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Joy for Ben Kearney, new CEO of ALNA

Ben Kearney will become CEO of the Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) on October 1, 2019, ALNA has announced. He will succeed Adam Joy, who will leave the organisation at the end...

ALNA welcomes extended lottery protections

Lottery protections that stop lotteries being sold in large supermarket chains have been extended to 2021 to protect consumers and small business. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro announced a...

ALNA calls for fairness from lotteries market

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) is continuing to call for fairness for newsagents and for lottery suppliers to take their responsibilities and relationship with newsagents seriously. Just as ALNA has campaigned...

Lottery-outcome betting to be banned in Australia

The lotto and keno betting industry will cease to exist under a new proposed amendment to the Interactive Gambling Bill – a move welcomed by the Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA). Lotto-betting...

Industry figures welcome new Deputy PM

Following Barnaby Joyce’s controversy-riddled resignation, Australian retailers and industry bodies have welcomed Michael McCormack as new leader of the National Party of Australia and Deputy Prime Minister. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise...

Lottoland proposes newsagent-partnership model

Lottoland Australia has proposed what it says would be a world-first partnership model with newsagents, offering benefits from its 600,000-customer base. Under the proposed deal, when registering with Lottoland, customers would be asked...

Immediate changes needed to end lotto betting in Australia

Tatts Group has launched a national campaign against lotto betting by bookmakers like Lottoland, echoing the concerns held by thousands of small businesses along with many government representatives. Lotto bets (synthetic lotto), like...

Newsagents say sport lottery may dent hospital funding

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) has warned that a proposed national lottery to fund athletes could be at the expense of funding for hospitals, schools, and infrastructure. Every year, lotteries deliver...
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