How one family used pokies and politics to extract a fortune from Tasmanians
In Tasmania, a changing cast of actors has colluded to grant extreme riches to a single family, extracted in large part from the state’s most disadvantaged citizens.
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Wide-ranging ban on gambling ads during sport broadcasts is needed to tackle problem gambling
Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
Gambling lobby gives big to political parties, and names names
The gambling industry continues to make handsome donations to our politicians, and recently named some of those it supports.
South Australia’s gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting
No state wants to see its revenue base decline – particularly when the jurisdiction benefiting doesn’t even tax (or regulate) its bookies as well as it might.
Coles wants $1 maximum bets for pokies – so why won’t the pokie-makers play ball?
The harm pokies cause is widespread and tends to affect those already under significant stress. $1 bets are a good first step toward reducing this harm.
Seven reasons we play lotto – even though we know we probably won’t win the jackpot
If winning first division in the lotto is very unlikely, why is playing so popular?
Gambling industry finds plenty of political guns for hire to defend the status quo
The gambling industry certainly holds an attraction for former politicians. Perhaps it’s all that money, and the attraction of staying in the game – even if at a peripheral level.
Areas with more poker machines have higher rates of domestic violence
The uneven provisioning of poker machines across Victoria may be contributing to the incidence of domestic violence in areas with many poker machines.
Why do we need ‘Pokie-Leaks’? We already know how pokies work
While it is up for debate as to whether there are questions to be answered about various industry tactics and links to politicians, what isn’t a secret is how poker machines actually work.
Gambling gallops on, stats reveal – but what can be done to curb its harms?
Gambling losses in Australia are now close to $23 billion. What's driving this? And do we need to reform gambling regulation?
Has a deluge of TV gambling ads made Britain a nation of problem punters?
There were 1.39m gambling ads on television in 2012.
Paying the piper and calling the tune? Following ClubsNSW’s political donations
There is a coterie of politicians on both sides who are trusted, or at any rate supported by, the pokies lobby.
Is there any hope for gambling reform in a new parliament?
Polls suggest that Nick Xenophon’s team will win a bag of Senate seats. Along with a re-elected Andrew Wilkie, and the Greens, will there be enthusiasm for gambling reform in the next parliament?
Government ignores elephant in the room in response to online gambling review
Online wagering is likely to be very harmful to a new generation of gamblers who habitually use mobile devices. It has the capacity to be very high intensity.
Advantage gambling, but corruption risk surely isn’t worth it for tennis
The current controversy over match-fixing in tennis has some ironic elements. Anyone watching the Australian Open on free-to-air TV will notice the proliferation of sports betting ads.
Vested interest the safest bet as online gambling review’s release looms
Online in-play betting is likely to be a big growth area for the bookies, and consequently for TV stations. If legalised, what harm might this bring?
Gambling on pokies is like tobacco – no amount of it is safe
Harm minimisation policies should seek to reduce the poker machine gambling of everyone, not just problem gamblers.
15 things you should know about Australia’s love affair with pokies
Australians seem uniquely vulnerable to the siren call of poker machines. Here are 15 reasons that suggest why this is so, what impact it has, and what can be done about it.
Bright lights, big losses: how poker machines create addicts and rob them blind
The basic characteristics of pokies, combined with constantly refined game features, provide a stimulus to the brain that, in many cases, leads to a form of addiction.
Whatever the truth of Garrett’s story, it’s about gambling industry politics and influence
The gambling industry knows how to wield power, and does it with great expertise, backed by significant resources.
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