Sue Over 7-11 Franchise Agreement
VICTORIA, Australia (November 25, 2008) -- Lottery agents could take legal action against Tattersall's after the company announced yesterday (see below) that 7-11 stores would soon be licensed to sell lottery tickets................Subscribers

Gaming Machine Business Facing Slowdown in 2H
VICTORIA, Australia (November 20, 2008) -- Speaking at its annual meeting in Melbourne, Tatts Group chief executive Dick McIlwain said its gaming [poker] machine business had seen flat revenues in the first half of this financial year and the next half could see a slowdown across the business...............Subscribers

Tatts Lottery Revenue Has Been Dented By Competition From Rival Operator
VICTORIA, Australia (November 20, 2008) -- Gaming giant Tatts Group says its lottery revenue has been dented by competition from rival Greek company INTRALOT...............Subscribers

Tatts Predicts Lift in Earnings for Half; Eyes NSW Lotteries and Keno License
VICTORIA, Australia (November 19, 2008) -- Lottery and gaming firm Tatts Group expects a lift in earnings for the first half of this financial year and flagged growth opportunities outside the gambling realm...............Subscribers

Is Tatts Group About To Win The NSW Lottery?
FN Arena News, AUSTRALIA (November 12 2008) -- For some time shares in Tatts Group ((TTS) have struggled as the market wonders how the company will replace earnings to be lost in future years from the changes to poker machine licence arrangements in Victoria. Finally, there appears to be an opportunity on offer.....................Subscribers

Government Calls For Interest In Wagering And Betting Licence
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (November 5, 2008) -- The State Government is calling for Registrations of Interest (ROI) for a Wagering and Betting Licence, as part of the restructure of the Victorian gambling industry....................Subscribers

Tatts Group to Bid for New South Wales Lottery, Review Says
VICTORIA, Australia (November 3, 2008) -- Tatts Group Ltd., Australia's biggest lottery operator, will bid for the New South Wales state lottery business should it be sold said Chief Executive Officer Dick McIlwain..................Subscribers

Keno on Call to 2500 Venues With Quick-Draw Lotteries
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 7, 2008) -- Keno will be available to 2500 clubs and pubs in an overhaul of quick-draw lotteries...............Subscribers

Tatts Group Eyeing Acquisitions, Shows Interest in NSW Lotteries
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 3, 2008) - Australian gaming group Tatts Group Ltd has room on its balance sheet for acquisitions, with the lottery in New South Wales, Australia's top state by population, top of its wish list, the company said on Friday..............Subscribers

Tatts Lotteries To Launch New Mid-Week Lotto
VICTORIA, Australia (September 3, 2008) -- Tatts Lotteries today announced that it has received approval from the Victorian Government to launch a new mid-week lotto game..............Subscribers

Tatts Gets Lucky With Lotteries, But Profit Below Expectations
MELBOURNE, Australia (August 28, 2008) – Returns from Tatts' gaming business have slowed in the past six months as households suffer the squeeze and it overcomes new competition in the industry. Despite an 11 per cent increase in the full-year profit of.............Subscribers

Gaming Giants Could Consider Tie-Up
VICTORIA, Australia (July 13, 2008) -- Tatts Group Ltd's CEO Dick McIlwain has reportedly acknowledged the potential benefits of merging some of his company’s gaming empire with rival Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.....................Subscribers

New Tattersall’s Agreement to 2013
MILTON, Qld., Australia (July 9, 2008) -- Leading Australian IT and e-commerce company Manaccom Corporation Limited (ASX:MNL) is pleased to announce that a new reseller agreement has been signed with Tattersall’s extending the relationship to June 30, 2013.....................Subscribers

Lottery Turf War Starts in Ernest
VICTORIA, Australia (July 7, 2008) – According to local media reports consumers have been hit with the full fury of INTRALOT's advertising campaign in recent weeks, as the "Luck Factory" tries to win them over....................Subscribers

Tattersall’s Lotteries Look Forward To A New Era
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 29, 2008) -- With the new public lottery licence period announced by the Victorian Government starting on 1 July 2008, Tattersall’s Lotteries has confirmed its commitment to...................Subscribers

Mid-Week Lotto Draw in Limbo
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Aus. (June 28, 2008) -- Wednesday night lotto draws could be suspended for months, resulting in millions of dollars of lost revenue for taxpayers, because of the State Government's approval of a second lotteries operator from Tuesday...............Subscribers

Lottery, Gaming Company to Seek Redress Following License Write-Off
SYDNEY, NSW, Aus. (June 24, 2008) -- Tatts Group has put priority on aggressively pursuing compensation from the Victorian Government after having to write off the value of gambling licences in its accounts because.................Subscribers

Proposal for Gaming Machine License Extension Could be Defeated
VICTORIA, Australia (June 22, 2008) – Lottery and gaming giant Tattersall's could get a five-month extension on its gaming [poker] machine licence in 2012, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, under laws set to be introduced in State Parliament this week. But.................Subscribers

Tattersalls Claims ‘Quick Pick’
VICTORIA, Australia (June 23, 2008) – According to Mark Fletcher who owns a software company and a newsagency in Australia, Tattersalls has claimed that it owns the term ‘Quick Pick’ meaning that INTRALOT has had to.................Subscribers

