Links to articles relating to problem gambling and the gambling industry in Australia.
All links are current at the time of posting.

28 February 2011

Dorahy’s gaming industry roots won’t stop him tackling pokies problem.
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27 February 2011

Tasmania tipped to test pokies law.
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26 February 2011

Blues in the red: $6.9m to be repaid by October.
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Feeding the hungry beast.
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AFL Victorian clubs audit.
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Too early to gamble on pokie scheme.
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25 February 2011

Fingerprint scans ruled out of pokies reform plan.
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Carlton hits jackpot on pokies deal.
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Tatts back on track after floods.
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Tatts boss offers short odds about betting changes.
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Clubs will fight pokies changes.
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24 February 2011

Anyone for bets on Gillard’s fall?.
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Gamblers to carry smart cards.
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Wilkie threatens Government over pokie reform.
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Reinvention to usher in new era for Shellharbour Workers’ Club.
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23 February 2011

Pokie giants feed on golden goose eggs.
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Battle lines over pokies tavern.
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Bondi clubs to merge.
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22 February 2011

Pokies switch plan draws flak.
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New pokies bid for Sunshine club.
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NSW says pokie plan is too expensive.
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New gym to boost Roosters’ revenue.
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21 February 2011

Banks should join war against pokies.
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Warning Central West clubs will lose millions of dollars in revenue.
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20 February 2011

Clubs vote to oppose bet limits.
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19 February 2011

Problem gamblers may have to face up to it.
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18 February 2011

Pokies opponents remain unmoved.
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Pokies reform will take 10 years: casinos.
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17 February 2011

Rocky punters in pokie splash.
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Bundy punters spend more on pokies.
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16 February 2011

Hotels push for trials of pokies bet-limit system.
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Whittlesea Council fights pokie application before VCAT.
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Pokies keep on pushing buttons.
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Castlemaine pokies fight a possibility.
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Pair reap winnings from pokie scam.
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Predictions new pokie laws will send local clubs broke.
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Motto Farm pub refused.
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15 February 2011

Pokies owner rejects need for bet controls.
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Playing pokies just like eating a burger, says Woolies subsidiary.
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Not near us, say Flemington residents of pokies switch.
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Pokies limits ‘would cost hotels $4b’.
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Mayne wants council to consider pokies rate hike.
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You can bet on problems of perception.
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Gambling vice grips Brimbank.
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14 February 2011

Pokies staff struggle to offer help: survey.
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Gaming industry says pokies reforms will cost it $1.5 billion.
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Betting caps won’t help gamblers: industry.
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Kangaroo Flat Sports Club’s pokie hearing on horizon.
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13 February 2011

Pubs gear up for pokies war.
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12 February 2011

No backdown on pokies: Wilkie.
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Set for secret war on poker machines.
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Xenophon, Wilkie meeting churches.
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Having a punt on religion – churches chip in on poker machine war.
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Club’s pokie revenue dives.
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11 February 2011

PM faces discord on gambling reforms.
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Penberthy: If this is gambling let it die.
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10 February 2011

Clubs tell greedy government to share pokies revenue.
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Groups to suffer under gambling reforms.
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09 February 2011

Foundry waiting for VCAT decision.
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Bloods and Eagles fear pokies peril.
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Redlegs’ pokie pain.
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08 February 2011

High noon on gambling draws near for Julia Gillard.
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Wyndham clubs seek more pokies.
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Brimbank’s $136m pokies loot.
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Councils say short pokies consultation a bad bet.
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SANFL clubs fear pokie problems.
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07 February 2011

Pub with no pokies for sale.
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Coalition to cap poker machines.
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Short pokies consultation time a bad bet.
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06 February 2011

Link with gambling can’t be played as each-way bet.
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Pokie group pays pollies.
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It’s right to help people push away from pokies.
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Culture of gambling needs addressing.
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05 February 2011

Aristocrat plays for time on pokies.
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Replace pokies, says Aristocrat.
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Pokies maker pans card plan.
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SANFL at risk of pokies ruin.
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Gambling technology ‘will be manipulated’.
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04 February 2011

Barnett fires on pokie reform.
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Implications of pokie scheme unclear.
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Gamblers will go online, inquiry told (SMH).
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Gamblers will go online, inquiry told (BigPond).
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Bet limits not ‘bullet proof’ – Aristocrat.
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… As debate turns to failed technology.
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Clubs lobby attacks productivity watchdog’s gambling ‘mistake’.
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Ken Arthurson slams gaming industry links with NRL.
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Crown takes gamble on Storm.
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Storm confirm casino deal.
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Storm rages over casino deal.
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03 February 2011

Lonely women turn to lure of pokies.
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Barnett to fight federal gambling regulations.
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Pubs and clubs to join forces in pokies battle.
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Barnett slams pokies in WA proposal.
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Barnett, Canberra at odds on pokies.
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Barnett fires warning shot on pokie reform.
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Gamblers may evade betting limits.
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Colin Barnett draws battle lines in fight against pokies.
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02 February 2011

Odds against states accepting poker machine mandatory precommitment limits.
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Gillard faces pokies stoush.
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States urged to act on pokie curbs.
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Canberra acts on pokies.
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Pokie reforms ‘threat to Roosters’.
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Victoria defies Commonwealth’s pokies reform commitments.
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Socially isolated women see pokies venues as ‘home away from home’ inquiry told.
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01 February 2011

Councillor Taylor defends voting for pokies in Ballarat.
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Pokies reform push backed by legal advice, says Gillard government.
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Ex-pokies addict backs gambling limits card.
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Wilkie says Commonwealth has the power to legislate pokies.
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Gambling body backs pokie smart card.
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Forced clampdown on problem gambling.
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States must accept pokie reform: Wilkie.
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Make smartcards compulsory for all pokie gamblers, inquiry told.
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Liquor’s big business upset at pokie restrictions.
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Reform of pokies tests Gillard deal with Wilkie.
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Pokies swallow $21m in six months.
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Clubs stay silent on pokie reduction.
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