Tim Costello, Tuesday, 15th October 2019 - Gambling is doing extreme harm in Australia. It is time for governments to start treating it as the public health issue it so clearly is, writes Rev Tim Costello, chief advocate for …
Luke Michael, Monday, 1st July 2019 - Macquarie has become the first major Australian bank to ban the use of its credit cards for gambling, prompting calls for the big four banks to follow suit.From Monday, Macquarie will…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 27th February 2019 - Children and problem gamblers will find it harder to place online sports bets after the introduction of new rules that compel betting agencies to speed up the time it takes to verify…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th January 2018 - Impact Investment Group will look to transform the iconic Byron Bay Beach Hotel into “a beacon of social and environmental impact”, by removing poker machines from …
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 16th August 2017 -
Anti-gambling campaigners have slammed the Victorian government over a move to introduce cash free pokies in pubs and clubs via its independent gambling regulator, describing…
Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 12th July 2017 -
The nation’s leading advocacy anti-gambling body has applauded a move by the Fairfield Council in NSW to demand the state government ban the introduction of any new poker machines…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 26th October 2016 -
The not-for-profit anti-gambling advocacy group, Alliance for Gambling Reform, is supporting a landmark federal court battle, with a former poker machine addict, against Crown…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 29th September 2016 - Not for Profits are backing the so-called PokieLeaks campaign in a bid to crack the secrets of a “predatory” industry being slammed as “the Australian equivalent of the NRA” in terms…
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