Day: 14 August 2018

New Zealand Poker Machines Make the Largest Community Contributions in April-June 2018 Quarter

Tue 14 Aug 2018 13.03 Olivia Cole
New Zealand Poker Machines Make the Largest Community Contributions in April-June 2018 Quarter

Today, the Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand (Te Tari Taiwhenua) released a number of documents providing the latest gambling statistics for the quarter which ended in June 2018. According to the detailed information about the Gaming Machine Proceeds (GMP) generated by the country’s venues, more funds produced by so-called poker machines were available for the community from April to June 2018. According to the quarterly stats released by the Department of Internal Affairs, the GMP rose in comparison to the result generated over the same quarter a year…

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GambleAware Provides £750,000 to Fund Gambling Addiction Initiative in Aberdeen

Tue 14 Aug 2018 8.17 Daniel Williams
GambleAware Provides £750,000 to Fund Gambling Addiction Initiative in Aberdeen

Part of a special initiative set to prevent young people from getting addicted to gambling is expected to be released in Aberdeen. The amount of £750,000 has been secured by the Scottish charity organisation Fast Forward to back the major scheme which is to be carried out across the country over the next three years. The sum was provided by the independent charity organisation GambleAware, which has been working to prevent problem gambling from spreading on the territory of the country and will also include the establishment of a Scottish…

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