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ACCC will not stand in way of Tabcorp-Tatts merger

SBC News ACCC will not stand in way of Tabcorp-Tatts merger

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has detailed that it will not challenge the Australian Competition Tribunal’s (ACT) decision to approve the AUS $11 billion merger of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group. Issuing a short market update, ACCC still believes that the Tabcorp-Tatts combination will impact industry competition within Australia’s gaming and betting markets. Nevertheless, ACCC governance will not challenge …

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Tabcorp hails “significant step” following merger greenlight

SBC News Tabcorp hails “significant step” following merger greenlight

The tortuous progress of the long planned AU$11bn merger between Tabcorp and Tatts has been eased after the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) gave the deal the go-ahead, for the second time. The case had been referred back to the ACT for a second review, following opposition to the deal from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and rival betting …

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ACCC demands new review of Tabcorp-Tatts merger highlighting ACT review failures

SBC News ACCC demands new review of Tabcorp-Tatts merger highlighting ACT review failures

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed a federal court order demanding a ‘further judicial review’ of the AUS $11 billion merger of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group Plc. The Tabcorp-Tatts combination to form the ‘outright Australian gambling market leader’ was approved on 20 June by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT). However, the ACCC who acted as the …

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ACCC wanted Bet365 fine for misleading promotion doubled

SBC News ACCC wanted Bet365 fine for misleading promotion doubled

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had pushed for Bet365 to receive more that double the AU$2.75m fine it has received for posting a misleading sign-up offer on its Australian site. The ACCC believed that the bookmaker should pay between AU$5m- $6m for the sign up offer, which was accidentally promoted between March 2013 and January 2014 on its Australian landing page …

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