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• September, 2008

• 22 September 2008

• S.C. Register - Call to ban poker machines from clubs (AUS)

• 20 September 2008

• Courier Mail - Crackdown on all-hours pokie venues (QLD)

• 19 September 2008

• Brisbane Times - Goss reveals regrets over pokies (QLD)

• 18 September 2008

• Leader - Ban no option: Pokies here to stay, say clubs (AUS)

• 15 September 2008

• The Shout - Pokie Lobby Hits Back at Senator Fielding (AUS)

• 12 September 2008

• ABC News - Pokie ATM restrictions to cost hundreds of million (AUS)
• News.com.au - MP asks how pokie bosses sleep at night (AUS)

• 11 September 2008

• News.com.au - Pokie takings 'rely on problem gamblers' (AUS)

• 10 September 2008

• The Shout - ClubsNSW Takes Government to Court (NSW)
• Independent Weekly - Pokies inquiry starts tomorrow (AUS)
• The Advertiser - More pokies than a year ago (SA)

• 9 September 2008

• The Daily Press - Gambler rolls dice in lawsuit (CAN)

• 8 September 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Pensions blown on pokie addiction (NSW)

• 7 September 2008

• SMH - One-armed opportunism (AUS)
• SMH - Bookies fight $25m cut (NSW)
• The Age - The great pokies bust (AUS)

• 4 September 2008

• NineMSN - Pokies bill introduced into Senate (AUS)

• 3 September 2008

• Canada.com - Computer chips could keep gamblers off machines (CAN)

• August, 2008

• 31 August 2008

• Webdiary - Blow up the pokies! (AUS)

• 28 August 2008

• ABC News - Xenophon says vote not for sale (AUS)

• 27 August 2008

• Crikey - Record Woolies profits but what about the damage? (AUS)

• 25 August 2008

• The Shout - Expo Justifies Xenophon's Appearance (NSW)
• The Shout - Xenophon Addresses Gaming Expo (NSW)
• Courier Mail - Pensioners contribute to pokie windfall (QLD)

• 24 August 2008

• Adelaide Now - Xenophon slams pokies manufacturers (AUS)

• 22 August 2008

• The Shout - Anti-Pokie Protest at Gaming Expo (NSW)

• 21 August 2008

• ABC News - When the gambling bug done gotcha (VIC)

• 20 August 2008

• The Shout - ClubsNSW Warns of Total Smoking Ban (NSW)
• The Age - Call to lift veil on pokies earnings (VIC)

• 19 August 2008

• The Australian - Macau junket deal pays off (CHN)

• 18 August 2008

• SMH - Souths bid to ban pokies gets voted down (NSW)

• 15 August 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Souths' pokie plan flawed from start (NSW)

• 14 August 2008

• SMH - Packer and Ho in Macau makeover (CHN)

• 10 August 2008

• The Age - Lucrative new temptation for punters (VIC)

• 3 August 2008

• St George Leader - Wife warns: casino shuttle aids betting (NSW)

• 2 August 2008

• The Age - Poor hardest hit by gaming (VIC)

• July, 2008

• 31 July 2008

• Mercury - In the thrall of the machines (TAS)

• 28 July 2008

• Mercury - $50,000 loser's call for gambling curbs (TAS)

• 26 July 2008

• Herald Sun - National helpline for problem gamblers (AUS)

• 25 July 2008

• SMH - New anti-gambling scheme 'too soft' (AUS)
• Mercury - Shedding light on gambling (TAS)

• 23 July 2008

• Mercury - New study rejects economic benefits (TAS)
• ABC News - Gambling limit a joke: Xenophon (SA)

• 4 July 2008

• The Age - Problem gambling put back under spotlight (VIC)

• 3 July 2008

• SMH - Betting on casinos too much like Russian roulette (AUS)
• ABC News - Young men focus of gambling campaign (NSW)

• 1 July 2008

• SMH - Come in spinners, please: unlucky casino numbers (AUS)

