After a trial that pleased no one,NSW’s biggest gambling loser is clear
Analysis
Analysis

After a trial that pleased no one,NSW’s biggest gambling loser is clear

NSW Labor promised a cashless gaming trial,but it was always doomed to fail. Now it has an even bigger problem.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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‘Embarrassing,not credible’:Why pubs and clubs won’t back gambling scheme

‘Embarrassing,not credible’:Why pubs and clubs won’t back gambling scheme

The Australian Hotels Association sat on the advisory panel for gambling reform – but it has strongly rejected its final recommendations for account-based gaming.

  • byHarriet Alexander andMax Maddison
Lack of urgency over pokies reform shames this NSW government
Opinion
Opinion

Lack of urgency over pokies reform shames this NSW government

There are more poker machines in NSW now than when Chris Minns was elected. The government must stop hiding behind panels and trials and act on gaming reform.

  • byJames Griffin
Gambling is a problem because of advertising. To say otherwise is an insult

Gambling is a problem because of advertising. To say otherwise is an insult

Eighteen months ago,a federal government inquiry into online gambling chaired by the late Peta Murphy recommended phasing out ads over three years. Promptly,the government got on with sitting on their hands.

  • byGreg Baum
Why Victoria’s privacy chief is so worried about facial-recognition technology

Why Victoria’s privacy chief is so worried about facial-recognition technology

Gaming venues and retail are increasingly using off-the-shelf facial-recognition software,sparking high-level concern about potential risks of privacy and data security breaches.

  • byKieran Rooney andCarla Jaeger
The worst time of night for problem gamblers has been revealed – by accident

The worst time of night for problem gamblers has been revealed – by accident

The accidental uploading of a gambling report to government servers on Monday drew attention to an issue that was supposed to have been put into archives.

  • byHarriet Alexander
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New gambling rules burn big hole in Star casino’s books

New gambling rules burn big hole in Star casino’s books

Restrictions on gambling with cash at Star’s flagship casino sent revenue plunging,adding to concerns about its viability.

  • byColin Kruger
The surprise twist in new cashless gaming system

The surprise twist in new cashless gaming system

Gamblers could still use cash and there would be no binding limit to the amount a poker machine player could spend under a draft proposal by the gambling reform panel.

  • byHarriet Alexander andAlexandra Smith
Pokies reforms hit parliament,but full rollout still three years away

Pokies reforms hit parliament,but full rollout still three years away

Spending limits will be slashed and gambling machines will be slowed between spins. But reform advocates have questioned why the laws will take so long to come into effect.

  • byCarla Jaeger andKieran Rooney
What researchers found when they interviewed 204 pokies players at a Sydney club

What researchers found when they interviewed 204 pokies players at a Sydney club

The expert panel on cashless gaming is bound by confidentiality agreements not to discuss its recommendations. But a study released by one panel member gives an insight into its deliberations.

  • byHarriet Alexander
Minns government’s cashless gaming trial is running out of credit

Minns government’s cashless gaming trial is running out of credit

The cashless gaming trial is not proving much of a test.

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