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Pokie News Crown’s campaign to build a new casino for Sydney at Barangaroo may be dominating the headlines but it is not the only project that James Packer has in the works and he has also expressed a desire to build a second casino in Brisbane as well. Packer has been lobbying Premier Campbell Newman for approval to go ahead with a $1 ...

Pokie News The rivalry between Crown and Echo Entertainment rages on as James Packer continues to pursue his $1 billion hotel and casino project at Barangaroo, despite the fact that he does not officially have permission to do so yet. This conflict directly with Echo’s own desire to retain Sydney’s sole gambling licence, which it ...

Pokie News Brimbank has lost more money to pokies than any other western suburb, according to the latest figures published by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. It has been revealed that gamblers are now losing nearly $350,000 every day to their pokies machines, which number almost 980 in total. The statistics ...

Pokie News Social networking has been the cause of many different concerns for parents and gambling is no exception. While the availability of gambling-style games has already proven to have a negative influence on children and even trick them into pouring money into the activity, it is now the mere presence of gambling advertisements in ...

Pokie News The controversial broadcasting of live betting odds during sports events continues to attract criticism, with many members of the public concerned about the influence it may have on any children watching, and it has reached a point where it looks as if the plug may soon be pulled. South Australian Labor Premier Jay Weatherill ...

Pokie News Once again, a city council has challenged the state government’s pokies guidelines. This time, the council in question is that of the City of Moreland, which held a vote about how pokies venues should be charged and the unanimous decision was that differential rates should be levied on venues as part of its draft budget for ...

Pokie News James Packer may have his architect, as revealed yesterday, but his $1 billion Barangaroo project is still not definitive at this point and the single gambling license in Sydney could remain in the hands of Echo Entertainment. As it stands, there is a 50/50 chance of winning the license. Despite this uncertainty, Packer went ...

Pokie News The search is over and, after competing for the privilege of being the new architect for James Packer’s $1 billion hotel and casino project, a winner has been selected. There were three international architecture firms in contention, each with their own unique and innovative designs and the panel of judges, which included ...

Pokie News James Packer has scored another victory over Echo Entertainment after successfully closing a $3 million sponsorship deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs and snatching it from rival The Star. Packer made the de with none other than Russell Crowe, owner of the club that will now be sporting the Crown casino on its jerseys as of ...

Pokie News Tom Waterhouse continues to attract criticism for the way he promotes gambling and betting odds during sports broadcasts and he is now to be part of a federal parliamentary inquiry into the matter. Waterhouse has received a formal invitation to appear before the joint select committee, although this is not the first time his ...