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Never ending losing streak : NSW records worst poker machine losses ever & Government’s disappointing mid-term report card on reform

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Media release For immediate release Never ending losing streak: NSW records worst ever poker machine losses Government’s disappointing mid-term report card on reform   New South Wales has hit a devastating new low with record high losses hitting a staggering, and arguably avoidable, $8.64 billion for 2024 according to the latest Liquor and Gaming data … Continued

Alcohol and gambling companies and lobby groups plough almost $2.5 million into political parties

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Alcohol and gambling companies and lobby groups donated $2.474 million to political parties in 2023-24. After the release of the latest donation figures this week through the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Transparency Register, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) and Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR) jointly called for alcohol and gambling companies to … Continued

No action is the worst response of all to gambling harm – Govt’s decision not to act fails to protect our children being targeted by predatory gambling industry

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Reports the Government won’t respond to the June 2023 Murphy Report on gambling reform prior to the election is the worst outcome of all for children who are being groomed by gambling companies and fails anxious and angry parents. The Alliance for Gambling Reform’s Chief Advocate, Tim Costello said it was unacceptable for the Prime … Continued

Wesley Mission confident a mandatory cashless gambling card will work

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Media release                                                                                                          4 December 2024   Wesley Mission confident a mandatory cashless gambling card will work   Wesley Mission welcomes the release of the Roadmap for Gaming Reform today but is disappointed by some of the watered-down recommendations it contains.   While the Roadmap calls for the eventual introduction of a mandatory cashless … Continued

Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels

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Media release 26 November 2024 Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels Powering down the pokies and a mandatory cashless card have the overwhelming support of the NSW public, according to the latest Community Attitudes to Gambling Reform Survey conducted by Wesley Mission and Compass Polling. Results showed significant public backing … Continued

Tasmanian poker machine backflip ‘a capitulation’ – Gambling industry capture of State Government complete

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The decision by the Tasmanian Liberal Rockcliffe Government to backflip on becoming the first State to introduce a poker machine cashless card is an inexcusable capitulation to the power of the gambling lobby. The Alliance’s Chief Advocate, Tim Costello, said he was shocked and devastated by the announcement by the Tasmanian Government to ‘defer progress’ … Continued