Praise for pledge to limit pokies
Anti-gambling activists have welcomed Tasmanian Labor’s pledge to remove all 2375 poker machines from the state’s pubs and clubs by 2023 if it wins power at the upcoming state election.
Anti-gambling activists have welcomed Tasmanian Labor’s pledge to remove all 2375 poker machines from the state’s pubs and clubs by 2023 if it wins power at the upcoming state election.
Dr Mark Zirnsak explains why the Melbourne Cup was "a source of many arguments and tension" in his childhood home.
NIGEL TAPP Tasmanian author and Wesley Hobart member James Boyce’s examination of the often cosy relationship between Tasmanian governments and gambling giant Federal Hotels over the last 50 years is certainly timely.
The ethical investing arm of the Uniting Church, UCA Funds Management, has called on Australia’s four big banks to immediately stop credit cards being used for online gambling after the country’s major banking associatio
Sport and online gambling are now so intrinsically linked that the integrity of sports is under extreme pressure and the human toll is rising.
At the start of November the Presbytery of Tasmania joined a coalition of 15 community organisations to pressure the Hodgman Government to reduce the $200 million lost in Tasmania each year on pokies, before phasing out
The Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce has launched a postcard campaign calling on the Victorian government to tackle pokies reform.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has withdrawn a multi-million dollar court case against Crown Casino over embezzled funds. The bank pursued legal action over three million dollars stolen by former bank employee Kate Jamieson.