I had planned for today to be a quiet day on the blog… no such luck. It’s been a week since the report on...
another open letter on pre-commitment and poker machines
May 13, 2011
Category: discussion
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problem gambling – exposing the myth
There are a number of myths and preconceptions about problem gambling. For the most part, they are spread and kept alive by people who...
May 12, 2011 -
bernardi goes too far; says diggers fought for pokies
About a week ago, I was having some fun on Twitter at the expense of the gambling industry. They make outrageous claims every day...
May 11, 2011 -
pre-commitment for pokies: the norway experience
Ah, Norway. Land of the midnight sun (well, one of them anyway). Think of Norway and you think of mountains, fjords and glaciers… and...
May 10, 2011 -
the pre-commitment for poker machines report is here at last
Yes, it’s finally here. The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform this morning released their initial report covering “The design and implementation of...
May 6, 2011 -
ten reasons to read a book instead of playing a poker machine
There’s plenty of reasons why reading a good book (or even a bad book) is better than playing the pokies. Here’s ten; feel free...
May 4, 2011 -
clubs spin into damage control
Faced with a growing public backlash against their “It’s Un-Australian” save-our-pokies campaign, ClubsAustralia has turned to their resident spin merchant Jeremy Bath to try...
May 3, 2011 -
clubs australia – telling porkies for pokies
The Australian clubs industry, led by ClubsAustralia (with ClubsNSW pulling the strings), is well known for having a vested interest in keeping gambling levels...
May 1, 2011 -
the truth behind poker machine mathematics
Poker machines are unique in the gambling world. They are the only form of gambling that has been designed and crafted for the purpose...
April 28, 2011 -
there’s none so blind…
It’s an old saying: “There’s none so blind as those who will not see.” You may have a mountain of facts at your disposal,...
April 28, 2011 -
talking about pokies on twitter II
Regular visitors to this blog will know that I am on Twitter. I actually have several Twitter accounts, all related to my interest in...
April 24, 2011 -
laurimar tavern – time for the dummy spit
Well, that didn’t take long. About a week ago I wrote about VCAT’s decision to overturn the gambling permit that had been granted to...
April 22, 2011 -
braveheart’s story
Sometimes I think I get a little caught up in writing about the gambling industry. There is so much to cover, so many shenanigans...
April 22, 2011 -
no pokies for laurimar!
I’ve been writing off and on about the Laurimar Tavern for a while now. To recap, last year the VCGR approved an application for...
April 8, 2011 -
pokie reforms “un-australian”? the clubs think so
It’s not often I find anything to laugh about when it comes to problem gambling and poker machines in this country. There’s nothing funny...
April 7, 2011
