Pokies reform appears to have shifted slightly in the government’s and Andrew Wilkie’s favour, mainly because opponents have overplayed their hands.
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Bolt’s fear and loathing … of the pokies, of course
Andrew Bolt — forced to correct the record over the weekend the weekend for his law-breaking articles on nefarious light-skinned Aborigines — also has a long, proud history of commentating on Australia’s pokies legislation.
Pokies lobby lets the cat out of the bag
Regardless of the merits of the Deutsch Bank report, the cat’s out of the bag now when it comes to the real cost of pokies reform, writes Charles Livingstone.
The conflicts of interest muddying the anti-pokies campaign
As with any public debate, the challenge in the pokies reform will be getting participants to put all their cards on the table and declare these conflicts as they arise. Stephen Mayne declares their interests on the public’s behalf.
Last Bets: states smash sports betting but no cold turkey on pokies
It’s no wonder premiers would prefer to gag Tony Greig and Richie Benaud than do anything that might impact their AAA-credit ratings.
Last Bets: Angry Anderson the new big thing in pokies
Poker machine themes are a very important part in attracting punters to pubs and clubs around the country. The big manufacturers know this, and are spending millions of dollars each year mastering their brands. Even Angry Anderson is on board.
Last Bets: which brand of poker machine are you?
Poker machine themes play an important part in conditioning players to gamble and there are millions of dollars being invested by the big companies every year to find the next big thing. So which brand of machine suits you?
Crikey Says: Bitar Crowns our gambling dependence
The fact that Karl Bitar has transitioned seamlessly from running the Labor Party to become lobbyist-in-chief for James Packer’s gambling operations is a smack in the face for the integrity of the political system.
Essential: the Labor Party … trashing its brand since 2009…
The extent of Labor’s brand damage is once again apparent, today’s Essential Report shows.
Political snippets: The national poker machine party, organic food no healthier
The ALP and their pokie loving ways, and is organic food no healthier?
We need to wind back the pub’s pokie addiction, too
It is common for the industry to present itself as a folksy, struggling community level business, providing mostly harmless fun to the suburban working class. Unfortunately the reality is vastly different, writes Charles Livingston.
Time gentlemen! Changing of the guard at AHA
The Australian Hotels Association (NSW) is undergoing a seismic changing of the guard, writes Alex Mitchell.
An NRL club without pokies is like a …
No poker machines at an NRL club? Business suicide or enlightened corporatism? Jeff Wall investigate.
Australia’s pokies: a tour by numbers
Pokies probably won’t become a hot button issue for the upcoming election, but there has been a recent rise in bad press. Here are some facts and figures on the role of pokies as entertainment and revenue collectors.