Gaming Group Writes Off Intangible Assets
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Aus. (June 23, 2008) -- Gaming and wagering company Tatts Group Ltd will write off the carrying value of intangible assets - gaming licences and brands - in the current fiscal year, following changes to gambling licensing arrangements in Victoria.................Subscribers

Mediacom Wins Tatts Account
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 20, 2008) -- Mediacom has beaten off five rival media agencies to retain the consolidated account of Victorian gaming operator Tatts Group, which it has valued at $20m in billings.................Subscribers

Lottery Counter Turf-War - Update
VICTORIA, Australia (June 23, 2008) – On June 18, Mark wrote -- "Tattersalls withdrew all remaining instant scratch ticket stock in Victorian on Monday, leaving 40% of the counter space allocated in.................Subscribers

Changes in the State's Lottery Structure Impacts Retailers
MELBOURNE and HOBART, Australia (June 16, 2008) -- Changes in Victoria’s lottery structure are set to inconvenience newsagents and lottery outlets across both Victoria and Tasmania. In Tasmania the problem is causing a little more frustration, some of Tasmania’s 83 Tattslotto agents say.................Subscribers

INTRALOT Launches Lottery Games
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 11, 2008) -- Global gambling giant INTRALOT today launched several new over-the-counter lottery games in Victoria, including taking over the sale of instant lottery tickets from Tattersall's. INTRALOT Australia managing director Dr. John Katakis announced four new games.................Subscribers

The Good and Bad of Lottery Change
MELBOURNE, Victoria (June 8, 2008) – INTRALOT installed its lottery equipment in the Frankston newsagency late last week, and since this newsagency does not currently sell Tattersalls products it is not engaged in a real-estate dispute, unlike another newsagent who wrote................Subscriptions

Tatts Group Announce Successful Debt Refinancing
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 5, 2008) -- Tatts Group today entered into a syndicated multi-currency debt facility agreement with a syndicate of six banks to refinance existing debt and provide some future funding flexibility..................Subscribers

Tatts Group May Quit Victoria's Gaming Industry, Review Says
VICTORIA, Australia (May 23, 2008) -- Tatts Group Ltd., Australia's second- largest betting shop owner, said it may quit the industry in Victoria when new licensing laws begin in 2012.............Subscribers

Gaming Giants Tabcorp and Tattersall's to Retain Powerful Presence in Gaming Machine Industry Post 2012
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 17, 2008) – The door has been left open for Tabcorp and Tattersall's to retain a powerful presence in the gaming [poker] machine industry with both companies able to bid for machines, after a major gaming overhaul announced last month............Subscribers

Lottery Operator Prepares to Exit Games, Empties Prize Pools
VICTORIA, Australia (May 11, 2008) -- Lottery players are set for windfalls in coming weeks as Tattersall's shuts down some of its popular games....................Subscribers

Select Committee on Gaming Licensing Tables Its Final Report; Says Government Withheld Documents on Lottery Licenses
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 8, 2008) -- A Victorian Upper House committee report has made an open finding on allegations of impropriety surrounding lottery licences...............Subscribers

Tatts Group in Market for $1bn Loan
VICTORIA, Australia (April 24, 2008) -- Gaming company Tatts Group is in the market for a $1 billion loan arranged by Commonwealth Bank, nabCapital , RBS Australia and Westpac...............Subscribers

Tatts Mulling Buyback Plans: Report
VICTORIA, Australia (April 17, 2008) -- Tatts Group is considering a possible share buyback to recoup some of its losses after the Victorian Government scrapped the state's duopoly.............Subscribers

Press Release: Government Announce New Structure For Gaming In Victoria Beyond 2012
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 10, 2008) -- The Premier, John Brumby, today announced approved hotels and clubs would bid directly for gaming machine entitlements under the new structure for Victoria’s gambling industry beyond 2012......................Read the full story at: Vol.43 No.3

Compensation Bid Appears Doomed
VICTORIA, Australia (April 14, 2008) -- A 13-year-old letter appears to have doomed plans by gambling giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group to sue the Victorian Government for $1.2 billion in compensation over the loss of their duopoly grip on the state's poker machine licences..............Subscribers

Premier Vows to Fight Any Compensation Claims Over Gaming Licenses
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 12, 2008) – Victorian Premier John Brumby says he will fight gaming operators Tabcorp and Tattersall's in court if they launch legal action over the stripping of their duopoly licences................Subscribers

Gaming Firms in Freefall After Gaming Sector Shake-Up
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 12, 2008) – Gaming giant’s Tabcorp and Tattersalls' saw their share prices disseminated on the stock market yesterday, dropping more than 20 per cent and wiping $3 billion from their market value after the duo returned to trading following the loss of their monopoly control over Victorian gaming [slot] machines.....................Subscribers

Victorian Gaming, Wagering and Keno Licences post 2012
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 10, 2008) -- The Victorian Government’s announcement today on the future structure of the Victorian Gaming, Wagering and Keno licences post 2012 will mean the end of the Tatts Pokies gaming machine operations as they presently exist..............Subscribers

Australia High Court Rules In Favor of Online Gambling
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 28, 2008) – According to local industry sources a High Court ruling yesterday allowing the Tasmanian betting exchange Betfair to offer internet and phone betting across the nation could have significant implications for the value of wagering licences held by gambling giants Tabcorp and Tattersalls................Subscribers

