Day: 3 December 2019

A recent survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows that 16% of Aussie teens age 16 to 17 have been involved in one form of real-money gambling or another over the past twelve months. The study also suggests a possible correlation between simulated gambling in video games and the likelihood of Aussie teens suffering from gambling-related problems during their adult life. As many as 10,000 adolescents age 16 to 17 participated in the Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) along with their parents.…

Tasmania has been warned that the planned reorganisation of the gambling sector may make it more susceptible to corruption at a time when local pubs are encouraged to surrender their poker machines operating licences and help the government tackle gambling-related harm. Early in 2020, the Liberal Government is set to make some serious changes to the casino gaming and pokies regime that is expected to cause serious turmoil in the local gambling industry as it is set to put an end to the Federal Group’s monopoly that has lasted for…