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

31 May 2011

Labor accused of hypocrisy on link to ACT pokies clubs.
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Workers fear pokie law.
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Should pokies be allowed in Chirnside Park?.
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Pokies swallowing more money in Maroondah.
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Regional MP says Federal pokies plan will hurt local clubs.
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Uncertainties weigh on gaming sector.
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Castlemaine doctors urge healthy opposition to pokies.
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30 May 2011

$400m motive to foil pokies reform.
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Playing politics with pokies will do nothing to help problem gamblers.
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Labor heavy Tara Moriarty leans on Andrew Wilkie.
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Queenslanders losing $5 million a day on poker machines.
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Minister talks up casino tourism.
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Ideology is just a bluff in Baillieu’s stand against pokie limits.
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Wilkie more confident of pokies reform.
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29 May 2011

Labor faces stalemate on pokies.
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States tardy over pokies.
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Karl Bitar’s casino role under fire from Nick Xenophon.
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Pokies reform just needs political will: Xenophon.
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28 May 2011

Betting the house: a game of survival.
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We’re happy to lead the world in gambling.
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NSW puts hand out for pokies compo.
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Ban on commentators spruiking betting odds.
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Wilkie hails pokies progress.
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States unsure of mandatory pokies reform.
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27 May 2011

Poker machine maths.
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When Packer met Wilkie: pokie foes lay cards on table.
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Spring Street issues pokies court threat.
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Pokies showdown as states unite.
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Liberal divisions plain for all to see.
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Gamblers have the right to choose.
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Gillard government seeks solution to pokies reform showdown with states.
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Raising awareness of gambling.
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Live odds crackdown but no pokie agreement.
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Gambling Reform Agenda.
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Gamblers have a right to choose, Vic.
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Govt moving ahead with pokie reforms.
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States baulk at mandatory pokies reform.
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Queensland says no to pokies reform.
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Government to ban sports bet spruiking.
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26 May 2011

Victorian pokies miss reform stay.
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States revolt on pokies limit.
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Small NSW clubs get pokies exemption.
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Coast gamblers chasing losses.
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Small clubs exempt from pokie reforms until 2018.
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Victoria may challenge gambling limit.
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Are we hooked on gambling?.
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25 May 2011

Changing the game for Monash problem gamblers.
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Packer hires ALP gun for pokies fight.
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Critics round on Crown’s ALP appointment.
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South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon bets online gambling is a problem.
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24 May 2011

How to quit gambling: counsellor.
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Pokie losses likely to soar in Greater Dandenong.
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Pokies fight a gamble.
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Casino bus a gamble for seniors.
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Gamblers can bet on help.
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Former ALP chief Karl Bitar’s new job prompts call for lobbying reforms.
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Bitar’s new casino job is wrong: Brown.
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Julia Gillard’s former campaign director Karl Bitar signs with James Packer’s Crown Casino.
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23 May 2011

Moreland gamblers pour year’s rent down slot.
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Concern over youth gambling online.
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Kicking the gambling habit.
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Gambling costs whole community – in court hearings.
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22 May 2011

Australians poor on punt.
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Tax break for pokies expected.
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21 May 2011

It’s a sure thing: Australians are far ahead in the gambling world.
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Pokies fight ‘too costly’.
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20 May 2011

Bundy spends extra $260k in pokies.
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Group has no faith in pokies.
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Against the odds (Greater Dandenong Weekly).
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Against the odds (Maroondah Weekly).
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19 May 2011

Poker machine cap vote clubbed.
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Pokie laws could end club industry.
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18 May 2011

17 May 2011

Senator Nick Xenophon in city to push pokies reform.
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City ‘right’ on pokies.
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16 May 2011

Juniors fear pokies revenue loss.
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15 May 2011

14 May 2011

Jackpot: how footy clubs will pile up pokie millions.
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Football’s big punt.
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Tradies breaks ranks on pokies.
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13 May 2011

Packer lobbying over pokies reforms.
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Problem gambling: Is it in decline?
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12 May 2011

The 3% factor – breaking the banks’ silence on gambling.
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Clubs hold council of war over pokie reform.
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Doctor treats more pokie addicts.
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Clubs under pokie law pressure.
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11 May 2011

Pokie laws insult Anzac spirit.
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Pokie changes will hurt clubs: Louise Markus.
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Dee Why RSL chief’s warning on bid to cap pokie losses.
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10 May 2011

Pokie crusader says he’s being smeared.
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Curbs on pokies will hit casino revenues.
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Casinos set to lose on pokies.
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09 May 2011

Pokies laws puts SkyCity Casino expansion upgrade on hold.
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Can pubs survive without pokies?.
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ACT’s pro-pokies campaign to go ahead.
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Windsor unconvinced about pokies plan.
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Workers Club predicts ‘$12m annual pokies losses’ if new laws are passed.
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08 May 2011

State snubs pokies trial.
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Give us a pub in Laurimar with no pokies, residents say.
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07 May 2011

Pokies pitch gives country clubs reprieve on reforms.
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Wilkie sure of poker reform success.
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Pokies industry threatened by reforms.
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A reprieve for small clubs and pubs.
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Senator rips into pokie bid.
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Limit pokies loss to $120, report urges.
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Wilkie offers to discuss pokies with Victoria.
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06 May 2011

Mum’s painful $250,000 gamble.
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Wilkie set to play his hand.
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Wilkie turns up heat on Gillard over pokies pledge.
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Pokies limits on players unveiled by independent MP Andrew Wilkie (DT).
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Pokies limits on players unveiled by independent MP Andrew Wilkie (HS).
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Club says gambling solution is Simplay.
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Report urges sweeping reform.
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Andrew Wilkie: Historic Poker Machine Reform a Big Step Closer.
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Pokies report calls for loss limit to be set at $120 an hour before restrictions kick in.
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Pokie shake-up plan to end ‘human suffering’.
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Poker Machine Reforms Edge Closer …
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Govt to analyse pokies report: Gillard.
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Dire times on the cards.
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Abbott rejects move on poker machines.
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Govt ups ante in pokies reforms.
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Xenophon says gambling reforms ‘historic’.
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Pre-commitment will help problem gambling.
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Pokies changes won’t apply to foreigners.
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Parliamentary report recommends set limits on poker machines.
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Clubs to keep fighting proposed pokies reforms, despite concessions.
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Pokies report provides good advice says public health expert.
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Committee rejects biometrics for pokies.
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Wilkie confident of support for pokies restrictions.
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Pokie changes deadline ‘unrealistic, unachievable’.
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05 May 2011

$20m pokie ads pulled in public image bid.
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Pokies campaign dropped by clubs.
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Time for talks on pokies: Xenophon.
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Redcliffe club concerned about pokies reforms.
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04 May 2011

Woman stole $117,000 for pokies.
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03 May 2011

Small club bites back over pre-commitment pokie reforms.
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Ley calls for proposed pokie laws to be scrapped.
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02 May 2011

More Victorians back restrictions on gambling than not.
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Council wants spin limit on pokies.
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Wilkie pokie plan under fire.
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Pubs, clubs and poker machines.
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01 May 2011

Insert apology here: Garrett’s email gaffe.
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