Tatts, Tabcorp shares plunge
April 11, 2008
Shares in gaming giants Tabcorp Holdings Ltd and Tatts Group Ltd plunged when they resumed trading on Friday on the Australian stock exchange.
Tabcorp to spend on Star City casino
Tabcorp said it would spend more than originally planned on refurbishing and expanding its Star City casino after it booked a stronger interim profit.
Blow for Tabcorp and Tatts
THE gambling giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp could lose heavily after the Victorian Government decided to end their stranglehold over the poker machine industry after 2012.
Tatts, Tabcorp shares plummet
Shares in Tabcorp and Tatts Group plunged as investors reacted to a decision to end the companies' pokies duopoly in Victoria.
Tabcorp applies for NT wagering licence
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Tabcorp to spend over $300m on Star City
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Market dips as Tabcorp, Tatts slump
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Tabcorp, Tatts shares plunge
Tabcorp and Tattersall's shares plunge after the Victorian government announces "gameover" for the licensening duopoly.
Tabcorp reports H1 profit of $273.4m
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Tabcorp applies for NT wagering licence
Gaming giant Tabcorp has lodged an application with the NT government in a bid to grab back some of the gambling revenue lost to the territory from Victoria and NSW.
Tabcorp: if you can't beat them, join them
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Tabcorp, Tatts lose poker machine...
Shares in Tabcorp and Tatts Group are placed on trading halts after the government ends their duopoly over Victoria's 27,500 poker machines.
Tabcorp, Tatts enter trading halt
Shares in gaming companies Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group have been placed in trading halts.
Tatts flirts with Tabcorp
Tatts Group says merging parts of its business with rival Tabcorp Holdings may make sense, following tougher state controls on their operations.
Tabcorp suffers as whales stay home
TABCORP has reported a dramatic slump in the amount gambled by Asian high rollers visiting its casinos in the past year, because they prefer to gamble closer to home.
Tabcorp merger with Tatts off the agenda
Gaming giant Tabcorp Holdings Ltd says a merger with Tatts Group Ltd wouldn't be beneficial to the company.
Horse flu saps Tabcorp earnings
Australian gaming group Tabcorp Holdings said on Thursday first-half profit fell 3%, hit by an outbreak of horse influenza, and said it faced tougher trading conditions.
Tabcorp recovers well after flu blow
AUSTRALIA'S largest gambling group, Tabcorp,has shaken off a disappointing start to the fiscal year, including the outbreak of horse flu and concerns that increasing costs were hampering profit, to report a first-half profit that was better than expected.
Tatts boss sees benefit of Tabcorp link
Tatts Group Ltd's boss Dick McIlwain has acknowledged the potential benefits of merging some of his gaming empire at least with rival Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.
Betting on casinos too much like...
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Billions lost as pokies duopoly ends
MORE than $2.2 billion was wiped from the market value of the gambling giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp yesterday as the market digested the shock loss of their poker machine...
Tabcorp, Tatts in trading halts
Shares in Tabcorp and Tatts Group are placed on trading halts pending announcements, the Australian stock exchange says.
First round: plug the betting leak in...
Brokers believe Tabcorp's foray is defensive and it will be back for more.
Tabcorp books a loss
Tabcorp reports a net loss after tax of $164.6 million after taking a charge on Victorian gaming licences.
Tabcorp takes big hit and bleeds
THE gambling group Tabcorp yesterday posted its first loss since listing 14 years ago, largely triggered by the impending loss of its Victorian poker machine duopoly and the...