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Pokie News A controversial new advertising campaign has popped up in Melbourne and caused a stir in its attempt to name and shame the MPs behind the state’s gambling laws and encourage people to speak out and make a change. Part of the campaign takes the form of a large billboard that features MPs who are in marginal seats, as well as ...

Pokie News Until now, James Packer’s proposed second Sydney casino had support from the NSW opposition but this may soon be withdrawn if demands to make a report on the casino’s impact public are not adhered to. The new casino in question is part of a $1 billion project to construct a six-star hotel and casino in Barangaroo, as ...

Pokie News After receiving complaints about his gambling-orientated segments during rugby league games, the Nine Network has made some changes to Tom Waterhouse’s appearances during broadcasts. The network received criticism for the way Waterhouse pushed his role as a bookmaker as part of a sports commentary and there was much concern ...

Pokie News Queensland pokies have taken in a record amount for the start of the year, according to the latest figures from February. This comes at a time when the government is considering increasing both trading hours and betting limits, which could see this figure skyrocket further. As the figures from the Office of Liquor Gaming and ...

Pokie News Tom Waterhouse has come under fire for his constant references to gambling when commentating. The gambling reform committee disapproves of his methods, especially senator Nick Xenophon, who feels that viewers are having live odds “rammed down their throats”. Xenophon believes that sports commentating and gambling should not ...

Pokie News Virtual Gaming Worlds, or VGW, may not be a household name yet but this could soon change. An independent gambling project based in Perth, VGW started its life as a project on the popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter but it seemed set for an early demise when it was booted from the platform. However things are looking up ...

Pokie News A huge story has broken out in Melbourne in the form of the heist performed at the Crown Casino, which resulted in the theft of $32 million. This is certainly a talking point but Crown itself is keeping very quiet about the incident itself and has tried to keep publicity to a minimum, although the venue is confident that it ...

Pokie News The Crown Casino in Melbourne has been the victim of a betting scam, which saw a high-roller snatching up $32 million. The police and Victoria’s gaming regulator were called in to investigate the incident and as a result, the gambler in question was banned from the venue and the staff member responsible for VIP gamblers was ...

Pokie News The proposal for pre-commitment technology has been thrown around a lot recently but now it seems that it may be extended to online gambling. If the federal government gets its way, it could soon be mandatory for online gamblers to set their own deposit limits in online casinos. This forms part of a standard the government ...

Pokie News In order to capitalise on its high-roller aspirations Crown has been flying gamblers in from their own countries with its three luxury jets. The countries in question include those in the lucrative Asian economies such as Thailand and Cambodia and released data from the flights shows some interesting trends from the last three ...