• June, 2008

• 30 June 2008

• News.com.au - Solicitor sues over credit betting millions (NSW)
• SMH - Home alone makes it easier to gamble the lot (NSW)

• 27 June 2008

• SMH - Random calls woo gamblers (AUS)
• Herald Sun - Gatto, Williams hit with casino, racetrack ban (VIC)

• 24 June 2008

• SMH - Tatts to seek redress after licence write-off (VIC)

• 23 June 2008

• The Shout - Banning pokies is not the solution: opinion (NSW)

• 22 June 2008

• Moree Champion - Too few controls on a bankrupt gambler (NSW)
• The Age - Xenophon eyes ATM bans from pokie venues (AUS)

• 20 June 2008

• The Shout - Pokies must go: opinion (AUS)

• 17 June 2008

• Tweed Daily - Clubs fight to survive (NSW)

• 16 June 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Plan to curtail pokies misery (AUS)

• 12 June 2008

• Herald Tribune - Norway adopts strict rules on pokies (NOR)

• 11 June 2008

• Herald Sun - Poker machine rebels get Tabcorp backing (VIC)
• CBC - Problem gamblers hit casinos with $3.5B lawsuit (CAN)
• Herald Sun - Aussies spend more on gambling than on food (AUS)

• 10 June 2008

• Courier Mail - Problem gamblers not getting help (QLD)

• 7 June 2008

• SMH - Burnt by baccarat but pokie kings optimistic (CHN)

• 6 June 2008

• Courier Mail - Push for ATM limits near pokies (QLD)

• 5 June 2008

• Fox News - Study Finds Drug Helps Curb Problem Gambling (USA)
• SMH - All bets are off for Packer's Las Vegas casino (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - Millions gone after smoke ban (NSW)

• 4 June 2008

• Scoop - Gambling Feeds Corruption (NZ)
• ABC News - Tigers' club plan approved (NSW)
• SMH - I knew he had a gambling problem: Standen's boss (NSW)

• 3 June 2008

• The Australian - Bill aimed at interactive pay-TV gambling (VIC)
• Stuff.co.nz - Gambling problems linked to location (NZ)

• May, 2008

• 28 May 2008

• SMH - Souths drop $300,000 ahead of no-pokies poll (NSW)

• 27 May 2008

• Hills News - $88m lost on pokies (NSW)
• Mercury - Gamblers urged to ask staff for help (TAS)

• 26 May 2008

• ABC News - Halve number of poker machines: task force (VIC)

• 23 May 2008

• Science Alert - Tension release motivates gambling (NZ)

• 21 May 2008

• Fairfield Champion - Problem of problem gambling (NSW)
• The Australian - Tabcorp plans to break into NT market (NT)
• Daily Telegraph - Clubs on death row: Gallop (NSW)

• 20 May 2008

• SMH - Pokie-maker agrees to record payout (AUS)

• 19 May 2008

• The Advertiser - Australians are gambling less: Morgan study (SA)

• 17 May 2008

• The Age - Tabcorp, Tattersall's remain big players in pokies (VIC)

• 13 May 2008

• The Age - State tops in gambling fraud (VIC)

• 12 May 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Kids taught gambling evils in kindy (NSW)
• Herald Sun - Clubs want first crack at pokies (VIC)
• Port Macquarie News - Sports hit by pokie tax (NSW)
• Port Macquarie News - Smoking ban forces a rethink for clubs, pubs (NSW)

• 6 May 2008

• The Advertiser - Pokie addicts' 24-hour access (SA)

• 5 May 2008

• The Age - Push for federal levy on pokies (AUS)

• 2 May 2008

• ABC News - Pokie report overdue: Greens (TAS)

• April, 2008

• 30 April 2008

• SMH - Aristocrat feels pain in US (USA)
• Fairfield Advocate - Politics explodes meeting (NSW)
• The Australian - Bid to ease pokie addiction (SA)
• SMH - Pokie plunge as smoking ban bites (NSW)

