When it comes to pokies, and their place in Australian society, politician Nick Xenophon just can't seem to make up his mind. It wasn't that long ago that the famously anti-gambling politician supported a full ban on the local version of a slot machine. Then he backed away from that stance and said he'd given…
The Australian government's war on pokies has, seemingly, ended and it looks as though the pokies actually won. Earlier this week the SA Best Party announced that it is giving up its efforts to enact a total ban on the controversial slot machines that would have included pubs and hotels. SA Best is the party…
Is Nick Xenophon, Australian gambling's biggest enemy, softening his stance on pokies in 2018? That's the impression that the long time anti-gambling agitator is giving to some of Australia's biggest news outlets. According to a report in the Australian, as reported on by CalvinAyre.com, the man who has fought hard to pull pokies and sports…
As election time looms in Australia, the Tasmanian Liberal Party has a message for voters; pokies are perfectly legal and should not be banned. It's a hot topic in the Australian state where Labor would like to ban pokies and say goodbye to the machines (and the tax revenue they generate) by 2023. The Liberal…
Government officials in New South Wales (NSW) are being criticized for allegedly failing to release a university study that casts the impact of poker machines and gambling in a negative light. It's the latest salvo in the battle over gambling Down Under and it could have a big impact on both land-based and internet operators.…
The Tasmanian Labor Party has a pretty ambitious goal in its war on gambling; remove all pokies from most public places in the Australian state by the year 2023. The announcement from the party, made earlier this week, marks a major escalation in the ongoing war on gambling that's been picking up steam over the…
Ladbrokes Australia is looking at paying around $70,000 in fines for violating New South Wales (NSW) advertising regulations after a judge rejected their appeal in the matter. Judge Martin Blackmore upheld a lower court's decision to fine Ladbrokes approximately $25,000 for violating NSW advertising standards, as well as an additional $38,000 in court costs and…
Lawmakers and gaming regulators across the planet are grappling with a new controversy that definitely wasn't on their radars a year ago - are video game loot boxes a form of gambling? That question is on the minds of regulators in the UK and USA and, as of this week, the controversy has landed on…
Lottoland, the Gibraltar-based operator that offers wagering on Australian lotteries, is no longer allowed to operate in Australia's Northern Territory. The stunning ban was announced earlier this week and could mean bad news for the operator's innovative, and controversial, business model. Word of the Northern Territory ban came down early this week as lawmakers made…
Lottoland is facing a new set of regulatory headaches in New South Wales where government officials refer to the company's products as, "synthetic lotteries." It's just the latest regulatory headache for the company whose business model is drastically disrupting local lotteries, and local lottery revenue. Details on how exactly New South Wales plans on regulation…
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