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• July, 2010

• 28 July 2010

• The Age - Problem gambling link to venue staff (AUS)
• ABC News - No evidence anti-gambling plan is working (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Approval for kids' play area overlooking gambling (VIC)
• Southern Courier - Venues club together (NSW)

• 27 July 2010

• The Age - Pokies giant pulls games for children (VIC)

• 26 July 2010

• Newcastle Herald - Hunter Region has $4bn gambling binge (NSW)
• ABC News - New stats show statewide drop in gambling (VIC)

• 23 July 2010

• SMH - Game will appeal to vulnerable youth (NSW)
• SMH - Mayne to stand as no-pokies candidate (VIC)
• The Age - Experts call for action on gambling link to crime (VIC)

• 22 July 2010

• Daily Telegraph - Randwick racing cracks $175 million winner (NSW)

• 19 July 2010

• SMH - Crown set to boost Burswood pokies (WA)

• 16 July 2010

• ABC News - Mildura casino needs bipartisan approval (VIC)

• 14 July 2010

• Herald Sun - Jeff Kennett urged to quit (VIC)
• Southern Courier - League's club boss defends pokie position (NSW)

• 7 July 2010

• ABC News - Greens tackle betting limits (TAS)

• 6 July 2010

• Media Release - Agenda to tackle problem gambling (TAS)
• Herald Sun - Odds stacked against us: Anti-pokies acitvists (VIC)
• SMH - Push to turn Cairns into Australia's Las Vegas (QLD)

• 4 July 2010

• The Age - Pokies sites use games to train kids (VIC)

• 3 July 2010

• SMH - Viva! Blue-chip Vegas Hotel on offer (NSW)

• June, 2010

• 28 June 2010

• SMH - The pubs that hit the jackpot (NSW)

• 23 June 2010

• Herald Sun - Tabcorp on notice (AUS)
• ABC News - Government's pokies review response 'pathetic' (AUS)
• SBS - No liberalisation of online gambling: Canberra (AUS)
• Daily Telegraph - $1 betting limit on pokie machines (AUS)
• The Age - Gambling online to be easier bet (AUS)
• Courier Mail - Gamblers throwing away $1500 a year (AUS)

• 21 June 2010

• Courier Mail - Fevola's wife blames gambling for split (QLD)
• NT News - Problem gambler gets 7 years after second theft (NT)

• 17 June 2010

• The Australian - Crown moves to bankrupt ex high-roller Kakavas (VIC)

• 16 June 2010

• The Age - Court to tell if kiosk is safe bet (VIC)

• 15 June 2010

• Herald Sun - Security guard who stole more than $288,000 jailed (VIC)

• 14 June 2010

• SMH - Change in pokies tax offers respite for pubs (NSW)

• 9 June 2010

• SMH - Pokies fail to push people's buttons (QLD)
• ABC News - Xenophon wants gambling draft report made public (AUS)

• 8 June 2010

• ABC News - TOTE worker admits illegal betting spree (TAS)

• 7 June 2010

• Daily Telegraph - Star City demands 1000 more pokies (NSW)

• 4 June 2010

• VIC - Parkinson's medication 'causes gambling addiction' (VIC)

• 3 June 2010

• SBS - EU court says countries can ban online gambling (LUX)
• SMH - 'Cynical' gaming cash machine to be investigated (VIC)

• 2 June 2010

• SMH - Tatts staff form new pokies venture (VIC)
• The Age - Old sparring partner to take on gambling (VIC)

• May, 2010

• 26 May 2010

• SMH - NSW set to fight limits on pokies (NSW)
• Go Erie - Jackpot winner had banned himself from casino (USA)

• 25 May 2010

• Herald Sun - Roulette winner sues Crown Casino (VIC)

• April, 2010

• 15 April 2010

• Herald Sun - Brendan Fevola admits gambling addiction (QLD)

• March, 2010

• 3 March 2010

• SMH - Senator, you've jumped the shark (AUS)

• 2 March 2010

• Queensland Times - Gambling report concerns clubs (AUS)
• Daily Telegraph - NSW Lotteries sold in $1 billion deal (NSW)

• February, 2010

• 27 February 2010

• SMH - Breaking the political addiction to pokie (AUS)
• Courier Mail - Macau our breeding ground for high-rollers: Crown (CHN)

• 26 February 2010

• Cairns.com.au - Worker stole $73,000 for gambler boyfriend (QLD)

• 22 February 2010

• ABC News - Women become problem pokie players (QLD)

• 21 February 2010

• SMH - State hedges bets on gambling (NSW)

• 16 February 2010

• Herald Sun - Gambler Harry Kakavas ordered to pay casino $1.12 (BAH)

• 15 February 2010

• News.com.au - Singapore rolls the dice on first casino (SGP)

• 13 February 2010

• Daily Telegraph - World's biggest punter is an Australian (AUS)

• 8 February 2010

• Herald Sun - Pokies suck in billions in Victoria (VIC)

• 5 February 2010

• The Australian - Tabcorp Holdings to take a gamble and spend (AUS)

• 4 February 2010

• The Border Mail - Poker machine spending drops (VIC)
• SMH - Outlook brightens for Packer venture (CHN)