• 29 April 2008

• ABC News - Pokies target addicts, inquiry told (SA)

• 26 April 2008

• The Australian - Lives devastated by pull of the pokies (NSW)

• 19 April 2008

• The Observer - Groups backing pokie 'freeze' (QLD)

• 18 April 2008

• SMH - We've been blackballed, says clubs chief (NSW)

• 17 April 2008

• ABC News - Qld Govt halts new poker machine distribution (QLD)

• 15 April 2008

• ABC News - Slowing down pokies could save millions (QLD)

• 14 April 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Pokie payouts to recoup smoking loss (NSW)

• 13 April 2008

• Sunday Mail - Pokie planners to lure Gen Y (QLD)

• 11 April 2008

• The Age - No matter who owns them, pokies are dangerous (VIC)
• Daily Telegraph - Pokies claim 78pc of disposable income (NSW)
• Herald Sun - Victorian pokies compo bid 'outrageous' (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Pub barons thirsty for pokies profits (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Battle for bets licence (VIC)

• 10 April 2008

• ABC News - Claims poker machine licence cap is inadequate (VIC)

• 8 April 2008

• The Australian - PM wants ATM ban in pokies venues (AUS)

• 7 April 2008

• SMH - Why smoking ban leaves sport gasping (NSW)
• GoldCoast.com.au - Gambler given cash and transport (VIC)

• 6 April 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Ideas brawl at 2020 summit (NSW)

• 5 April 2008

• SMH - Pub rocker Thorpey wines off (NSW)
• Courier Mail - Report points to absent millions (QLD)

• 4 April 2008

• The Age - Pokie makers say numbers exaggerated (AUS)

• 3 April 2008

• St George Leader - Losing streak (NSW)
• St George Leader - Smoke ban pain (NSW)

• 2 April 2008

• Fairfield Champion - Kiwi talks help push pokie fight (NSW)

• 1 April 2008

• Daily Telegraph - Pubs thirsty for pokie profits (NSW)

• March, 2008

• 31 March 2008

• Courier Mail - Bligh rejects casino overhaul (VIC)

• 29 March 2008

• News.com.au - Call for pokie blackout in Earth Hour (NSW)

• 28 March 2008

• SMH - RailCorp accountant cleaned up with $253,000 (NSW)

• 27 March 2008

• SMH - Economic turmoil hits gaming industry (NSW)

• 26 March 2008

• Herald Sun - Backflip on new betting limit (VIC)

• 25 March 2008

• Courier Mail - Education can outdo regulation (QLD)
• ABC News - McDonald's manager pleads guilty to $14k theft (NT)
• ABC News - Time limits proposed for poker machines (VIC)

• 20 March 2008

• Business Week - Banned gambler loses bid to play again (USA)

• 19 March 2008

• SMH - Let's not get in a spin about pokies (NSW)

• 15 March 2008

• Courier Mail - Addicted to pots of cash (QLD)
• SMH - PM considers making up lost taxes (NSW)
• The Age - Tabcorp waits for decision on pokies licences (VIC)
• The Age - Increasing the odds against gambling (VIC)

• 14 March 2008

• Courier Mail - Bligh backs ATM withdrawal caps (QLD)
• South Coast Register - Tough times for licensed clubs (NSW)
• Courier Mail - Australian pokies are the world's hungriest (AUS)
• Daily Telegraph - Pokie in the eye for NSW (NSW)
• The Age - ATM ban as state leads gaming battle (VIC)

• 13 March 2008

• ABC News - Family First lead tax plan to phase out pokies (AUS)
• The Australian - Gambler loses case against bookies (UK)

• February, 2008

• 13 February 2008

• Courier Mail - 'Screw gamblers, bragged Tatts boss' (VIC)

• 12 February 2008

• Scopical - Packer funded compulsive gambler: reports (VIC)
• ABC News - Former bank worker pleads guilty to stealing (SA)
• The Daily - Pokie ban would hit charities hardest (QLD)

