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  • there’s something wrong in ballarat

    there’s something wrong in ballarat

    A few months ago, I wrote about the Ballarat Lodge. More specifically, I wrote about their application to the Ballarat City Council for permission...

  • russell crowe, the rabbitohs and star city casino

    russell crowe, the rabbitohs and star city casino

    There was a man called Russell Crowe He saved South Sydney Rabbitohs He said the pokies had to go But he didn’t mean casinos…...

  • jan juc vs the pokies – it’s all over

    jan juc vs the pokies – it’s all over

    Jan Juc’s fight to remain pokie-free is finally over. Yesterday I received a message from Jeremy Ham, founder of Don’t Poke Jan Juc, to...

  • gambling on Delfin

    gambling on Delfin

    Owning your own home; it’s the original Aussie dream. Pretty much everyone wants a patch of land, four walls and a roof to call...

  • no surprises from ALH

    no surprises from ALH

    I guess it was only a matter of time. Ever since Julia Gillard shook hands with Andrew Wilkie and agreed to tackle problem gambling...

  • merry christmas from cyenne

    merry christmas from cyenne

    Merry Christmas! I have to say, while December has been a very quiet month for me here at cyenne, I haven’t been idle… and...

  • an open letter to michael o’brien

    an open letter to michael o’brien

    Minister, First of all, congratulations on your victory in the recent election. While your personal triumph was all but assured (let’s face it, you...

  • missing in action

    missing in action

    I believe an apology is in order. Regular readers (and yes, incredibly I believe I have a few of those) will have noticed that...

  • the bridge inn – a whittlesea backflip

    the bridge inn – a whittlesea backflip

    A couple of months ago, I wrote a piece about the pokies of the City of Whittlesea. It all seemed a bit strange, what...

  • gambling and the victorian election of 2010

    gambling and the victorian election of 2010

    Back when the Federal election was steaming its way towards its unusual conclusion (it seems so long ago now!), I posted a number of...

  • clubs dodge another bullet in NSW

    clubs dodge another bullet in NSW

    The political winds of change are blowing through NSW. A couple of days ago, new laws affecting political donations and campaign expenditure were passed...

  • vcat takes notice of a lone voice in preston

    vcat takes notice of a lone voice in preston

    Who said that one voice can’t be heard? Not Susan Rennie, that’s for sure. Rennie, a Preston resident, was the sole objector to a...

  • my pokies spending tally

    my pokies spending tally

    Regular visitors to cyenne.com would have noticed that I occasionally move things around a little, looking for the best way to present the site...

  • what is pre-commitment technology?

    what is pre-commitment technology?

    Over the past month, since Julia Gillard and Andrew Wilkie shook hands and the prospect of a minority Labor government became that much more...