Exasperation as pokies amendments fail

Exasperation as pokies amendments fail

Exasperation as pokies amendments fail Adam Holmes | Examiner | 23 November 2021    Equal tax rates for pokies and Keno across casinos, pubs and clubs, assessing the risks of simulated racing and automated table gaming, and parliamentary oversight of new casino...
Pokie tax ‘gift’ for Federal

Pokie tax ‘gift’ for Federal

Pokie tax ‘gift’ for Federal David Killick | Mercury | 23 November 2021  THE unexplained difference between the tax rates proposed for gambling in pubs, clubs and casinos could benefit Federal Group by nearly $250m over the next 20 years, the Legislative Council has...
No budging on pokies bill

No budging on pokies bill

No budging on pokies bill Adam Holmes| Examiner/Advocate | 18 November 2021   The government and Labor have rejected an attempt to limit the number of poker machines owned by an individual operator to 15 per cent of the Tasmanian market, instead sticking with a 25 per...
Pokies laws look safe bet

Pokies laws look safe bet

Pokies laws look safe bet David Killick | Mercury | 18 November 2021  Labor has been accused of “betraying the battlers of Tasmania” by voting to prevent further scrutiny of the government’s gambling reform legislation.CONTROVERSIAL gambling reforms look set to pass...
Pokies reforms under scrutiny

Pokies reforms under scrutiny

Pokies reforms under scrutiny Sue Bailey | Mercury | 15 November 2021  THE future of the government’s controversial poker machine reforms will again be debated in the Legislative Council this week.At least one member of the Upper House it set to move for the Bill to...