Despite the harm it can cause, gambling is often defended because it returns money to the community. So why is the racing industry largely exempt?
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A proposed new law won’t require online casinos to pay back a share of profits to community organisations, with potentially dire consequences.
The Albanese government now has the political capital to tackle Australia’s massive gambling problem – if it wants to.
Pokies are responsible for more than half of gambling problems in Australia. So why do politicians resist reform?
Many migrants, including those in the NT, experience financial, social and emotional pressures. These sometimes lead them to gambling as a means of socialisation or stress relief.
The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has convinced his cabinet to back major pokie reforms, and they will be a vast improvement on the current situation.
New technology, big jackpots and rubbery regulation means bingo’s friendly reputation is due for a rethink.
Pokie venues are starting to reopen across the country. For at-risk gamblers, this is a worrying time as they emerge from a long compulsory break from playing.
With perhaps months stuck at home due to coronavirus, gamblers may be tempted to engage more heavily in online betting. New regulations are urgently needed to restrict online bet sizes and credit card use.
How many happy gamblers, jobs and profits does it take to make up for the suicides, bankruptcies and domestic violence? Regulators must make cost-benefit guesstimates when considering applications.
Gambling operators are required by law to donate some of their revenue for charitable purposes. But a review of data in Victoria shows that charitable giving is actually far less than they claim.
Electronic gambling machines can be highly addictive, and are associated with very high rates of gambling harm. Many of the mechanisms of this potential for addiction are now becoming clearer.
Even with responsible gambling measures in place, excessive gambling remains a problem and a significant cost to society.
Pokies, housing, hospitals and gun laws might have been the specific issues that dominated the campaign, but the decisive factor was Tasmanians’ enduring apprehension about minority government.
Pokies companies want to keep their customers “in the zone”, that’s why they spend so much to keep tabs on them.
Nick Xenophon says the proposals encapsulated in his party’s gambling policy for the South Australian election are just the start of a wider push for reform.
The Tasmanian Liberal party is promoting gaming industry estimates that ‘around 5,000 jobs’ would be at risk if poker machines were removed from pubs and clubs in Tasmania. Are the estimates correct?
Disadvantage predicts the extent of poker machine losses far more in Tasmania than in other Australian states and territories.
Research that studied the pokie risks gamblers were prepared to take after they held a live crocodile has been awarded one of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes.
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