South Australian football clubs are not impressed with the local government’s pokie reform plans. This year, local politicians decided to classify pokie clubs into major and minor categories, with different rules and regulations applying to each. The SANFL believes that the reforms will lead to larger pokie operators taking over the market, taking funding away…
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Victoria’s Pokie Reforms Result in Pokie Spending Decline
Gambling spending is on the decline in Victoria, thanks to a number of effective reforms that were enacted last year. The state is seeing fewer problem gamblers spending money on pokies and although gambling revenues have declined, politicians are pleased that gaming venues are benefitting less from addicted players. “It would be preferable to receive…
The Star Competes With Crown Casinos to Maintain Exclusivity in Sydney
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…
Greens Fight for $1 Pokie Limit in Tasmania
The Greens continue their fight for $1 pokie limits, and wish to trial the technology. The political party has recently decided that Tasmania would be the ideal location in which to test the implementation of $1 betting limits for poker machines. When the idea of pokie reform was first introduced, The Greens fought to convince…
Boost in Profits for IGT
Popular pokies provider International Game Technology has experienced some fantastic growth over the course of the past few months. During the second quarter of the year, the company has posted a 26% increase in revenue – thanks to its expansion into the social gaming market as well as other upgrades and developments. In the online…
Do Gambling Loyalty Cards Encourage Problem Gambling?
As the federal government prepares to roll out voluntary pre-commitment technology, researchers are hoping to get to the bottom of the growing issue of problem gambling. A new study will examine the effects, if any, that loyalty programs have on problem gambling rates across the country. As voluntary pre-commitment is rolled out, players who wish…
KISS Pokies Make Online Debut
WMS is at the forefront of creating innovative and exciting land-based poker machine machines, and now the company is expanding its expertise into the online casino world. This month, WMS’s KISS: Shout It Loud pokies will make their online debut, bringing a new level of excitement to gaming at Jackpot Party online casino. The KISS…
Criticism for RSL Clubs
The RSL (Returned and Services League of Australia) is an organization that supports men and women who have served in the military or are currently serving in the military. There are over 18 500 members of the RSL, and the organization promises to ensure that programs are in place that offer care, compensation and commemoration…
Xenophon Calls SA’s New Pokie Plan A ‘Con’
Last week, South Australian politicians announced their new plan to reduce the number of poker machines in the state. The new system would categorize venues into ‘major’ and ‘minor’ clubs and is being touted as a harm minimization method – but Senator Nick Xenophon, a known responsible gambling advocate, is not convinced. Senator Xenophon recently…
South Australia Makes Changes to Poker Machine Laws
Politicians in South Australia are planning to make big changes to the local poker machine market. They will be making amendments to current poker machine laws that have the potential to reduce problem gambling rates across the state. Firstly, the amendments would categorize pokies into two different groups: major and minor. Major clubs will are…