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• Don’t blame Facebook, blame industry bias

  Why the tech industry must tackle gender diversity at the point of recruitment.

• Visa fix won’t ease tech skills shortage: panel

  The government’s 457 visa fix will not help the Australian tech industry effectively address the ongoing skills crisis, according to panelists at a recent CIO Australia breakfast event in Melbourne.

• Rambo and the machine learning models helping Sportsbet up its games

  ​A Netflix-style recommendation engine on steroids, a Google AdWords beater and a souped-up game simulator are among a number of machine learning models at work behind the scenes at online bookmaker Sportsbet, the company has revealed.

• Sharing the stories of the CIO50 2017: #9 Simon Noonan, Sportsbet

  “When I first started working at Sportsbet, I wasn’t sure what to expect,” says CIO Simon Noonan.

• CIO50 2017 #9: Simon Noonan, Sportsbet

  “When I first started working at Sportsbet, I wasn’t sure what to expect,” CIO Simon Noonan says.

• Sportsbet’s millennials punt pays off

  Established in Darwin in 1993, Sportsbet was Australia’s first licensed bookmaker. Bought out in 2005 at a time when the popularity of face-to-face bookmakers was fading, the company provided punters with simple and easy ways to make bets over the phone and online.

• Sportsbet manages Melbourne Cup spikes with storage array

  When punters place their bets with online wagering company, Sportsbet for today's Melbourne Cup, storage arrays in Melbourne and Darwin will help manage traffic spikes.

• Aussie online betting operators call on Govt to lift laws

  Australian online betting companies have called for the relaxation of online gambling laws, claiming the regulations restrict them from competing with offshore companies.

• Online safer for problem gamblers: Sportsbet chief

  Despite the potential for minors to accrue debts, online gambling companies operating inside Australia provide offer greater protection against problem gambling than retail outlets, according to Sportsbet chief executive officer, Cormac Barry.
  

• Sportsbet gambles DDoS attack, wins

  Australians love to place bets online but little do some punters know of the dangers lurking in cyberspace. Melbourne-based internet betting and entertainment website Sportsbet.com.au found out about these dangers the hard way when in 2009 the company was the target of a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS).