by mw061074 | September 8, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Call for gambling study consultation period to be extended The public consultation period for the fifth Social and Economic Impact Study of gambling in Tasmania should be extended, one MLC says.Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb said the six week consultation period...
by mw061074 | September 8, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Pokies losses increase The Kingborough community, and Tasmania as a whole, is losing increased amounts of money to poker machines in the wake of the coronavirus lockdowns, as revealed by updated figures for July. Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC said...
by mw061074 | September 7, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Fears new gambling and poker machine study results will be ignored An outspoken pokies critic has raised concerns an upcoming study into the economic and social effects of gambling in Tasmania will be ignored by policymakers.   ECONOMIST Saul Eslake has been appointed...
by mw061074 | September 1, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Underestimating the problem Letter to to the Editor   The Premier is being untruthful every time he says “only 0.6 per cent” of Tasmanians are problem gamblers. He knows this because experts who conduct these prevalence studies say it is an...
by mw061074 | August 28, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Almost $20 million lost in Tasmanian poker machines over one month Poker machine losses increased by 26 per cent in July compared to the previous July, Treasury figures show.The recently released figures show $19.4 million was lost to the machines in their first full...
by mw061074 | August 28, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
July Pokies Losses Close to $20M Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today Tasmanian poker machine losses have sky-rocketed to close to $20 million for July. “Department of Treasury and Finance figures show $19,428,375 have poured into the machines in July –...