Government Announce New Problem Gambling Measures, Move to Halve Gaming Machine Bets
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 26, 2008) – The Victorian Government yesterday announced a move to halve gaming [poker] machine bets from $10 to $5...............Subscribers

Profit on the Line as Gaming Giants Await Decision on State's Poker Machine Licences
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 15, 2008) – Both Tattersall’s and Tabcorp are waiting nervously as the Victorian Government prepares to unveil within days the structure of the gaming and wagering industries in the state beyond 2012..................Subscribers

Special Purpose Lottery Would Require Legislation Change
HOBART, Tasmania (March 13, 2008) -- The Tasmanian Government is yet to contact lottery operator Tattersalls about a proposal to help preserve the State's heritage buildings...................Subscribers

Non-Profit Clubs vie for Share of State’s Billion Dollar Gaming Machine Market
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (March 7, 2008) -- Football clubs have formed a gaming alliance that threatens to end the gaming [poker] machine duopoly held by Tabcorp and Tattersall's. ................Subscribers

Parliamentary Inquiry Hears Government Bypasses Advisory Council to Expand Gambling
VICTORIA, Australia (March 4, 2008) -- Members of the high-level ministerial advisory body were not consulted over new betting initiatives..............Subscribers

Lottery/Gaming Group’s H1 Profit Up 24%
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 28, 2008) -- Australian gaming company Tatts Group (TTS.AX), formerly known as Tattersall's, said on Thursday its net profit rose 24 percent, boosted by an acquisition...................Subscribers

Premier Plays Down Vendor’s Forecasts
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 28, 2008) -- Premier John Brumby has rejected lottery vendor INTRALOT's forecasts of reaping more than $4 billion from Victorians through lotteries and scratchie sales................Subscribers

Tattersall's Lose Tipping Competition, Tipstar Terminated
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 25, 2008) -- The Victorian Opposition has criticised the State Government over the closure of the Tipstar football tipping competition, according to an report..............Subscribers

Lottery License Debacle Costs Taxpayers $1.7 Million
VICTORIA, Australia (February 8, 2008) – According to a local media report the cost of the State Government's bungled lottery licence tender process is in the vicinity of $1.7 million............Subscribers

Lottery Firm Buys Out Slot Gaming Chain Partner
LONDON, UK (February 4, 2008) -- Australian lottery operator Tattersall's has taken complete control of high street gaming centre group Talarius, after buying out its co-owner Macquarie in a deal worth approximately GBP50million...............Subscribers

New Fee Structure Gives Lotto Agents Pay Rise
VICTORIA, Australia (January 15, 2008) – According to a leading Melbourne newspaper  a Tattersall's spokesman revealed ticket prices for several games had risen between 5c and 10c from yesterday under a new fee structure..............Subscribers

Tattslotto Outlets Lose Lottery Machines
VICTORIA, Australia (January 13, 2008) – Lotteries and gaming giant Tattersalls - which runs Tattslotto, among other lotteries, has removed a number of its machines from small newsagencies..............Subscribers

ASX Announcement -- Tatts Group Completes Acquisition of Remaining 50% of European Gaming
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 4, 2008) -- Tatts Group advises that yesterday it completed the acquisition, announced on 20 December 2007, of Macquarie Group Limited’s 50% share of the European Gaming Group...............Subscribers

ASX Announcement -- Tatts Group to Acquire Remaining 50% of European Gaming
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 20, 2007) -- Tatts Group advises that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Macquarie Group Limited’s 50% share of the European Gaming Group.........Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.1

Gaming Inquiry Probity Claims
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 20, 2007) -- Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation chief Peter Cohen has alleged Mr. Duncan Fischer, former Tattersall’s CEO, was not granted a gambling industry probity clearance until October 1997..............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Expands European Gaming Interest
VICTORIA, Australia (December 20, 2007) -- Tatts Group, formerly known as Tattersall's, has acquired the remaining 50 per cent stake in European Gaming from Macquarie Group for an undisclosed sum.............Subscribers

$275m Lost Lotto Prizes
VICTORIA, Australia (December 15, 2007) -- A staggering $274.6 million in unclaimed Tattslotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball prizes is sitting in State Government coffers...................Subscribers

Tattersall's Push for More Gaming Machines
VICTORIA, Australia (December 12, 2007) -- In a submission to a government issues paper on future gaming machine licences, Tattersall's urged the government to reconsider its 27,500 machine cap to accommodate growth after 2012............Subscribers

Shareholders Support Tattersall's Limited Name Change
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 30, 2007) -- Tattersall's shareholders today voted in favour of a name change from Tattersall's Limited to Tatts Group Limited. Shareholders at this year's Annual General Meeting.........Subscribers

Gaming Machine Cut Will Hit Profits, Company Says FY08 Results Can't Match FY07
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 30, 2007) -- The following is an extract from the Chief Executive's Addresses presented at the Tattersall's Limited 2007 Annual General Meeting on Friday November 30, 2007.........Subscribers

Chairman's and Chief Executive's Presentations at Tattersall's Limited's 2007 AGM
After a protracted process, the Victorian Government recently announced that Tattersall’s has been successful in securing the important 10 year category 1 Lottery Licence which entitles Tattersall’s to continue to operate the major lottery bloc games in Victoria for the next 10 years, at a cost of...........Subscribers

