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Gambling reformers lash out at pokies trial over missing loss limits
Anti-pokies campaigners have dumped their support for a trial of carded-play technology after the government ditched its commitment to include mandatory loss limits.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Opinion
- Editorial
The backyard experiment that exposed the swaths who are calling out for help
Counsellor Gareth Wyatt is helping tackle gambling addiction among young men in the suburbs of Sydney.
- The Herald's View
Gareth’s podcast experiment helped change lives, but his success will be short-lived
Gambling counselling services, a trade-off for increased machines at a suburban pub, tapped into a vast unmet need. But their funding is about to expire, while the poker machines remain.
- Harriet Alexander
Police officer sold his family’s gold bars to fund gambling addiction
The NSW police watchdog says officers who are problem gamblers are at risk of exploitation by criminals.
- Michael McGowan
Ten suspicious gamblers punted $140m at a Sydney club. No one allegedly noticed
Mounties’ customers wagered $4 billion over a four-year period. But at least $140 million of those bets were placed by customers who should have been flagged as suspicious.
- Harriet Alexander
Coroner probes suicide of young man who lost his savings in online betting
The inquest will examine several factors including Hudson’s frequent interactions with online betting agencies, such as gambling giant Sportsbet, and how his history of online gambling may have contributed to his decision to end his life.
- Melissa Cunningham
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- NSW State Parliament
Sydney’s casinos given more breathing room on moving to cashless gaming
The NSW government has delayed plans to limit cash use on the gaming floors of Sydney’s casinos.
- Alexandra Smith
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
This man could cull the number of ‘misery machines’ in NSW. But he won’t
Residents lost $2.17billion to poker machines in the first quarter of 2025. This has consequences.
- Peter FitzSimons
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How Sydney’s dirty money moved from casinos into suburban clubs
The chief executive of AUSTRAC is concerned that the crackdown on casinos has displaced illicit activity into pubs and clubs.
- Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Whether it’s Liberal or Labor, the people in charge are beholden to the pokies industry
The first time Kate Seselja used a poker machine she won $1000. It was the last time she left a venue with cash in her hand from the addictive machines.
- Peter FitzSimons