The top 5 gambling companies in Aus made $5.4 billion in revenue, only paid $100 million in taxes @TheAusInstitute
The top 5 gambling companies in Aus made $5.4 billion in revenue, only paid $100 million in taxes @TheAusInstitute
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The top 5 gambling companies in Australia made $5.4 billion in revenue this year, two paid $100 million in taxes for it, the other three paid nothing. A 2% tax on the billions of dollars we lose to them every year isn’t good enough. In the most recent episode of “What’s the Point?” co-CEO Richard Denniss examines one of the many loopholes the gambling industry has been allowed to exploit.

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The top 5 gambling companies in Aus made $5.4 billion in revenue, only paid $100 million in taxes

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