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The Victorian Government has been making something of a big deal about the latest poker machine spending figures, and it’s not hard to see...

I’m not a fan of the current generation of betting agencies, not by a long shot. The pervasive advertising, the convoluted terms & conditions, the overwhelming encouragement to bet by whatever means, whenever and wherever possible… really, there’s not much to like.

Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup day. The day of the “race that stops a nation”. The day every man, woman and their dog has a...

Senator Nick Xenophon was back in the headlines today. His proposal to ensure that any poker machine payouts over $1000 must be paid by...

James Packer’s “unsolicited proposal” for a second casino in Sydney has received a major boost. While NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has been keen on...

In the two years or more that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve become increasingly frustrated with being told what to think. Wherever there’s...

Five days ago I wrote about the illegal ads for the All Slots Casino, which were being displayed on my iPhone while I was...

The following is a media release that was issued today by the Queensland government. It is a joint statement from the premier, Campbell Newman,...

The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA) is the legislation that regulates online gambling in Australia, in all its shapes and forms. A report into...

You’ve got to hand it to Clubs Australia: they’re certainly consistent. For years they’ve been telling anyone who would listen that they’re the only...

Today is the day Tatts and Tabcorp exit the Victorian poker machine scene. It’s a fundamental shift in the way the industry will operate...

The industry body that represents Australia’s poker machine manufacturers has likened gambling on pokies to listening to music, and labelled a ban on earphones...

Today’s announcement that Clubs NSW are partnering with the Salvation Army to trial a “clubs chaplains” scheme is just the latest in a long...

Independent news site Vexnews claim they’re “first with the worst”… and it doesn’t get much worse than the rubbish they served up today.

The article in today’s AFR (also covered here in The Age), “Pokies swallow carbon tax compo”, has certainly caused a furore. The article suggests...