What a week it’s been for the pokies. First we heard that poker machine reform was dying, that Julia Gillard was preparing to cut...
rubbery figures and desperate spin
January 20, 2012
Category: discussion
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i read the news today, oh boy…
I read the news today, oh boy… That’s it. Poker machine reforms are dead. Kaput. Finito. Done and dusted. They have ceased to be....
January 18, 2012 -
an EPIC struggle, but the end is in sight
It’s been a long haul… but the battle for Castlemaine may be moving into its final days. The VCGR this week held a two-day...
January 13, 2012 -
clubs, daily telegraph go after garrett
The local papers of NSW have a long history of publishing pro-clubs, pro-poker machines articles that are heavy on sensationalism and light on facts....
January 11, 2012 -
clubs slam wilkie for acting like clubs
The clubs lobby has rebuked Andrew Wilkie’s victory call on the introduction of controversial betting limits on poker machines, claiming that the practice of...
January 7, 2012 -
show me the money!
As a blogger who writes about Australia’s gambling industry, with a particular focus on poker machines, I’m often thankful that I live in Victoria....
January 4, 2012 -
rage against the poker machine – a 2011 retrospective
2011 has been a big year in the hearts and political minds of Australia. We’ve had a succession of issues that have engendered fierce...
December 31, 2011 -
who the hell is scott leach?
There’s a new voice coming out of NSW in the fight against poker machine reforms, one that makes Clubs CEO Anthony Ball look like...
December 13, 2011 -
tim costello is NOT a hypocrite: the full story
Well, that didn’t take long. Just two days after Father Chris Riley came under intense criticism nationally for becoming the latest face of the...
December 9, 2011 -
priest of the pokies
The Clubs industry have moved into the next phase of their “save our pokies” campaign. This is the “high-profile respectable friends” phase. Yesterday it...
December 6, 2011 -
my response to david schwarz
Former AFL player, radio personality and high-profile problem gambler David Schwarz has recorded a video, where he speaks in graphic detail about his gambling...
December 5, 2011 -
another day, another media beat-up
Adelaide newspaper The Advertiser ran an article yesterday about poker machine reforms. Titled “Wilkie proposal a gamble: Authority”, the article (written by state editor...
December 2, 2011 -
personal responsibility (guest post)
Guest post time. Andrew Tiedt is a good friend of mine from the wide world of Twitter, where he is better known as @mrtiedt....
December 1, 2011 -
clubs and pubs at odds over campaign
The alliance between Australia’s clubs and pubs, formed to resist poker machine reforms, is an uneasy one. The power in both camps is focused...
November 30, 2011 -
don’t gamble with your group – a guide from the nepcp
I’ve been banging on for a while now about the need for societal change with regards to gambling. While I strongly support regulatory changes...
November 29, 2011
