The man responsible for forcing the government’s hand on problem gambling, Andrew Wilkie, today delivered his maiden speech to the Federal Parliament.
andrew wilkie’s maiden speech
September 30, 2010
Monthly Archive: September 2010
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‘fingerprinting’ scare campaign is a beatup
I almost laughed out loud this morning when I trawled through the online papers and found that one Andrew Clennell had published articles in...
September 30, 2010 -
the burswood pokies sidestep
I nearly had to drop Burswood Casino into my Sneaky Bastards file today. I still might.
September 29, 2010 -
vcgr website getting better
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation. In fact, I’ve given them a fair whack on...
September 28, 2010 -
clubs – protecting their pokies, not their patrons
It’s official. The clubs of Australia are a law unto themselves. News has recently emerged of the Clubs Australia campaign being waged against the...
September 26, 2010 -
pokies? fasten your seatbelts!
The Federal election of 2010 was one of the strangest and most evenly-balanced elections in Australian history. The counting of votes dragged on, and...
September 20, 2010 -
the pokies of whittlesea – strange things are afoot
There’s been some coverage in the media recently about the Laurimar Tavern in Doreen, in the City of Whittlesea. Essentially, the Laurimar Tavern has...
September 12, 2010 -
regional caps – pokies and the city of casey
I’ve been looking at Victoria’s regional caps recently… more specifically, how ineffective they are. The system of applying caps on pokie numbers based on...
September 8, 2010 -
election 2010- pokie reform at last!
It may have taken 17 days, on top of one of the shortest and strangest election campaigns I can remember… but we finally have...
September 8, 2010 -
nsw olgr – making the vcgr look good
I’ve written a fair bit about the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation over the past few months. No surprises there, as they continue to...
September 2, 2010
