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'Obscene': the staggering sum the region's gamblers lose a day on pokies

Wesley Mission CEO says the figures should be a 'wake-up call' for policymakers.

Newcastle Herald

'Cultural blindspot': push to go all in on gambling fix

One million dollars are lost to pokies by residents of the most populous state every hour as calls for gambling reforms grow louder.

AAP

Surging pokies revenue proves NSW Labor has failed to reduce gambling harm as promised, advocates say

State budget suggests Minns government is addicted to pokies revenue, with tax take predicted to jump from $1.6bn to $2.2bn annually within four years

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'Grotesque Groundhog Day': here's how much poker machines gobble up in your area

'Nothing good happens on a poker machine at 3am.'

Newcastle Herald

What's gambling cost? Advocates slam political inaction

Gambling harm reduction advocates have launched fresh calls for reform on the second anniversary of a landmark report into problem gambling.

AAP

NSW gamblers losing $24m to poker machines every day, analysis shows

Wesley Mission says the ‘devastating impact deepens every day’ with western Sydneysiders accounting for $2m an hour lost to pokies

The Guardian - AU

Australians lose more money to gambling in a year than government spends on aged care, report finds

The $31.5bn lost each year likened to a ‘hidden, unspoken black hole’ that cost-of-living policies have not addressed

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More than 500 new poker machines installed in NSW despite Chris Minns promising to slash numbers

Total number of machines in state increased from 87,094 in March last year to 87,644 in October

The Guardian - AU

NSW Liberals branch calls for federal administration after ‘catastrophic failure’ of state division

Northern Beaches Liberals unanimously support motion as some observers say conservative faction ‘keen’ to oust moderates after council elections nominations error

The Guardian - AU

Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown

Despite promises from the NSW Labor government to cut down on poker machines, their numbers continue to grow.

AAP

Lobby group calls for pokies venues to be exempt from facial recognition and biometric data laws

Clubs Australia says tougher restrictions could undermine harm reduction measures, while privacy advocates say the technology is not needed to reduce problem gambling

The Guardian - AU

NSW forced to claw back revenue after pokies clubs wrongly claim spending as ClubGrants

About 40% of tax break scheme grants not accepted despite being advertised as part of scheme, discussion paper says

The Guardian - AU

Church leaders call for hope and love at Christmas

Australians have been urged to look at Christmas as a time for hope in the midst of natural disasters, international conflicts and economic challenges.

AAP

‘Playing us for years’: how pokies profits have funded tax-deductible spending within Australian clubs

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

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Sydney venue moves $26m in pokies profits to NRL club as ‘community development and support’

Canterbury leagues club has given millions to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs since 2014-15

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NSW urged to end ‘shameless rort’ giving clubs a tax break for spending pokies revenue

Scheme allows clubs to reduce tax bill if gambling profits are used for ‘community development and support’

AAP

Pokie losses in the billions as machine numbers rise

Every day for the past year, gamblers lost an average of $22.4 million in NSW amid a rise in the number of machines in operation.

The Guardian - AU

‘Desperate’ Australians losing billions more to pokies during cost-of-living crisis, researcher warns

NSW gaming machine losses average $22m a day as some states see rises of more than 30% on pre-Covid levels

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War of words erupts over Wesley aged-care home closures in Sydney

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has criticised Wesley Mission for not telling her about plans to close three Sydney homes two weeks ago.

AAP

Costs push Wesley to close Sydney aged care homes

Wesley Mission will close its three remaining residential aged care homes in Sydney, citing staffing difficulties and cost pressures caused by national reforms.

ABC News

Wesley Mission to close Sylvania, Carlingford, Narrabeen aged care homes over workforce constraints

Chief executive Reverend Stu Cameron says the organisation supports federal government changes but new staffing requirements were difficult to implement.

AAP

Daily pokies losses in NSW hit $23.7m

New data shows daily losses on NSW pokies increased to $23.7 million in the September quarter, up 11 per cent on previous figures.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor’s moves on poker machine reform renew pressure on Dominic Perrottet, experts say

Call for detail on proposed cashless gaming scheme as questions raised about opposition’s pledge

ABC News

Religious leaders share messages of hope, sympathy for Ukraine, support for Voice to Parliament, after 'darkest' year

Floods, war and rising costs of living are front of mind for the nation's religious leaders as they share their Christmas messages.

The Guardian - AU

NSW eyes voluntary gambling cards as minister blasts pokies venues as ‘bloated concrete bunkers’

Retiring planning minister Rob Stokes says poker machine gambling has turned clubs into ‘brutal, unwelcoming junk spaces’ and ‘enslaved’ people

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