Sydney man who gambled $160k on lottery and pokies despite limits says more support needed
A Sydney man who spent more than $160,000 on lottery tickets and poker machines in less than two…
Anna saw gambling as harmless fun. Here’s what she wished she knew
When Anna Bardsley was in her 40s, she used to catch up with her girlfriends at the pub…
Australians share the moment they realised gambling had changed their lives forever
Australians are the world’s biggest gamblers per capita, with $1,500 lost per adult each year. In a nation…
NT pokies clubs report member perks, lavish upgrades as ‘community’ benefits
Free ice and WiFi for members, lavish renovations and free venue hire for members’ birthday bashes are among…
Aussie state’s record pokie losses revealed
A devastating record has been broken in NSW, with the state recording the highest ever losses from poker…
Unsealed cabinet records from 1995 reveals government spend on poker machines
A trove of unsealed cabinet records from 1995 reveals internal government discussions that led to an explosion in…
Figures show areas with high Indigenous populations have more poker machines
Jeff Amatto has been able to recover from drug and alcohol abuse but the Wirajduru man says a…
Pokies taking more than $1 million from NSW gamblers every hour
Wesley Mission is demanding action from the NSW government as new figures show the state’s poker-machine players are…
SA’s pokie losses exceed $1bn for first time, $24m in Mount Gambier alone
More than $1 billion has been lost on poker machines in South Australia in the past year, with…