• 11 February 2008

• The Australian - Xenophon plan has Rudd's support (AUS)
• Herald Sun - 'Bold plan' to rid pubs, clubs of pokies (AUS)
• Herald Sun - Billion dollar addiction (VIC)

• 10 February 2008

• The Advertiser - SkyCity and TAB join forces to fight taxes (SA)
• SMH - ATMs in pokies venues are wrong: Rudd (AUS)

• 8 February 2008

• Herald Sun - Crown free bingo bingle (VIC)

• 6 February 2008

• SMH - Smoking ban hits pub group forecast (NSW)
• Merimbula News - Our love affair with pokies ends (NSW)

• 5 February 2008

• News.com.au - Three charged over $1m damage to pokies (NSW)
• Star News - Spending on pokies drops (VIC)

• 2 February 2008

• Herald Sun - Teller gambled $826,000 (VIC)

• 1 February 2008

• The Advertiser - Smoking bans hit pokies (SA)

• January, 2008

• 31 January 2008

• Herald Sun - Gambling spins out of control with poker machines (VIC)
• SMH - Vic Premier defends losses on pokies (VIC)

• 29 January 2008

• ABC News - Problem gambling a 'root cause of homelessness' (AUS)

• 24 January 2008

• ABC News - Pokies application for problem gambling area (VIC)

• 23 January 2008

• Herald Sun - Pokies public enemy No.1 (VIC)

• 22 January 2008

• Gambling Web - Singapore casinos to ban bankrupts (SIN)
• ABC News - Class action over Parkinson's drug (VIC)
• SMH - Easier gambling on the nose (AUS)

• 21 January 2008

• Courier Mail - It's not worth the gamble (USA)

• 19 January 2008

• Columbus Dispatch - Gambling a common addiction on campus (USA)

• 16 January 2008

• Chronicle Herald - Ads target problem gambling (CAN)

• 15 January 2008

• SMH - Casino bid looking like pie in the sky (NZ)
• The Age - Numbers aren't coming up for Packer in Macau (CHN)
• Village Voice - Rusty and Pete do the pokie-hokey (NSW)

• 14 January 2008

• Courier Mail - Bosses gamble with fraud losses (AUS)

• 12 January 2008

• Online Casinos - Nevada online gambling shelved (USA)
• ABC News - Xenophon seizes on outdoor gambling (NSW)
• Herald Sun - Pokies lobby ups ante with tax call (VIC)

• 11 January 2008

• SMH - Casino plan sparks anti-smoking outrage (NSW)

• 10 January 2008

• SMH - Human touch for gambling body (NSW)
• Wauchope Gazette - RSL Club fights smoking ban (NSW)

• 9 January 2008

• The Australian - State blocks pay-TV betting (NSW)
• Herald Sun - Pokies strip plans for boom area (VIC)

• 8 January 2008

• CTV - University studies gambling with virtual Vegas (CAN)

• 7 January 2008

• The Australian - Smoking bans help pokie players cut their losses (VIC)

• 5 January 2008

• Canberra Times - Breaking state pokie addictions (AUS)

• 3 January 2008

• The Age - Rudd urged to pressure states over pokies (VIC)
• Courier Mail - Publican blows up the pokies (QLD)

• December, 2007

• 31 December 2007

• Daily Telegraph - Cop shortage as robbers strike (NSW)
• The Australian - Push to end states' pokies habit (AUS)

• 28 December 2007

• The Advertiser - $8bn bet on SA pokies (SA)
• Herald Sun - Independents put heat on pokies (AUS)

• 22 December 2007

• Herald Sun - Against all odds (USA)

• 20 December 2007

• Daily Telegraph - Holmes a Court and Crowe win pokie ban (NSW)
• ABC News - Souths to push Iemma on pokies ban (NSW)

• 16 December 2007

• SMH - Pokies addict who stole $3m gets five years (NSW)

• 15 December 2007

• Herald Sun - Poker machines strip poorest suburbs (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Peter Costello blasts gambling (VIC)

