Poker machines
Pokies pulled from storage to meet booming demand as profits soar
A year after the premier sought to cap poker machines in the community, the number of pokies in pubs and clubs has risen as venues dust off old pokies to meet demand.
- by Harriet Alexander and Nigel Gladstone
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Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names
RSL boss Mick Bainbridge made the call as analysis shows the $1.3 million that clubs donated to veteran welfare is about the same that one club donated to its own golf club.
- by Harriet Alexander, Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone
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Gambling
Can we lose our gambling addiction without crashing the economy? You bet
Australia has a gambling problem unmatched by other countries. So why won’t the politicians stop enabling our bad habits?
- by Ross Gittins
The major NSW election promise only 32 people are using
The users participating in the government’s cashless gaming trial is costing taxpayers an average $20,000 each.
- by Max Maddison
These charts show why Australians are the world’s biggest losers
Gambling is rampant in Australia. No wonder when the industry lobbies politicians so well to stymie reforms.
- by Matt Wade
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The ‘free heroin’ behind thousands of violent crimes in NSW
Gavin Fineff was not a battler, he made $160,000 each year, but he turned to fraud to fund his massive habit.
- by Perry Duffin
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NSW may give reprieve to cash in casinos after Star boss plea
Changes to state casino law could include pushing back the deadline for mandatory carded play and increasing the cash limit.
- by Amelia McGuire
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Sports betting surges as more Queenslanders say they have a problem
In Queensland, more money is now gambled through sports betting than is spent on all the poker machines in all the clubs across the state.
- by Sean Parnell
Pokies clubs are meant to use a tax break for good. But this is what they spent $242m on
Hundreds of millions of dollars is meant to go back to the communities that host Victorian pokies clubs, in return for a lucrative tax break.
- by Annika Smethurst
This 125-year-old bowls club will be sold for millions – after its secret buyer was revealed
Members of the Elsternwick Club voted to accept a $15 million deal at a meeting on Sunday, despite a push from a large minority of members to save the club.
- by Stephen Brook and Sarah Danckert
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Bleak outlook for The Star as nemesis Crown has licence reinstated
Crown Sydney has proven it can clean up its act. But across the city, its arch rival The Star is facing a very different outlook.
- by Alexandra Smith and Amelia McGuire
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