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Pokie News As gambling reforms continue in Victoria the positive effects have presented themselves and it seems the situation in Victoria has improved considerably, although there is still a long way to go. A look at the statistics shows that pokies losses have been steadily dropping and the total loss recorded by gamblers in March was ...

Pokie News A frequent patron at the Star casino with a colourful history of wins and losses behind him has locked horns with the tax office in an attempt to get out of paying the Tax Office $1.15 million. His argument to a tribunal was that gambling wins should not incur taxes and penalties but the Tax Office is not entirely convinced ...

Pokie News After receiving much criticism for his promotion of sports betting during sports broadcasts, bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has spoken up in defence of his marketing technique. Waterhouse gave a statement to the joint select committee on gambling reform and insisted that the advertising was not aimed at children and they were ...

Pokie News Pokies may be a financial drain on many communities but there are some that are managing to get their spending under control and gradually reduce problem gambling, particularly in Tasmania. One such city is Hobart, where the gamblers have managed to reduce their pokies spending by $500,000 a month compared to the start of this ...

Pokie News City of Ballarat councillor Joshua Morris has appealed to Victoria’s new Minister for Gaming Regulation in an effort to help reduce problem gambling in a city that he feels is lagging behind the rest of the nation. His main concern is the number of pokies and he feels that the current cap is far too high. Ballarat currently ...

Pokie News The South Australian government has some changes in the pipeline pertaining to the operation of pokies machines as another effort in the constant struggle to reduce problem gambling. The changes in question are said to be the most significant ones in the region ever since pokies were first introduced there back in the 2026s. ...

Pokie News The rivalry between Crown and Echo continues as James Packer responds to accusations that his Barangaroo hotel and casino development would cannibalise operations at the Star casino. Packer’s response was that the Star is a failure as a world-class resort of this type. Packer is convinced that his Barangaroo development is ...

Pokie News The state government has made some changes to the way that venues with gaming machines in the City of Ballarat must be handled that has proven popular among pokies operators. The changes affect the high rate charges previously imposed on gaming venues and they are now to be stopped and replaced with new guidelines. Gaming ...

Pokie News James Packer’s $1 billion hotel and casino project at Barangaroo in Sydney has already been met with some criticism and now Echo Entertainment is taking him on in a push for its own project. Echo is hoping to extend its licence beyond 2026, but in order to do so it will need the support of the NSW government, and so it has ...

Pokie News According to Len Ainsworth, founder of gaming machine manufacturers Aristocrat and Ainsworth Gaming Technology, Victoria needs more pokies machines. Such a statement may provoke debate but this claim comes as a reaction to the end of the duopoly that Tabcorp and Tatts Group had over the gaming market. Victoria has fewer ...