• 14 December 2007

• The Age - Gambler sues Crown for $50 million (VIC)
• Daily Telegraph - Pokie gamble will pay off (NSW)

• 13 December 2007

• Herald Sun - Four casinos crown James Packer Cannery row (USA)
• SMH - Packer surprises with Vegas splurge (USA)
• Herald Sun - Boost to pokies ruled out (VIC)

• 12 December 2007

• The Age - Anti-gambling groups demand pokies cuts (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Tatt's wants more 'non-addictive' pokies (VIC)

• 7 December 2007

• SMH - At last, it's a win on the pokies (NSW)

• 6 December 2007

• The Age - Judge blasts states for gambling culture (VIC)
• Daily Telegraph - Russel Crowe's no-pokies vision (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - League v Iemma over pokies (NSW)

• 4 December 2007

• SMH - European Las Vegas planned for Spanish desert (NSW)

• 3 December 2007

• Daily Telegraph - Protect yourself from fraud (NSW)
• Live News - Hotels cashing in on gambling addictions (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - Pokies rob $1.7bn from the broke (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - Pokie grants a blight on Carr (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - Dark world of problem gambling (NSW)

• November, 2007

• 28 November 2007

• Herald Sun - AFL clubs rake in $130m pokies cash (VIC)
• Daily Telegraph - Casino gave $100,000 to Labor (NSW)

• 27 November 2007

• Casino Times - G2E: Slots and Table Games (USA)
• ABC News - Council opposes hotel pokies plan (VIC)

• 26 November 2007

• The Age - The man who could be king of the Senate (SA)

• 23 November 2007

• ABC News - Gambling report released (TAS)
• Poker Listings - Macau gambling age may go up (CHN)
• Brisbane Times - Pubs bring cheer to investors (QLD)
• Las Vegas Sun - Table deals out human factor (USA)
• In Business - Hunting for big games at G2E slot safari (USA)

• 22 November 2007

• Gisborne Herald - Money lost on pokies (NZ)

• 21 November 2007

• Community Care - Gambling, drugs, alcohol & crime (UK)
• The Australian - Jennings scores at Adelaide race track (SA)

• 20 November 2007

• The Advertiser - Gambling checklist developed (SA)
• Online Casinos - Swedish problem gambling study (SWE)
• BOP Times - Fraudster swindled $200,000 for pokies (NZ)
• SMH - Qld government 'addicted to pokies' (QLD)

• 19 November 2007

• SMH - Gambler robbed, murdered co-worker Zhang (VIC)
• SMH - Smoking bans hit clubs (NSW)
• Herald Sun - Pokie punters lose $678m in three months (VIC)

• 18 November 2007

• The Age - Access cards to track problem gamblers (VIC)
• Sunday Mail - $1 pokies peril soars (SA)

• 16 November 2007

• Courant - The State Lottery's Dark Side (USA)

• 15 November 2007

• Star News - Pokies under pressure (VIC)
• NZ Herald - Anti-gambling lobby battling to reduce pokies (NZ)

• 14 November 2007

• Telegraph - Parkinson's drug 'turned us into gamblers' (UK)
• Daily Telegraph - Clubs seek ruling on 'outdoors' (NSW)

• 12 November 2007

• Western Advocate - Taking a punt on outdoor pokies (NSW)

• 11 November 2007

• Daily Herald - State wants every gambler carded (USA)

• 10 November 2007

• Daily Telegraph - Addicted to greed - more pokies (NSW)

• 8 November 2007

• Star News - Moves afoot to curb gambling (VIC)

• 7 November 2007

• Scoop - Self-Exclusion Effective For Problem Gamblers (NZ)
• The Standard - Pokies forced out of venues (VIC)

• 6 November 2007

• SMH - Cave-in: small bars triumph (NSW)
• Star News - Gaming laws a start: mayor (VIC)
• The Daily - Let school kids watch the Cup (QLD)

• 4 November 2007

• Sunday Mail - Pokies maker 'proud' of SA haul (SA)

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