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Gambling harm is a major public health issue in Australia and yet is beggars belief that the Federal Government doesn’t report on its expenditure to tackle gambling harm due to “commercial sensitivities”. The CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said the bizarre situation demonstrated the power of the gambling industry and how … Continued
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The system that governs lobbyists’ access to our Federal parliamentarians is toothless, opaque and excludes an estimated 80% of lobbyists in Canberra, according to the Alliance’s submission to the Inquiry into Access to Parliament House by Lobbyists. The CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said she was concerned that powerful vested interests from … Continued
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The voters of Dunkley have honoured Peta Murphy’s legacy by electing a Labor candidate, now it’s time for the Albanese Government to do the same and accept all of the recommendations of the online gambling inquiry that she fought so hard to deliver, even in her last days. “Certainly, the cost of living was a … Continued
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The Federal Government should step in to stop the Northern Territory government continuing to offer a tax haven to multi-billion-dollar foreign online gambling operators. It makes no sense for the Northern Territory government to effectively be the online gambling regulator for the nation. The chief executive of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said … Continued
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Licensed venues are being warned to comply with important gaming harm minimisation measures or face enforcement action, after the licensee of an inner Sydney venue was found guilty under the Gaming Machines Regulation 2019, after placing an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in an “ATM room” attached to its gaming room. The licensee of Vbar on … Continued
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Online betting operator SportChamps has been fined $17,500 for inducing people to gamble and open a betting account, following five previous convictions for similar offences. SportChamps pleaded guilty in Downing Centre Local Court to two offences under the Betting and Racing Act following a Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation into advertisements on its website and … Continued
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Media release 08 January 2024 Podium finish for Western Sydney pubs Three pubs in Sydney’s west step onto the podium of poker machine misery after Wesley Mission’s analysis of the latest quarterly data from NSW Liquor and Gaming. The 2023 third quarter data set places the Markets Hotel (Homebush) atop of the dais with the … Continued
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The festive season is ‘a trigger’ for a spike in gambling, increasing the financial toll and stress many families will experience this Christmas, according to the CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett. “All the research tells us gambling increases in times of economic hardship and Christmas time brings financial stress, family tension, … Continued
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To help address potential harms associated with electronic gaming machines, West HQ has partnered with a leading gambling research institution to undertake a world-first research program to assist in the development of safer gambling environments and practices. The board of the leading Sydney hospitality, fitness, leisure and entertainment venue has approved funding and support for … Continued
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The gambling lobby’s influence is clear in the ‘watered-down’ bill to ban gambling on credit passed by the Senate, the CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Carol Bennett, said. And it is profoundly telling that the Albanese Government and opposition would not contemplate an amendment from independent Senator David Pocock to the bill that … Continued
