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Pokies giant taken to court over money laundering gaps

A financial regulator is launching legal action against Mounties, a club which operates some 1400 poker machines, over alleged money laundering risk failures.

AAP

Unions NSW attacks Labor for ‘woefully inadequate’ poker machine strategy after damning audit

Gambling losses and calls to helplines both up but Minns government has no benchmarks or measures to assess its harm minimisation strategy, report says

The Guardian - AU

NSW gambling scheme relies on ‘embarrassing and not credible’ research, clubs and hotels warn

Powerful industry groups oppose mandatory accounts for gamblers to help monitor everyone using poker machines

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Critical unanswered questions after the Jeremy Bath investigation report

Neylon letter-writing saga leaves crucial questions unresolved.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter clubs named among those hit by potential data breach

Hunter patrons may be at risk of identity theft.

Newcastle Herald

Police arrest Sydney man for blackmail over major data breach affecting up to 1 million NSW and ACT residents

IT provider Outabox, used by dozens of hospitality venues, blamed an ‘unauthorised third party’ for the breach

The Guardian - AU

'Outrageous' data theft as Canberra clubs assess damage

Tens of thousands of club members' personal data leaks online.

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Plea for public's help as bowlo stares down the barrel of closure

'If you weren't aware that the club is in serious financial distress, now you are.'

Newcastle Herald

‘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

The Guardian - AU

ClubsNSW investigates after holding charges placed on non-customer credit cards

People who have never used ClubsNSW services charged up to $1 as association identifies issue with third party provider

The Guardian - AU

Council boss Jeremy Bath named in Parliament as author of Scott Neylon letters

'It's undeniable that Mr Jeremy Bath ... is the author of the letters.'

Newcastle Herald

'Massive rort': review under way into pokie club grants

A grants scheme that allows clubs to reduce their gambling taxes is under review as critics call for the controversial scheme to be scrapped.

AAP

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’

The Guardian - AU

Councillor seeks clarity on new Scott Neylon revelations

It comes after blog comments were traced to ClubsNSW.

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Scott Neylon online pokies post came from inside ClubsNSW

Expert says letters appear designed to mislead Newcastle by 'misrepresenting community opinion'.

Newcastle Herald

Investigation uncovers more misleading Scott Neylon letters

Newcastle council boss Jeremy Bath says he's been 'upfront' about Scott Neylon ties.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet on poking the ClubsNSW beast: ‘I didn’t start with many friends’

The NSW premier explains why he put his career on the line as the days count down to the state election

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Perrottet: ‘I’ve never felt any pressure from ClubsNSW’

Gambling is a contested issue in the NSW election campaign as Dominic Perrottet denies pressure from the powerful gaming industry.

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Premier's kids' kitty open to children born interstate

Dominic Perrottet believes his new kids' future fund is great policy, but questions linger over who is eligible and whether it will instead increase inequality.

ABC News

ClubsNSW whistleblower Troy Stolz recorded video on gambling industry secrets

In a secret video recorded in his hospital room, terminally ill gambling industry whistleblower Troy Stolz speaks out against his former employer, ClubsNSW, and the harm caused by poker machines.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet says ‘never’ any pressure from clubs lobby to remove former gaming minister

Two weeks out from the NSW election, Victor Dominello has made a series of allegations about ClubsNSW’s influence on politics

The New Daily

Perrottet denies ClubsNSW meddling allegations

Dominic Perrottet has defended his track record standing up to pokie lobbyists and says he never saw any direct influence on NSW members of parliament.

Newcastle Herald

$400 for babies: Perrottet lays out 'super for kids' proposal

"By the time the child is 18 years old and leaves school, they will have up to $49,000 which they can draw on for education and housing."

ABC News

Minister Victor Dominello was targeted by ClubsNSW over poker machine reform. Now he's speaking out

A senior Liberal minister has spoken for the first time about how a powerful Australian gambling lobby group forced him out of the portfolio and has called for an investigation into its influence over government.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Unemployment rises to 3.7%; Queensland shooting declared terrorism; and the ‘perfect’ cosmic explosion

Jim Chalmers says there are ‘human consequences’ for slowing economy

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