• 3 February 2010

• Herald Sun - Matthew Etherington's $1.5m gambling debt (UK)
• ABC News - Mildura casino plans to be finalised by year's end (VIC)
• Express - Hotels trade pokies permits (NSW)

• 1 February 2010

• ABC News - Poker machine losses increase (TAS)

• January, 2010

• 31 January 2010

• The Age - Gambling addict Kakavas to appeal (VIC)

• 29 January 2010

• ABC News - Crocs shed light on gambling habits (QLD)

• 24 January 2010

• SMH - Aristocrat wins case on counterfeit pokies (NSW)

• 23 January 2010

• Herald Sun - Smaller jackpot for pokies pair (VIC)

• 20 January 2010

• ABC News - Call to keep gamblers out of jail (TAS)
• The Australian - Treasurer sings pokies' praises after karaoke (SA)

• 18 January 2010

• Brisbane Times - $80m racing injection bad news for addicts (QLD)

• 17 January 2010

• SMH - One pokie for every 110 of us (AUS)

• December, 2009

• 10 December 2009

• SMH - In Victoria, the house takes all (VIC)
• SMH - All the pubs' profits come from punters (AUS)

• 9 December 2009

• SMH - Woolworths fights Tabcorp for NLG pokies (AUS)
• ABC News - Push to cut back poker machine numbers (NT)

• 8 December 2009

• ABC News - Melbourne casino 'not a convent' (VIC)
• NT News - Foster mum 'spent $1.6m' (NT)
• News.com.au - Harry Kakavas loses case against Crown (VIC)

• 7 December 2009

• SMH - Govt allows Crown to boost gaming tables (VIC)
• Herald Sun - Gambling not for kids (VIC)

• 5 December 2009

• The Age - Opposition U-turn on Crown expansion (AUS)

• 2 December 2009

• SMH - I'd pay extra fee for retail business: Betchoice (AUS)

• 1 December 2009

• ABC News - Gamblers shouldn't pay illegal sites: Xenophon (AUS)
• Sunshine Coast Daily - Small clubs can lend out pokies (QLD)
• SMH - MP seeks national monitoring of gambling (AUS)

• November, 2009

• 30 November 2009

• SMH - Punters can join post office queue (AUS)

• 28 November 2009

• Herald Sun - Pokie venues are 'fun palaces' (VIC)

• 27 November 2009

• Crikey - Woolworths reeling, when will they fold on pokies? (AUS)

• 26 November 2009

• Canberra Times - Casino's bid to rake in 200 pokies (ACT)
• ABC News - Casinos 'undermining racing industry': Waterhouse (AUS)
• ABC News - Problem gamblers favour casinos over racing (AUS)

• 25 November 2009

• SMH - Ainsworth forecasts lift for 2010 (AUS)

• 24 November 2009

• SMH - Woolies hits the jackpot in pokie game (AUS)

• 21 November 2009

• SMH - NLG keeps top earners to tempt suitor Tabcorp (AUS)

• 16 November 2009

• SMH - Gambler 'given money despite Vegas debt' (VIC)

• 12 November 2009

• The Age - Benefits of $1.4bn pokies fund 'can't be assessed' (VIC)

• September, 2009

• 15 September 2009

• Daily Examiner - $72k stolen for gambling addiction (NSW)
• The Australian - Xenophon wants Woolies to exit pokies (SA)

• 11 September 2009

• The Age - Tables same 'rush' as pokies (VIC)

• 10 September 2009

• The Australian - AFL star's $4m gambling addiction (VIC)

• 9 September 2009

• The Age - Auditor to assess gambling watchdog's clout (VIC)
• The Australian - Nathan Rees privatises NSW state lotteries (NSW)

• 8 September 2009

• The Age - 'Little evidence' to link blackjack with P.G (VIC)

• August, 2009

• 31 August 2009

• The Examiner - $244m gambled on state pokies (TAS)
• Racing & Sports - Critics question TAB loyalty program (NSW)
• Daily Telegraph - School students given lessons on evils of gambling (NSW)

• 30 August 2009

• ABC News - Hungry pokies prompt Greens' call for action (TAS)

• 29 August 2009

• Adelaide Now - Pokies not for the kids - Coles (SA)
• The Age - Crown gambles on a Macau upside (CHN)

• 28 August 2009

• Herald Sun - Crown Casino loses $1.4b in US gamble (AUS)
• ABC News - Pokies games breach law, argues MP (SA)

• 25 August 2009

• News.com.au - Pokies giant Aristocrat posts $33m loss (AUS)

• 24 August 2009

• Courier Mail - Fewer playing pokies, losses worse for gamblers (QLD)

• 19 August 2009

• ABC News - Casino profits 'at expense' of gamblers (SA)
• The Age - Addicts are in full control, Crown tells court (VIC)
• The Australian - Dozens of illegal pokies seized in record haul (VIC)

• 18 August 2009

• Daily Telegraph - Angry Anderson hits the jackpot with pokie song (AUS)
• SMH - Website preys on hooked punters (AUS)

• 12 August 2009

• Herald Sun - Best bets have a limit (VIC)

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