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Pokie News A further measure has been taken in the fight against problem gambling and, although it is a relatively small one, it could prove to be quite an effective way to cut down on the amount gamblers are putting into pokies machines. Following the ban of ATMs in pokies venues, the change machine has been the next victim of the ...

Pokie News You may have been presented with the slightly misleading information that pokies spending in Australia has decreased over the last year, which may be true but it does not tell the whole story. While this in itself is great news it does not exactly point to an improved gambling situation overall because there is another hugely ...

Pokie News In a plot that sounds like something taken straight out of a movie, an illegal casino was discovered by the police in the western suburbs of Sydney. This is the first time in decades that such an establishment has been uncovered. The casino in question was found above a supermarket at Endesor Park, although no link is believed ...

Pokie News William Hill is already a gambling giant in the UK, where it is in fact the largest bookmaker in the country and now, following a $485 million deal with Sportingbet last week, the company is expanding overseas to try its luck in Australia. Working with partner GVC Holdings, William Hill paid $454 million as its part of the ...

Pokie News The dreaded pokies machine may be the primary cause of problem gambling that is hurting Australia citizens the most but there has always been a healthy amount of opposition to their operation and it seems this is growing all the time. With this opposition comes an effort to restrict the availability and use of these machines ...

Pokie News A deal has been signed between the SkyCity Casino in Adelaide and the South Australian government that will permit the operators to install more games in their casino. After being granted a less than modest $300 million upgrade, the casino will now be adding a considerable number of new gaming tables and pokies machines to its ...

Pokie News High rolling gambler Harry Kakavas suffered a huge loss of $20 million at the Crown Casino and he is holding the venue directly responsible. Not only is he fighting a legal battle against them in order to win back damages, he might actually succeed. Kakavas is no stranger to loss, although his winnings certainly outweigh the ...

Pokie News Echo Entertainment now has a new chief executive calling the shots and it seems the company is in more than capable hands as it happens to be John Redmond, former senior executive at leading Las Vegas casino Caesar’s Palace and co-chief executive of casino and hotel group MGM Grand Mirage. As of Wednesday he is now in charge ...

Pokie News The proposed pokies reforms were finally passed by the federal government last month, although in a much more watered-down form than was originally intended. However Victoria seems to be much more forward thinking with the pre-commitment scheme and as such will have the rules implemented before the other regions do. In fact, ...

Pokie News You may associate Woolworths with grocery shopping but in addition to its normal supermarket goods it is also turning out to be one of the biggest operators of pokies machines in Australia. Woolworths already has a grand total of 11,700 machines in operation today thanks to its ALH Group venture in pubs and gambling and it now ...