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Online bookies say Queensland betting tax increase could end up stripping $1.75bn from state’s revenue

RWA claims state’s racing industry will suffer after corporate wagers deprioritise Queensland races to mitigate widened tax

The Guardian - AU

Gold Coast Mayor says Queensland's casino culture problem could be fixed by building another one

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants another casino to make the industry more accountable in Queensland, insisting competition will ensure "all of the legislation is ticked off".

ABC News

Queensland's casino regulator made no prosecutions against operators in past five years, figures show

There are 14 operating casinos in Australia – with Queensland home to more than any other state or territory. A source with deep inside knowledge of the casino industry says the state's regulator has failed.

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Calls for gambling reform as Australian poker machine losses hit $11.4b in financial year

Lynda Genser lost $100,000 in the worst year of her addiction. She says limits on opening hours could have an immediate effect in reducing harm.

ABC News

Israel's jailing of aid worker slammed

Reverend Tim Costello has slammed a 12-year jail sentence handed down against a Palestinian man for allegedly funnelling Australian taxpayer money to Hamas.

AAP

Pay up: mining and gambling companies told not to expect sympathy over Queensland tax hikes

Campaigns against changes to coal royalties and betting taxes given short shrift by government and advocates

The Guardian - AU

Poker machine gambling is getting worse amid cost of living fears, say advocates who are calling for reform

Queenslanders lost $253 million to pokies in pubs and clubs in June, up 30 per cent on pre-pandemic levels. Advocates say people are looking for a "false gold glitter of hope" amid cost of living pressures.

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Victorian government introduces reforms for Crown Melbourne amid calls for pre-commitment rules to apply statewide

New laws will require people who gamble to pre-commit to losses and time spent on poker machines at Melbourne's Crown Casino, as part of reforms following a royal commission, but advocates say the change should apply to all pokie venues.

ABC News

Calls to address global famine in budget

The federal government has been urged to address issues of world hunger in the budget due to be delivered in October.

AAP

‘It’s self-harm’: what happens when online gamblers don’t know how much they’ve lost

Starting this month, Australian online betting companies must send statements tallying wins and losses to their clients, as part of long-awaited gambling reforms

The Guardian - AU

NSW poker machine laws may increase risk of money laundering, says crime commission

NSW Crime Commission issues paper also asks whether poker machine credit limits should be lowered

The Guardian - AU

ClubsNSW reveals plan to help people harmed by gambling

Family members of people harmed by gambling may soon be able to stop their loved one from attending clubs under a proposal by a peak industry body in New South Wales.

ABC News

A generation of children increasingly think gambling is inextricably linked with the AFL

Codes say without betting sponsorships we cannot have top-tier play but there is nothing inevitable about having gambling so intertwined with sports

The Guardian - AU

Greens launch filibuster attempt to stop NSW bill targeting road-blocking protesters

Party plans to move dozens of amendments to bill that introduces new penalties for protests

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Federal budget to fund 16,500 more places for Afghan refugees over four years after pressure on Coalition

Places for Afghan nationals had previously been allocated within the overall humanitarian program, which is capped at 13,750 a year

The New Daily

‘Not protecting us’: Australia urged to answer vaccine plea to stop new variants

Australians have been warned their risk of catching new COVID variants will be much higher unless wealthy nations help the world's poorest get vaccinated.

The Guardian - AU

AFL ‘corrupting the sport’ through deal with cryptocurrency trading company, says Tim Costello

League has ‘utterly immoral form’ on ‘chipping away at the integrity of the sport’, gambling reform campaigner says

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