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_2021-03-23
New Zealanders spent a record amount on pokies in the final quarter of the year in the country's pubs and clubs, showing significant pent up demand after the first-half closures and surprising government officials.

_2020-12-06
There has been no major change in those experiencing gambling problems since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a short-term improvement during the closures not persisting once venues reopened, according to a study by the University of Sydney.

_2020-10-06
Patrons of poker machines in the state of New South Wales may soon be required to register for government-issued gambling cards and to be prevented fr

_2020-08-11
The Gaming Association of New Zealand has criticized a report released this week that claims the gambling sector is costing industry millions, saying it is a serious misrepresentation of the facts.

_2020-02-18
Saipan lawmakers are considering lifting a moratorium on poker machines to help make up for the shortfall in casino revenues.  During an informal

_2019-11-26
Timaru District councillors voted to keep the number of gaming machines for new venues limited to seven, a lower limit than the Gambling Act allows.

_2018-08-22
Pokies in New Zealand are set to ‘pause’ for one hour during Gambling Harm Awareness Week, held from September 3-9, 2018, local media reports.

_2018-04-30
The investigation into Crown Melbourne’s alleged tampering of pokies machines ended on Friday, with the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor

_2018-03-11
Proposed changes to NSW slot machine laws could increase the number of machines in high-risk areas and increase gaming industry profits by A$80 millio

_2018-03-05
New South Wales has become the latest Australian state to propose restrictions to the number of pokies in pubs and clubs. According to new laws propos

_2018-02-20
Australia’s Gaming Technologies Association called on anti-gambling crusader Nick Xenophon’s SA-Best party to withdraw its gaming policy due to tw

_2018-01-08
The Tasmanian Liberal Party has promised to keep poker machines in Tasmanian pubs and clubs if it is returned to power in the upcoming March election,