Tag Archives: POkies
Australia – The Star to find out if can add 1,000 new pokie machines to its mix
The New South Wales government is to consider allowing Star Sydney to operate an additional 1,000 poker machines as part of a proposal to transfer licences from under-performing machines in other areas of the state. There are currently 96,000 poker machines across 4,000 venues in New South Wales with The Star accounting for 1,500 of…
Australia – ACT Government offers cash for slots buy-back scheme
Politicians in The Australian Capital Territory, which includes Canberra, are offering restaurants and clubs the opportunity to surrender poker machines in exchange for $15,000 per ‘authorisation’ as long as the proceeds go towards retaining and supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal is currently capped at 250 machines. The ACT Government, led by Andrew…
Australia – Tasmanian study highlights ‘cherry picking’ in Labor’s pokie crackdown
A recent study into gambling in Tasmanian has shown that despite a promised Labor crackdown on pokies announced in December, Tasmanians are gambling less frequently and when they do, they are increasingly betting on their phones. The three-yearly Social and Economic Impact Study (SEIS) showed poker machine use was steady since the last survey in…
Australia – Labor wants to ban club and pub slots in Tasmania
Tasmania could become the first Australian state to remove poker machines from pubs and clubs if Labor wins next year’s election in that state. The claim from Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White comes following a report by the Australia Institute that claims Australia is home to 76 per cent of the world’s poker machines in…
New Zealand – New Zealand clubs be legislated ‘out of existence’
The New Zealand First political party claims that new gambling laws could have a detrimental effect on small clubs saying additional costs could ‘legislate them out of existence.’ The Gambling Amendment Bill is due to be put before the New Zealand Parliament and could soon progress to its third reading. New Zealand First internal affairs…
Australia – Queensland pokies to allow $50 and $100 notes
The Australian state of Queensland has increased the limit on the denomination of bank notes that poker machines can accept from $20 to $100. Queensland’s Attorney General, Jarrod Bleijie, has approved the change to accept $50 and $100 notes ending a 20 year restriction to $20. The approval is major win for lobbyists such as…
