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The number of people betting on sports has exploded, doubling in just five years with more than one third of all spending on sports betting now coming from people with a gambling problem, according to new research. More than a quarter of all men aged 18-24 and a third of men aged 25-34 now bet on … Continued
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Media release For immediate release 19 June 2024 Budget forecasts pokie loss blowout thanks to misery tax Despite historic and welcome investment in public housing and … Continued
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Clubs across Victoria are rorting a scheme, which aims to offset the financial harm of pokies, by giving an average of 77% of all the ‘community’ grants’ they make to themselves. The rorting means they are not only robbing the community of critical funding but also receiving a tax deduction by doing so. New analysis … Continued
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The $67 million fine imposed on Adelaide’s SkyCity Casino in a money laundering case is just another chapter in an appalling litany of failures by casino’s across the country and highlights the need for urgent Federal Government action. The interim CEO of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Martin Thomas, said there was an urgent need … Continued
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The proposed changes outlined in the VRGF Repeal and Advisory Councils Bill 2024 before the Victorian parliament have been welcomed by The Alliance for Gambling Reform. The Alliance for Gambling Reform, CEO Carol Bennett said the proposal to disband the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF) being debated in the Victorian parliament this week were a … Continued
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Media release 08 May 2024 Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform The people of NSW lost $8.129 … Continued
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The AFL is acting hypocritically in taking a minute’s silence at all its games this weekend to highlight gender-based violence while still taking millions of dollars from gambling agencies – when gambling is known to make domestic violence more frequent and more severe. “A minute’s silence is an important gesture, but when it is squeezed … Continued
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02 May 2024 Statement from Wesley Mission and the Alliance for Gambling Reform on the Outabox data breach in NSW clubs Wesley Mission and the Alliance for Gambling Reform have consistently argued that facial recognition technology in pubs and clubs is potentially illegal, poses data risks, does not minimise gambling harm and is … Continued
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The data breach by a string of NSW and ACT Clubs is inexcusable and damaging and would have been avoided by a centralised, secure universal cashless gambling card system, the Alliance for Gambling Reform CEO Carol Bennett, says. “This breach highlights just how unaccountable clubs are and how haphazard they are with the mountain of … Continued
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The Federal Government must urgently act to close a loophole that excludes predatory online gambling advertising targeting children from being included in the nation’s basic online safety code. Under current definitions the nation’s Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) gambling advertising is not included among online harms such as hate speech, cyber-bullying and child sexual exploitation. … Continued