Government Must Keep Promise on Lotto Agents
Author:  Michael O'Brien MLA
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 22, 2007) -- The Minister for Gaming must keep his promise that Tattersall's agents will be able to sell INTRALOT products with the introduction of the new lotteries player from 1 July 2008..............Subscribers

Company Launches Live Implementation of Lottery Ticketing Program
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (November 28, 2007) -- Bill Express (http://www.billexpress.com.au/) has launched the live implementation of Tattersall's lottery ticketing program..................Subscribers

Victorian Public Lottery Licences Tabled In Parliament and New Agency Commissions Announced
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 22, 2007) - -The Minister for Gaming, Tony Robinson, has today tabled in the Victorian Parliament the licence documents for the conduct of Victorian public lotteries for the next 10 years commencing on July 1 2008....................Subscribers

Minister Releases Details of New Lottery Licenses

MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 22, 2007) -- The Victorian Gaming Minister, Tony Robinson, has released details concerning the state’s new lottery licence(s). The documents were tabled in State Parliament yesterday.....................Subscribers

Government’s Refusal to Hand-Over Secret Lottery Papers Could Spark a Constitutional Crisis
VICTORIA, Australia (November 19, 2007) – State Treasurer John Lenders is expected to be suspended from State Parliament this week in an unprecedented show of strength by the Opposition-dominated upper house.........Subscribers

Lottery License Split Leads to Turf War
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 16, 2007) – A Melbourne newspaper claimed today that Tattersall’s has warned its suburban sales outlets not to sell INTRALOT products..........Subscribers

New Legislation To Address Problem Gambling
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 30, 2007) -- Proposed new gambling legislation that will limit the amount of money accessible at clubs and pubs and force venues to provide self-exclusion programs was introduced in Parliament today by Minister for Gaming...........Subscribers

Lawmakers Heading for a Constitutional Showdown Over Lottery Papers
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 29, 2007) – The Victorian Government is headed for a constitutional showdown with the upper house over its refusal to release secret documents in connection with the tender process..................Subscribers

Former Head of Tattersall's Lottery Licence Bid Team Appears Before Parliamentary Gaming Licence Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Victoria (October 25, 2007) -- Adrian Nelson, the former head of Tattersall's lottery licence bid team, told the Upper House select committee yesterday that controversial lobbyist David White played a "minimal" role in the tender process...............Subscribers

Supermarkets and Servos to Sell Scratchies
VICTORIA, Australia (October 12, 2007) – According to local media reports under the new ten year lottery license(s) announced by Victorian Premier John Brumby yesterday, Tattersall’s and INTRALOT will be free to expand....................Subscribers

Press Release -Victoria's Public Lottery Licence Announcement
VICTORIA, Australia (October 11, 2007) -- A 54-year monopoly of Victoria’s public lottery licence is set to come to an end with today’s announcement by the Brumby Government of its lottery licence arrangements...................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.4

Legal Advice Challenges Government's Right to Keep Lottery Documents Secret
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 11, 2007) -- The Victorian Government's fight to keep secret documents showing what went wrong in the bungled lotteries licence review has been dealt a blow with legal advice ..............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Receives the Major Victorian Lotteries Licence
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 11, 2007) --Tattersall’s was today advised by the Victorian Government that it had been awarded the major licence for the operation of the State’s public lotteries through to 2018.................Read the full story at: Vol.41 No.3

Government Ends Lottery Monopoly; Tattersall’s and INTRALOT Win Gaming Licences in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 11, 2007) --Tattersall's 54-year stranglehold on the lucrative Victorian lottery licence is set to end, the Victorian Premier Mr. Brumby told Parliament today.......................Subscribers

Government Denies Talks on Gaming Licences for Supermarkets, Denies Gaming Deal
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 20, 2007) -- The Victorian Opposition has criticised a reported decision by the Government to allow supermarkets and petrol stations to sell lottery tickets......................Subscribers

Controversial Lobbyist Shredded Lottery Notes
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 18, 2007) – Members of the parliamentary inquiry into the probity of gaming licensing in Victoria head an amazing revelation from the controversial lobbyist David White.........................Subscribers

Former Premier Refuses to Front Gaming Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 13, 2007) -- Former Victorian State premier Steve Bracks will not appear before the Parliamentary inquiry into the state's gaming licences, according to local media reports.......................Subscribers

Tattersalls to Consolidate Gaming Platforms
VICTORIA, Australia (September 5, 2007) -- Lotteries and gaming giant Tattersalls Limited has decided to dump four Linux operating systems in favour of a Microsoft counterpart across its Maxgaming business.......................Subscribers

Select Committee on Gaming Licensing Release Proof Transcripts for Evidence Taken Thursday August 30
VICTORIA, Australia (August 31, 2007) – The seven Member all-party select committee to inquire into the probity of gaming licensing in Victoria and other related matters heard evidence from three more witnesses..............Subscribers

Lottery Operator Suffers Biggest One-Day Fall
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 31, 2007) -- Investor disappointment with lottery and gaming operator Tattersall’s first full-year results sent the share price plummeting over 10 per cent. This was its biggest one-day fall ever..............Subscribers

Tattersall's Books 124% Jump in Profit
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 30, 2007) --Tattersall’s report 2007 Full-Year Results Highlights. Strong performance on key financial measures:............Subscribers

