Category: News

NRL club in Townsville to offer 300 pokie machines

May 1, 2017 The Cowboys Leagues Club in North Queensland could soon get a giant pokies injection, increasing...

LGAT pokies reform

Suicide and crime rates to form part of Tasmania’s pokies inquiry

April 24, 2017 As part of the parliamentary pokies inquiry that’s underway in Tasmania, the Local Government Association...

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan

Report reveals AFL’s reliance on pokie machine revenue

April 18, 2017 A new report has revealed the true extent at which AFL teams are benefitting from...

Scott Morrison

Call for pokies revenue to be redistributed nationally

April 12, 2017 Western Australian MP’s are calling for national pokies revenue to be assessed as part of...

Joe Flato

Man loses $100K slot jackpot when friend presses spin button

April 7, 2017 In what sounds like the plotline of a bad Hollywood movie, a gambler in Florida...

Slot machines Japan

Slot manufacturer urges Japan to heavily regulate casino industry

April 3, 2017 In December 2016, a new bill was passed by the Japanese government to legalise casino...

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Gambling addiction facility accepts $20K from pokies giant

March 31, 2017 What would you do if a giant donation was handed your way by an organisation...

Marvel slots cancelled

Marvel comic themed pokies are no longer

March 27, 2017 It has been revealed that Playtech, one of the leading developers of online casino software,...

IGA Amendment Bill passed

New laws make online gambling more dangerous for Aussies

March 24, 2017 On March 20th this week, the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, changing...

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Canberra Casino reports $7.7 million loss despite gambling growth

March 20, 2017 Canberra Casino has released figures of its 2016 operations, reporting a loss of $7.7 million...