Over the course of the past few months, Crown Casinos has been wooing Sydney politicians with its plans to bring a new high-roller gambling venue to Sydney in 2019. That is the year when The Star’s exclusivity agreement will have expired, and Crown’s plans aim to ensure that the contract cannot be renewed. Now, Echo…
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Labor Threatens to Pull Support For Barangaroo Casino
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has been quite stubborn with regards to the release of Deloitte’s report on Crown Ltd’s proposal for a high-roller casino in Barangaroo. For the past month, he has refused to publish the report, despite urging from local politicians and residents. Now, the opposition has gotten serious about the situation, as the…
Charities Caught in the Pokie Reform Crossfire
Clubs Australia has been fighting against Andrew Wilke’s gambling reform for the past few months. The organization claims that precommitment technology will not help to curb problem gambling rates, and will deny charities valuable funding. The latter argument has been cited quite often; however, we have barely heard from actual charities on the topic. That…
Abbot in Trouble Over Pokie Reform Alternative
It seems like you just can’t win when it comes to pokie reform. Earlier this month, Tony Abbott proposed an alternative to Andrew Wilkie’s precommitment scheme – but the plan has received its fair share of criticism, as well. Abbott’s plan aims to deal more directly with problem gambling. He wants there to be improved…
$40 Million to Be Spent on New Anti-Pokie Reform Campaign
As the debate over pokie reform continues to heat up, clubs from across Australia are getting fiercer in their quest to convince the public that the initiative is a bad idea. Industry groups, including casinos, operators and clubs have come together to launch a $40 million campaign to fight the implementation of pokie reform. After…