Sensational Allegations Prompt Calls for Former Premier to Appear Before Gaming Inquiry
VICTORIA, Australia (August 30, 2007) – The seven Member all-party select committee to inquire into the probity of gaming licensing in Victoria and other related matters heard evidence from two former Tattersall's Trustees..............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Executives Admit Bonus Plan for Former Government Minister
VICTORIA, Australia (August 29, 2007) – The seven Member all-party select committee to inquire into the probity of gaming licensing in Victoria and other related matters heard evidence from four senior executives of Tattersall’s..............Subscribers

Committee Investigating the Government's Handling of Key Gaming Machine and Lottery Licence Tenders Scheduled to Hear Further Evidence Tomorrow
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 27, 2007) -- Former Tattersall’s trustees Peter Kerr and Ray Hornsby will give evidence on Wednesday to a parliamentary committee investigating the Government's handling of key gaming [poker] machine and lottery licence tenders...........Subscribers

Government to Foot Gaming Licence Bill
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 17, 2007) – Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation chairman Ian Dunn has told Parliament's gaming inquiry that the investigation into the probity of companies bidding for the next Victorian lotteries licence............Subscribers

Select Committee on Gaming Licensing Releases Transcripts of Evidence Taken at Public Hearings
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 14, 2007) -- Proof version transcripts of evidence taken at Public Hearings are avaliable below...........Subscribers

Select Committee on Gaming Licensing Announce Details for Future Hearings
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (August 6, 2007) -- Initial Public Hearings are taking place with respect to parts 1a and 1b of the Committee's Terms of Reference..........Subscribers

Inquiry Into the Probity of Gaming Licensing Gets Underway
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 4, 2007) – The seven member all-party select committee to inquire into the probity of gaming licensing in Victoria and other related matters met for the first time.............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Completes Acquisition Of Golden Casket Lottery Corporation
SYDNEY, Australia (June 29, 2007) -- Tattersall’s Limited announced on April 16, 2007 that it had agreed to acquire all the shares in Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Limited (Golden Casket), the exclusive lottery operator in Queensland, subject to satisfaction of various conditions..........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.5

Select Committee on Gaming Licensing Tables Its First Interim Report and Provides Details of First Round of Public Hearings
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 17, 2007) -- The Select Committee on Gaming Licensing has tabled Public Hearings.......Subscribers

Premier Defends Gaming Review Delay
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 31, 2007) – The Victorian Premier has defended the time it has taken for a panel to start reviewing gaming licence tenders..........Subscribers

Public Denied Information on Gaming Licences
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 20, 2007) -- The executive commissioner of the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation has reportedly said he will not release information about a review into the state's new multibillion-dollar lotteries and gaming licences.........Subscribers

Greater Help For Problem Gamblers In Victoria
VICTORIA, Australia (May 23, 2007) -- People who feel they have a gambling problem and wish to exclude themselves from gaming areas in hotels and clubs will have increased access to support and treatment under a new $240,000 pilot program..........Subscribers

Premier Under Fire Over Talks with Gaming Machine Operator
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 10, 2007) -- The Victorian Opposition claims leaked documents from a State Government meeting with lottery and gaming machine operator  Tattersalls reveals that the Premier discussed extending Tattersalls' licence........Subscribers

Submissions to Lotteries, Gaming Inquiry Made Public
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 24, 2007) – Lotteries and gaming giant Tattersall's is reported to have said in its submission to the Upper House gaming inquiry that the current gaming [poker] machine gambling framework in Victoria...........Subscribers

Tattersall’s Expands Lottery Operations With Golden Casket
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 16, 2007) - Tattersall’s Limited today announced that it had agreed to acquire all the shares in Golden Casket Lottery Corporation, the exclusive lottery operator in Queensland.............Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4

Tattersall's UK Prospects Looking Good
AUSTRALIA (March 30, 2007) -- The prospects of lotteries and gaming group Tattersall's in the UK have broadened, thanks to a forthcoming shake-out of the "adult gaming centres" market......Subscribers

Minister Will Reportedly Defy Gaming Inquiry by Refusing to Hand Over Documents
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 19, 2007) -- The State Government will refuse to hand over documents to the upper house inquiry into Victoria's lotteries and gaming machines licenses, flouting a new parliamentary motion that allows seizure of such documents.......Subscribers

Who's Who of Political and Gambling Industry Heavyweights to be Subpoenaed to Give Evidence Before Gaming Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 14, 2007) -- Members of the Upper House gambling inquiry yesterday voted to issue subpoenas from next week to a who's who of state political figures and gambling industry heavyweights............Subscribers

Gaming Regulator to Revisit Probity Issues
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 9, 2007) – The State Government has reportedly ordered the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) to re-submit its assessments of rival lottery licence tenderers Tattersall's and INTRALOT.............Subscribers

Chair of Gambling Licences Review Panel Announced
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 7, 2007) -- Minister for Gaming, Daniel Andrews today announced the Bracks Government will appoint Ron Merkel QC, former Judge of the Federal Court to Chair the Gambling Licences Review Panel.........Subscribers

Gaming Inquiry To Examine Tender Process Surrounding Lotteries Licence First
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 2, 2007) -- The tender process surrounding Victoria's next lotteries licence will be the first area of investigation for the recently convened parliamentary gaming inquiry.........Subscribers

