Pokies bill introduced to Senate
4th September 2008, 9:15 WST
thewest.com.au
Draft laws to combat problem gambling by limiting the number of ATMs in licensed venues have been introduced into federal parliament by independent senator Nick Xenophon.
Senator Xenophon said his discussions with problem gamblers and gambling counsellors had backed up research showing a link between gambling addiction and […]
Tatts result proves it is as ‘tough as old boots’
The Age
August 29, 2008
GAMING firm Tatts Group Ltd says all its businesses have good prospects in the current financial year and that the first half should be very solid.
Tatts yesterday booked a reported net profit of $257.6 million for 2007-08, down 10.7 per cent on the […]
Into the Lion’s Den: Xenophon Addresses Gaming Expo
By Ian Neubauer
theshout.com.au
It was always going to be controversial and perhaps a little unnerving - inviting the independent Senator from South Australia who rode the ‘anti-pokie’ ticket to Canberra to address the 2008 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) in Sydney yesterday (August 24).
But when Senator Nick Xenophon called delegates […]
Crown casino hits its jackpot with poker machines
Herald Sun
August 21, 2008 12:00am
GAMBLERS pumped $1.3 billion through Crown’s poker machines, card tables and hotels last financial year despite the economic gloom.
Its coffers were 6 per cent fuller with $433.3 million, despite smoking bans and a higher gaming machine levy.
Gamblers spent $801.8 million on the casino’s main […]
New face for old habit
Amy Walker
19Aug08
Moorabool Leader
Counselling service for gamblers expanded in Bacchus Marsh. Gamblers Help and Relationship Counsellor Trish Staig pictured.
A NEW face will counsel Moorabool’s problem gamblers in a bid to reduce the shire’s $7 million gaming debt.
Gambling expenditure in Moorabool Shire in the last 12 months topped more than $7 million, or […]
How South Sydney’s no-pokies leagues club plan died
Article from: Daily Telegraph
By Josh Massoud
August 13, 2008 12:00am
ON Sunday morning fewer than 100 people will gather in Redfern Town Hall to end South Sydney’s proposal for a no-pokies leagues club.
What was once a heart-warming campaign has sunk with so little trace that it now settles alongside Harold […]
Tabcorp shares up despite write-downs
The Australian
Daniel Morrissey | August 07, 2008
TABCORP said today it was in a “stronger position” to weather an economic downturn after reporting write-downs of $707.5 million.
The gaming and wagering company posted a full-year net loss of $164.6 million due to write-downs of $707.5 million. However, its underlying profit rose 0.3 per […]
Punter loses Tabcorp fight
By staff writers
August 04, 2008 02:15pm
news.com.au
A CHRONIC gambler who lost millions of dollars through a secret credit-betting system has lost his fight against gaming giant Tabcorp, the Commonwealth Bank and his state government.
Former Sydney solicitor Christopher Ronald Fitzsimons had sued the NSW Government over its decision to allow Tabcorp to offer credit […]
Scrooges blind to real waste
Herald Sun
Jill Singer
August 04, 2008 12:00am
ARE you a reckless spender, a tightwad or somewhere in between:the balanced option?
I recall one of the tightest blokes I ever met expressing shock that I ate three meals a day.
“Gosh, that must be expensive” said the emaciated one, from here and not Darfur.
He could afford […]
Casino plan breaches health guidelines on smoking
JANO GIBSON URBAN AFFAIRS REPORTER
1/08/2008 12:00:01 AM
Canberra Times
STAR CITY Casino’s plan to create Australia’s largest gaming area for smokers fails to meet the state’s smoke-free legislation, according to NSW Health.
The views of the Health Department come as a Macquarie Bank analyst, Steve Wheen, warned clients in a note on […]