Only two days ago, I wrote about The Pink Hotel’s proposed 60-machine gaming room, and the soundproof glass cage that was intended to overlook...
pink hotel – the vcgr gets it wrong again
July 30, 2010
Monthly Archive: July 2010
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moyne shire leads the way
They’re doing something right in the Shire of Moyne. Maybe it’s the beautiful scenery, or the unspoiled townships… or maybe it’s just an outbreak...
July 29, 2010 -
auditor-general tells doj, vcgr to shape up
Victoria’s Auditor-General tabled a report in state parliament today. The report was a performance audit on Taking Action on Problem Gambling, a strategy drawn...
July 28, 2010 -
sneaky bastards file – the pink hotel
Yesterday I wrote about the ALH’s decision to pull gambling-style kids games from all of their venues across the country; that includes almost 100...
July 28, 2010 -
a step in the right direction
There was a lot of coverage in the media a week or so back about kids games in gambling venues. The style of the...
July 27, 2010 -
port fairy stands up
Last week, I wrote about Steve Greenwood. He was the manager of the Romsey Hotel when the hotel’s owner, Jim Hogan, was trying to...
July 27, 2010 -
we’re still gambling
So the VCGR have released their poker machine figures for the 2009-10 financial year. They seemed to think the situation was improving, as I...
July 27, 2010 -
xenophon endorses mayne
I was wondering if this would happen, and I’m glad it has! Stephen Mayne nominated for the Victorian Senate earlier today, and now it...
July 27, 2010 -
vcgr puts their spin on pokies figures
The VCGR (that’s the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation, otherwise known as the rubber stamp) released its EGM Annual figures today. These are the...
July 27, 2010 -
election 2010 – the mayne game
Finally, things are getting a little interesting. Gillard, Abbott and co are still keeping very very quiet about any gambling reform policies they may,...
July 27, 2010 -
stephen mayne running for senate
An excerpt from Stephen’s announcement, via The Mayne Report: Shareholder activist, local government councillor, Crikey founder and former Liberal staffer Stephen Mayne turned 41...
July 27, 2010 -
from romsey to port fairy
You’ve got to hand it to Steve Greenwood. He was the manager of Jim Hogan’s Romsey Hotel when Hogan was fighting tooth and nail...
July 22, 2010 -
gambling reform – my policies
As I discussed here, it seems that our politicians have no policies when it comes to gambling reform. No policies to tackle problem gambling....
July 22, 2010 -
election 2010 – gambling reform
So it’s been a few months since the Productivity Commission’s second report into gambling was released by the government (the first was in 1999)....
July 20, 2010 -
sneaky bastards file – the malvern vale hotel
It’s about time I made a start on what I like to call the Sneaky Bastards File. There are a number of means of...
July 20, 2010
