AUSTRALIA – TEN NRL leagues clubs have warned they will cut millions in funding to their football teams – and even pull out altogether – because of the federal government’s plan to limit how much people can gamble on poker machines. Herald Sun.
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Leagues clubs’ warning on pokie losses
Friday, September 9th, 2011Crackdown on kid-friendly pokies venues in Victoria
Friday, September 9th, 2011AUSTRALIA - Playgrounds and children’s activities at gaming venues will be investigated in an attempt to stop parents playing poker machines while children are in their care. The crackdown was a 2010 election commitment, and pokies activists have urged the government to act immediately because of the harmful affects on children. The 2010 Coalition Plan For [...]
Maribyrnong Council digs in on pokies siting after stoush with Bulldogs
Friday, August 26th, 2011AUSTRALIA - MARIBYRNONG Council has released a tougher gambling policy giving it greater powers in deciding future pokie venue applications, particularly in disadvantaged suburbs such as Braybrook. The policy will now include a planning scheme amendment “to reduce the number of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in areas of disadvantage, reduce convenience [of] EGM gambling, and influence [...]
Pre-commitment will prolong crisis, counsellor says
Friday, August 19th, 2011AUSTRALIA - Gambling counsellor Rowan Cameron believes mandatory pre-commitment will be a hindrance to his work, rather than a help. “Mandatory pre-commitment could drive gamblers away from a safe environment to online gambling.” Canterbury Bankstown Express.
The golden goose just keeps on laying
Sunday, July 31st, 2011CANADA - VLTs have been referred to as the “crack cocaine” of gambling (Statistics Canada, 2003). Supporting this statement is the evidence of a close relationship between VLT use and problem gambling. Regarding VLT use, 80 per cent of problem gamblers have played in the past 12 months, and 26 per cent of problem gamblers remembered [...]
Top 10 NSW pokie pubs make $1.6 million a week
Sunday, July 31st, 2011AUSTRALIA - The state’s top 10 pokie pubs are raking in a combined $1.6 million in profit from the machines a week – making them one of the most lucrative ways to make money without breaking the law. The 10 hotels made a staggering profit of $20 million in the three months to March. In total, [...]
Majority agrees with pokie pre-commitments
Thursday, July 28th, 2011AUSTRALIA - Anti-gambling campaigners claim a new poll shows widespread support for pokies reform despite what they call a hysterical campaign waged by registered clubs. A new survey has found three out of four Australians say people should be limited to spending a nominated amount when gambling. Sydney Morning Herald.
Earthquake damaged Christchurch has growing gambling problem
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011NEW ZEALAND - There are new fears of problem gambling in Christchurch, as pokie machine spending reaches a two year high. Data released by the Department of Internal Affairs shows in the past three months spending in Christchurch has increased by nearly $4 million. It’s a jump the Problem Gambling Foundation is calling “unprecedented and [...]
Christchurch pokie rise ‘dramatic’, ‘unprecedented’
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011NEW ZEALAND - A spike in pokie machine spending has raised fears earthquake-hit Christchurch residents are becoming addicted to gambling. Spending on pokies in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri increased by more than $4 million in the last three months, new Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) figures show. This is an area with an 18+ population of [...]
State drops $3bn on pokies
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011AUSTRALIA - THE former Brumby government bungled the auction of poker machine licences last year, delivering a jackpot to gaming barons such as Bruce Mathieson and short-changing Victorian taxpayers by as much as $3 billion, according to a report be tabled in Parliament. The Age. & Sydney Morning Herald. More at The Age
