News Gillon McLachlan - appointed CEO of Tabcorp

[Bunk Moreland]

This is a really naive take.

By banishing the "gambling overlords" they would simply be replaced by even worse underground gambling overlords.

Sorry, you’re not going to banish them. But you can simply banish the advertising and influence, is what I meant.

 

[Cyclops]

If you think turning a blind eye to money laundering and letting people play the pokies all night is the worse thing that gambling overlords could do then again, very naive.

I am naive, it's true. However those are overlord things to do, so I'm in favour of more regulation. We can reduce some harm.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

f**k I had never made the connection between gambling ads & lending to pay back your debts ads

Yeah imagine just dropping your weekly paycheck on a “same game multi” and then seeing Hodgey lure a $20k loan in your face. It’s horrendous.

 

[StillAtLarge]

All in the family for Gil McLachlan’s fantastic corporate adventure

The new jobs for the former AFL CEO include advising Blackstone, where his cousin is chairman of private equity.

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Good old reptilian Gil

 

[Iago]

They've had parlay betting on horses at the TAB for as long as I've known about betting on horses at the TAB, be over 20 years?

I worked in pubs from 1989 to 2009, never heard the term at any point during those years. Only in U.S movies.
This was in S.A so I can't speak for other states.

 

[Billy ray]

I thought Parley was what you said in primary school when playing chasey and you wanted to be out of the game temporarily

 

[RAPPA]

"Gillon Responsibly"

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Ex-AFL boss Gillon McLachlan appointed new Tabcorp CEO

www.9news.com.au

Interesting.

I suppose years spent scratching the backs of gambling companies had to result in a return back-scratch eventually.

Yep, ‘the optics’ are certainly not great in this one but are we really surprised?

The gambling industry runs this game

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

Yeah we’d be naive to think there’s not some degree of spot fixing happening. Maybe not blatant match fixing, although recent umpiring efforts late in games have me suspicious. But there can’t be this much money on the line in broadcast deals and gambling for them to not be manipulating some outcomes and narratives for maximum exposure and revenue.

So you’re telling me, the CEO of the AFL who oversaw the most corrupt umpire assisted finals series of ALL TIME in 2016, has now gone to run a bookie agency?

 

[rank and file]

The bigger news is he got a gig with Blackstone as well.
He's with the big boys now,if you think betting corps are bad,Blackstone is a million times worse.

 

[projectv]

Well he did spend years turning the sport into a vessel for gambling addiction.

He's just cashing in on that investment.

 

[Lockyer24]

The TAB is like a lowly football club these days, it expects all its competition to be brought down to its lowly level to make it a fair competition. Rather than being innovative and offering value to the customer.

I’m surprised he has joined that old dinosaur.

 

[GastevsBeard]

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[BigFrizz36]

I worked in pubs from 1989 to 2009, never heard the term at any point during those years. Only in U.S movies.
This was in S.A so I can't speak for other states.

Also known as "all up".

 

[Hamingja]

Especially with a company that is struggling and looking to turn things around.

Goes to show how little the corporate world rates having AFL CEO on the resume.

Tabcorp is a loser job. I would say bad choice by Gil but I suppose if he hangs in there for a few years while Tabcorp continues to tank he can just retire afterwards.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Goes to show how little the corporate world rates having AFL CEO on the resume.

Tabcorp is a loser job. I would say bad choice by Gil but I suppose if he hangs in there for a few years while Tabcorp continues to tank he can just retire afterwards.

Reckon Gil has done his due diligence on the role. He still has a good 25 years of working life.

 

[The 747]

The TAB is like a lowly football club these days, it expects all its competition to be brought down to its lowly level to make it a fair competition. Rather than being innovative and offering value to the customer.

I’m surprised he has joined that old dinosaur.

What value?

 

[rank and file]

Looks like Vic racing is the winner

 

[Iago]

Also known as "all up".

Now that term I have heard.
I should say I worked in a pub that was a ten-minute walk from Morphetville Racecourse, so I had to deal with every kind of person involved with horse racing. Not one of them ever said the term parlay.

 

[yodellinhank]

Now that term I have heard.
I should say I worked in a pub that was a ten-minute walk from Morphetville Racecourse, so I had to deal with every kind of person involved with horse racing. Not one of them ever said the term parlay.

It's been on betting slips for over 20 years in Victoria.

 

[Eshay187]

Tabcorp is not the most prestigious organisation for someone of his ilk. The fact he couldn’t get something a little more high status says something about the man….

 

[StillAtLarge]

Any hot interns at Tabcorp? Asking for a friend...

 

[Bucking Bronco]

For a company that aspires to take the moral high ground on every topic, this sport seemingly does not seem to care about being associated with gambling.

The dependence on gambling revenue is disgusting. Nearly $50M a year of direct revenue from gambling. Plus another $50M in indirect revenue via gambling ads on Channel 7. Clubs owning poker licences. The list goes on..

This appointment is proof that AFL executives simply do not give a flying ****.

Gil clearly doesn't give a shit about the optics.

They only get on their high horse if it's profitable for them.

Make all the players join arms and have one minute of silence for domestic violence victims? -- Yes, it will makes us look morally superior and costs nothing to do.

Immediately throw to an ad for a gambling company (whose business is responsible for suicide, homelessness AND domestic violence?) -- Yeah, do that, and hope no one notices the contradiction.

I don't think they really, really care about standing up for what's right. It's just a show of theatre to come off as virtuous and woke, like most of the corporations have become mired in.

They found that when the person's partner was a gambling addict, the odds of intimate partner violence increased 10.5 times

https://maryhaven.com/gamblers-families-risk/

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

What a disgrace this campaigner is.

 

[Freomaniac]

Also scored a gig at Blackstone,big players in real estate amongst other things.
Gil certainly made the most of his AFL junket to New York a while back.




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I am not a fan of Paul Elliot Singer. He is a massive fan of the elite 1 percent. A money hungry greedy prick. But he is smart in making money.