Parliamentary Inquiry Into the Government's Handling of Gambling Licences to Subpoena Tattersall’s Executives MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 27, 2007) -- Microphones were reportedly fitted in Tattersall’s St Kilda Rd headquarters to tape key meetings..........Subscribers

Government Announces Independent Panel to Review Gambling Licences
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 26, 2007) -- New laws to reinforce the integrity, scrutiny and transparency of the review of the lotteries and gambling licences will be introduced into Parliament tomorrow.......Subscribers

Tattersall's Chief Critical of Lottery Licence Probe
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 23, 2007) -- Tattersall's CEO Dick McIlwain has reportedly branded the Legislative Council inquiry into lottery and gaming [poker] machine licences a "preposterous" waste of taxpayers' money.........Subscribers

Tattersall's Profit Soars 54%
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 22, 2007) – Gaming and lotteries giant Tattersall's Limited reported a 53.6 per cent lift in first half profit, following its acquisition of Queensland wagering company Unitab........Subscribers

Tattersall's Trustees Could Be Called To Lotteries / Gaming License Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 19, 2007) – According to " news sources" an unnamed source claims that four Tattersall's trustees, were prepared to attend the Legislative Council inquiry .......Subscribers

Government to Push Ahead with Its Lottery Tender Schedule Despite Parliamentary Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 19, 2007) – According to a local media report the state government intends to proceed with awarding a new state lotteries licence this year despite its tender process being the subject of a parliamentary inquiry........Subscribers

Upper House Forces Inquiry Into Government's Handling Of Gaming Machine And Lottery Licence Reviews
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 9, 2007) – As Lottery Insider reported last week, the Victorian Liberals have joined forces with the minor parties in the Upper House to force an inquiry into the Government's handling of the gaming [poker] machine and lottery licence review(s).........Subscribers

Senate Inquiry Will Examine State Lottery, Gaming Licensing Process
VICTORIA, Australia (February 9, 2007) -- The Victorian Liberal Party has reportedly successfully lobbied for a Legislative Council inquiry into gaming licensing in the state...........Subscribers

Extension To State’s Public Lotteries Licence
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 22, 2006) -- Tattersall’s application to extend its public lotteries licence for 12 months until 30 June 2008 has been granted..............................Subscribers

Government Poised to Split Lottery Licence -- Rumour
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 21, 2006) – According to a local media report scratch tickets could be sold at Victorian supermarkets under a Bracks Government plan to loosen Tattersall's $1.2 billion-a-year lotteries monopoly............................Subscribers

Long-Running Battle For Multimillion-Dollar Payout Gets “Stupid” According to Tattersall’s CEO
Tattersall's Beneficiaries Face $2bn Lawsuit From Trustees
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (December 18, 2006) -- Lawyers for the former trustees of lottery operator Tattersall's are reported to have said on Friday that the company has rejected their offer to settle their long-running battle for a multimillion-dollar payout........................Subscribers

Tattersalls Heralds Future as Gaming Giant
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 30, 2006) -- Lottery and gaming company Tattersalls says its merger with UNiTAB will provide new opportunities for growth in Australia and overseas..............................Subscribers

Update on State’s Gaming Machine Licence Controversy
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 22, 2006) – According to local media reports new evidence has emerged directly linking two senior government ministers to the state’s gaming machine licence controversy...............................Subscribers

Counter-Bid Could Undermine Tattersall’s Takeover of Talarius, Rumours of Sensational Tattersall's Document Expected to be Tabled in Supreme Court Case
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 27, 2006) – Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker, is reportedly considering an offer for Talarius, owner of the Quicksilver chain of gaming machine arcades, after building a near ten (10) per cent stake...........................Subscribers

Tattersalls/Macquarie Target Further Expansion in Europe, Agree to Purchase Talarius
European Gaming Limited Makes £137.2 Million (A$338.2 Million) Recommended Cash Offer For Talarius Plc
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (November 22, 2006) -- Tattersall’s notes the attached announcement made in the United Kingdom in which the board of European Gaming Limited (European Gaming), and the Directors of Talarius plc (Talarius), announced they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of Talarius.........................Subscribers

Government Reportedly "happy" for Gaming Machine Duopoly to Continue
MELBOURNE, Vic., Aus (November 15, 2006) -- According to an AAP report in today’s media a leaked memo reportedly reveals how the Victorian State Government is "happy" for Tabcorp and Tattersalls to continue their multi-billion dollar gaming machine duopoly in Victoria...............................Subscribers

Tattersall’s to Undergo Restructuring
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (October 31, 2006) -- Tattersall's new chief, Dick McIlwain, has reportedly announced that the company will be split into five business units, in a bid to make each responsible for revenue growth................................Subscribers

Tattersall's Says That's Enough on $100m Assets Row
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 09, 2006) -- Tattersall's new chief executive Dick McIlwain has reportedly called for a damaging $100 million legal row between the company's old guard to be settled as soon as possible..........................Subscribers

Victoria’s Public Lotteries Licence; Premier Denies Hand in Gaming Licence Selection
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 5, 2006) – Victorian Premier Steve Bracks and Gaming Minister John Pandazopoulos have denied interfering in the selection of new licence-holders for state's billion-dollar gaming [poker] machine and lotteries industries........................Subscribers

