Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock this week, you’d know that James Packer has entered the debate over the Gillard government’s poker machine...
james packer, you’re breaking my heart
October 29, 2011
Monthly Archive: October 2011
-
-
abbott’s pre-commitment prediction
I’ve been writing about problem gambling and poker machines for a while now. I’ve been writing about the government’s proposed reforms since Andrew Wilkie...
October 26, 2011 -
one year and $12.167 billion later…
Today is kind of a special day for me. A milestone of sorts. Not a birthday, or an anniversary… nothing like that. But today...
October 25, 2011 -
sneaky bastards file: bally technologies
Every now and then I come across something in the gaming industry that leaves me gobsmacked. For that reason, I started the Sneaky Bastards...
October 23, 2011 -
double or nothing
Poker machines. Reforms. Pre-commitment. $1 bets. There’s been a lot of talk about how much it will cost to implement the government’s proposed reforms;...
October 21, 2011 -
experimenting on australia
“Experimental technology”. It’s the latest catch-phrase of choice for the Clubs industry in their ongoing campaign to shoot down the Gillard government’s poker machine...
October 20, 2011 -
exploding the “experimental technology” myth
The recently-leaked Media Relations guide from Clubs Queensland contains a number of tips and strategies for dealing with the media. On page two, there...
October 19, 2011 -
the victorian govt gambling minister insult disclaimer
We have an odd approach to gambling legislation in Victoria. Actually, no. “Odd” doesn’t cut it. Bizarre? Misguided? Completely whacked out? Yes, that’s closer.
October 16, 2011 -
green machines
The Australian media has been buzzing over the past 24 hours with the news that the Greens had weighed in on the issue of...
October 15, 2011 -
the gloves are off
Forty million dollars. Roll that figure around in your head for a moment. Can you grasp it? It’s a hell of a sum. Far...
October 14, 2011 -
when the spin comes undone
By now, it should come as no surprise to anyone that industry-driven opposition to the Federal government’s proposed poker machine reforms is strongest in...
October 13, 2011 -
the stigma is alive and well
Addiction is, by and large, a secretive thing. When you have an addiction you hide it, concealing both the problem and the effects from...
October 12, 2011 -
clubs and pokies – a comedy of errors
The clubs industry’s ongoing campaign to oppose poker machine reforms is fast becoming little more than slapstick comedy. It seems that no matter what...
October 9, 2011 -
dooleys catholic club changes the rules
When I wrote two days ago about NSW’s registered Catholic clubs, and their support for the “It’s Un-Australian” campaign opposing poker machine reforms, I...
October 5, 2011 -
alan jones talks about freedom
In the past couple of weeks Andrew Bolt (following his guilty verdict) declared that free speech in Australia, if not dead, was at least...
October 4, 2011
