Darebin Council Takes Battle against Poker Machines to the Supreme Court

Darebin Council Takes Battle against Poker Machines to the Supreme Court

One of the councils in the state of Victoria with the strictest anti-gambling policies across the country is taking its battle against controversial pokies to the Supreme Court. Susan Rennie, the Council Mayor of Darebin City, shared her disappointment with the support provided by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to the attempt of the Darebin RSL Club to add 15 more poker machines to its premises in spite of the fact that the community was opposed to such a gambling expansion. At a confidential meeting which took place on…

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New South Australian Government Survey Finds Online Gambling Has Risen Threefold Since 2012

New South Australian Government Survey Finds Online Gambling Has Risen Threefold Since 2012

A study released by the State Government has found that the number of South Australia residents who gamble online has risen nearly three times since 2012. The Government was set to release an extensive report into gambling trends, based on a research of held among 20,000 people. As revealed by the report, about 13% of the State’s population wagered online in 2018, with the figure representing a massive increase from 5% in 2012 and only 1% in 2005. What is even more disturbing of a trend was the fact that…

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