Minister Denies “Secretly” Meeting with Lottery Vendor
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (October 4, 2006) -- Ted Baillieu, the state Opposition Leader is reported to have accused Victorian gaming Minister John Pandazopoulos yesterday of “secretly” meeting with a company that has tendered for Victoria's lucrative lotteries contract...........................Subscribers

Tattersall’s Withdraws Intention To Bid For UK National Lottery Licence
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 28, 2006) -- Tattersall’s Limited today announced that following the completion of the merger with UNiTAB Limited........................Subscribers

Another Senior Tattersall’s Executive Resigns
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 28, 2006) -- Tattersall's, general manager and general counsel Simon Doyle has stepped down. Mr. Doyle helped structure the company's merger with Unitab...........................Subscribers

Tattersall’s Makes Share Distribution to Staff on Eve of Merger
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 25, 2006) -- As part of a share distribution made to staff on the eve of the merger between Tattersall’s and Unitab, outgoing chief executive Duncan Fischer, who will stand aside for UNiTAB's Dick McIlwain, has received shares worth more than $2.4 million................................Subscribers

Chief Executive Looms as $16 Million Tattersall's Winner
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 22, 2006) -- Tattersall's chief executive Duncan Fischer could reportedly walk away with a package worth at least $16 million after Unitab investors agreed to merge the companies.............................Subscribers

Unitab-Tattersall Merger Case Adjourned
QUEENSLAND, Australia (September 20, 2006) -- The Supreme Court of Queensland has adjourned the application by wagering firm Unitab Ltd to have its merger with lotteries and gaming machines operator Tattersall's Ltd approved......................................Subscribers

UNiTAB Shareholders Approve Tattersall’s Scheme
AUSTRALIA (September 15, 2006) -- UNiTAB Limited (UNiTAB) and Tattersall’s Limited (Tattersall’s) today announced that UNiTAB shareholders have formally approved the proposed scheme of arrangement that will allow the merger of equals between UNiTAB and Tattersall’s to proceed..................................Subscribers

Minister Issues Statement Concerning Public Lotteries Licence
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 7, 2006) -- The Minister for Gaming today announced that Government has granted a request from the independent Lotteries Licence Review Steering Committee for............Subscribers

Tattersall's Responds to Victorian Lottery Licence Process
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (September 7, 2006) -- Tattersall’s respond to media speculation concerning a delay in the Victorian lottery licensing process...........Subscribers

Tattersall's Profit Exceeds Expectations
AUSTRALIA (September 4, 2006) --Lottery and gaming company Tattersall's has posted an annual net profit of $128.5 million - $1 million more than forecast........Subscribers.

Tattersall’s Limited Looks to Diversify and Expand Internationally
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 2006) -- Tattersall’s announced in June that it intends to enter the bidding to run the UK National Lottery. ..............................Subscribers

Statement From Duncan Fischer, Managing Director And CEO Of Tattersall’s
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 20, 2006) -- The past six years, during which I have led the Tattersall’s Group and more recently Tattersall’s Limited (“Tattersall’s”), has been a time of fundamental change and progress for the company and its shareholders. It has been a privilege to work with the Board, management team and staff in establishing an exciting future for the company and our shareholders................................Subscribers

UNiTAB and Tattersall’s Amend Proposed Merger Terms
AUSTRALIA (August 20, 2006) -- UNiTAB Limited (UNiTAB) and Tattersall’s Limited (Tattersall’s) today announce that the merger proposal to be considered by UNiTAB shareholders on 21 August 2006 will be modified..............................Subscribers

Tattersall’s and UNiTAB Merger to Create Substantial Shareholder Value from Synergies and Growth
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (August 16, 2006) -- Tattersall's Limited ("Tattersall's") today reiterated its full support for the proposed merger of equals between Tattersall's and UNiTAB Limited ("UNiTAB") announced on 27 March 2006 and scheduled to be voted on by UNiTAB shareholders on 21 August 2006...............................Subscribers

Tattersall's Announces Uthingo's South African Lottery Rebid
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (August 1, 2006) -- Tattersall's today announced that Uthingo (Management)(Pty) Limited, the company in which Tattersall’s has a 10% shareholding and which operates the South African national lottery, has been unsuccessful in its bid to secure preferred bidder status............................Subscribers

Tattersall's Secures Additional Gaming Licence in South Africa
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 25, 2006) – Tattersall's today announced that it has been granted a gaming machine licence by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Gambling Board. The licence allows the ownership, distribution and operation of 1,000 gaming machines in the South African province of........................Subscribers

Board Tension Escalates as Director Threatens to Sue Chairman
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 22, 2006) -- Tattersall's director Julien Playoust is reported to be threatening to sue the company's four former trustees, including current chairman...........................Subscribers

Tattersall's UK Bid and UNiTAB Merger Making News
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 3, 2006) -- Tattersall's (TTS.AU) is a long shot for the U.K. National Lottery, "given the incumbent's and other competitors' existing positions in the U.K. gambling market," says Citigroup in a note to clients.............Subscribers

Tattersall’s to Bid for UK Lottery
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (July 1, 2006) -- Lotteries and gaming company Tattersall's is reportedly entering the bidding to operate the UK National Lottery.
The bid is consistent with Tattersall's plans since listing last year of diversifying away from its Victorian base and participating in gaming industry consolidation.........Subscribers

