Last year, Auckland Mayor Len Brown admitted to accepting a $15 000 electoral donation from SkyCity. He faced a great deal of backlash for his actions and he has decided to go about things differently this time around. According to the National Business Review, Mayor Brown will not be accepting any money from SkyCity this…
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New Pokies Will Fund Sports Club Expansion
Across Australia, pokies get a pretty bad rap. While most media outlets spend their time pointing out the negative aspects of poker machines, they neglect to mention all of the positive effects that they have on the community. Pokies fund a wide range of community projects, such as the new expansion of the Hoppers Crossing…
Clubs ACT Requests Changes from Government
Pokie clubs are some of the most popular entertainment venues in Australia. However, they have experienced some difficulty attracting players in recent years. Thanks to anti-pokie campaigns and increases in liquor license fees, pokie clubs in Canberra have been struggling to make a significant profit. So, Clubs ACT has jumped into action, requesting that the…
Sinking Lid Policy Could Reduce Pokie Numbers in Auckland
Across New Zealand, politicians are taking this new harm reduction initiative very seriously. Prompted by a proposal for the Harm Reduction Bill, politicians and city councils want to ensure that poker machines and gaming venues do not cause harm to local citizens. As part of this initiative, Auckland City Council has proposed a sinking lid…
Organizations Protest New Pokies in Auckland
New Zealand politicians are dedicating to reducing problem gambling rates across the country. They plan to do this by passing the new Harm Reduction Bill that will enable local municipalities to have a larger say in how many poker machine are permitted in individual cities. Now, the general public has thrown their support behind the…
Pokies Taxes Fail to Meet Expectations
Poker machines are a significant source of government funding in Australia. Every year, they generate hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes which are used to benefit the country as a whole. Unfortunately, the government faces a shortfall this year as poker machine revenue, and result tax earnings, have dropped this year. According to recent…
Aristocrat’s Pompeii Pokies Released Online
Pompeii is a legendary city with a unique history. In AD 79, the city was decimated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It was lost for more than 1700 years, buried under 6 metres of dust and rubble. Today, Pompeii is a World Heritage site which attracts millions of tourists from around the world. So,…
Sinking Lid Policy for Auckland Gets the Go-Ahead
While Australians are having a difficult time passing any sort of gambling reform, our Kiwi neighbourhoods have doing so with ease. The country’s Harm Reduction Bill has gained a great deal of support from local residents and politicians, and now a new sinking lid policy for pokies in Auckland has earned approval. This month, a…
Pokies Bandits Have Been Arrested
Earlier this month, we published a story about a group of thieves who had robbed six pokies venues across Victoria. They had committed the series of crimes over the course of 8 months in 2012, and police had just one photo to provide as evidence. Last week, the authorities announced that they would provide a…
Pokies Contribute to TabCorp’s Growth
TabCorp is one of the biggest gambling operators in Australia, and the company has seen a great deal of growth lately. While the company is always expanding into new markets, TabCorp relies on some old favourites when it comes to generating impressive profits year after year. Over the course of the year’s first quarter, pokies…