Victorian govt to battle gaming giants

Gaming giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group will go before the High Court of Australia over separate stoushes with the Victorian government.

The legal action follows a decision in 2008, by the then Brumby government, to remove their duopoly control over the state's poker machines.

The government is appealing a Supreme Court order that it pay $540 million to the Tatts Group, while Tabcorp is appealing the rejection of its $686 million compensation claim.

The matters will be heard in Canberra on Tuesday.