Government Poised to Spoil Tattersall's Merger Plans
BRISBANE, Qld., Australia (June 23, 2006) -- The Queensland Government is reportedly willing to consider making the legislative amendments that would aid the Tabcorp takeover bid for Unitab, subject to certain conditions............Subscribers

UNiTAB / Tattersall's Merger Maintains Viable Long-Term Competition Model for National Wagering
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 20, 2006) -- The merger of UNiTAB and Tattersall's would ensure that Australia maintained two strong and viable wagering operators to provide product choice and differential pricing to customers, Tattersall's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Duncan Fischer, said today..............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Joins State-Wide Partnership Campaign on Responsible Gambling
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 19, 2006) -- Tattersall’s is pleased to be part of a state-wide initiative with industry partners and community groups to promote responsible gambling..........Subscribers

Australia's Unitab May Bid for Tattershall's
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 15, 2006) - Australian wagering group Unitab Ltd. is considering an outright bid for lottery operator Tattersall's as a slump in that company's share price threatens to scuttle a planned merger between the pair...........Subscribers

Tattersall’s Responsible Vision for Gambling in Victoria post 2012
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 6, 2006) -- Tattersall’s has submitted its comprehensive response to the Victorian Government’s Gambling Licence Review. The Review is considering gambling licensing arrangements beyond 2102 when the current licensing arrangements expire...........Subscribers

Lotteries Market Flat, Minister Blames Lack of Innovation on Monopoly
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 6, 2006) -- Tattersall's 50-year monopoly in Victoria's billion-dollar lotteries market is under challenge with the government considering opening that area for competition...........Subscribers

Government Gaming Review Generates More Tan 100 Submissions
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (June 6, 2006) – Tattersall’s Limited and rival gaming machine operator Tabcorp have made submissions to the Victorian Government's gaming review.........Subscribers

Tabcorp Tops Tattersall’s  bid for Unitab
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (June 1, 2006) -- Gaming group Tabcorp Holdings Ltd has launched a takeover bid for Unitab Ltd, rivalling lottery/gaming operator Tattersall's Ltd's offer...........Subscribers

Lottery Gives Heads-Up on Board Reshuffle
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (May 12, 2006) -- Lottery company Tattersalls Ltd chairman and trustee David Jones is reported to have said that he and three other board members will stand down if the merger of Tattersalls and UNiTAB Ltd is successful.............Subscribers

Tattersall's Sponsors NT's Premier Literary Event
VICTORIA, Australia (May 2006) – Australia’s largest lottery operator Tattersall's is a proud and generous supporter of community initiatives and events............Subscribers

Tattersall’s Limited Media Release to ASX Concerning Sale of EssNet Interactive AB
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 10, 2006) -- Tattersall’s Limited (Tattersall’s) today announced that Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (Aristocrat), through a 100% owned subsidiary Aristocrat Leisure Cyprus Limited (Aristocrat Cyprus), has executed a Share Purchase Agreement...........Subscribers

Tattersall's Sells EssNet Stake to Aristocrat
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (April 10, 2006) – Australia's largest lottery operator Tattersall's Ltd is reportedly  set to sell gaming industry supplier EssNet Interactive AB to gaming machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. (ALL.AU). .............Subscribers

Lottery and Gaming Company Agrees to Acquire Competitor for $1.3 Billion
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 27, 2006) -- Tattersall's Ltd., Australia's largest lottery operator, has reportedly agreed to buy Unitab Ltd. for...............Subscribers

Former Tattersall’s Trustees Push Ahead with $100 Million Claim
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 11, 2006) -- The four former trustees of Tattersall’s are reportedly continuing their application for a commission payment of up to............Subscribers

Lottery Firm’s Court Case Could Cost Millions
MELBOURNE, Vic., Australia (March 9, 2006) -- Former Tattersall's trustees David Jones, William Adams, Peter Kerr and Raymond Hornsby have firmly rejected an ...............Subscribers

Dream Partnership for Moonee Valley and Tattersall's
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 2, 2006) -- From 2006 Tattersall’s will sponsor Australasia’s best horse race – the W.S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley...................Subscribers

Tattersall's Confident Lottery Bid Will be Well Received
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia 9February 25, 2006) -- Tattersall's is reportedly confident of its grip on the Victorian lottery industry..........Subscribers

Lottery and Gaming Operator Says H1 Profit on Target
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 24, 2006) -- Tattersall's Ltd., Australia's biggest lottery operator, said its first-half net profit was in line .................Subscribers

Tattersall's Supports Regional Sports Carnival
VICTORIA, Australia (February 2006) -- Tattersall's is delighted to be the naming rights sponsor of the Ballarat Gift, for the 13th year.............Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.8

Tattersall’s Announce Changes to Lotto
VICTORIA, Australia (February 14, 2006) -- A bigger weekly prize pool for Tattslotto i.............Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.7

ABS Report Claims Australians Spending More on Gambling
CANBERRA, ACT, Australia (February 14, 2006) -- The amount of money spent on gambling continues to grow..........Subscribers

Trustees Name Tattersall's a Defendant
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (February 8, 2006) -- Tattersall's' former trustees have named the company as ..........Subscribers

Lottery Agents Concerned State Government Intends to Deregulate Industry
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (January 1, 2006) – The Lottery Agents Association of Victoria are reportedly concerned ............Subscribers