by mw061074 | May 2, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Figures show losses of $9.09 million in March 2020 The closure of poker machines in Tasmania resulted in a $4 million reduction in gambling losses for March compared to last year, new figures from the Tasmanian Gaming Commission reveal.Coronavirus measure closed pubs...
by mw061074 | May 1, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Pubs and clubs boss hits out over pokies The hospitality industry launched an extraordinary attack on anti-pokie campaigner Meg Webb over comments that a $17 million reduction in gambling losses was a good news story for Tasmania.The Tasmanian Hospitality Association...
by mw061074 | April 30, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Peter Hoult says poker machine closures a positive thing amid crisis Millions of extra dollars from federal government stimulus payments will stay in the pockets of Tasmanian households because poker machines have been closed down due to the coronavirus.Former...
by Meg Webb | April 8, 2020 | Newspaper
Premier, an Emergency Committee will Protect our Democracy At the heart of democracy is accountability to the people. Accountability isn’t just about catching out a government doing the wrong thing, it is about the public being able to know, objectively, that the...
by mw061074 | March 22, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Gutwein urged to explain why pokies industry proposal became Liberal policy Premier accused of ‘gaslighting’ as consultation paper ignores gaming commission advice Bob Burton Tasmanian Inquirer The Gutwein government is yet to explain why it disregarded advice on...
by Meg Webb | March 19, 2020 | (Pokies) Media, Newspaper
Tasmanians are still being played by Pokies Policy Meg Webb MLC says Tasmanians should be bitterly disappointed that the Government has excluded their voice on planned pokies reforms.Four years ago on 17 March 2016, in a statement to Parliament on gaming reform,...
