Loretta Lohberger | ABC News | July 7, 2021
Poker Machines
Gambling comes at a $160 million cost to Tasmania, new report finds
Examiner Newspaper | July 2, 2021 Gambling is estimated to cost the Tasmanian community up to $160 million a year, the latest Social and Economic Impact Study for gaming has found.The report, released on Thursday, found the most significant quantifiable cost of...
Gambling’s $160m hit
Mercury Newspaper | July 2, 2021Report shines spotlight on controversial industryPROBLEM gambling costs the Tasmanian community up to $160m each year, although the true extent of the social and economic damage is impossible to measure, a new report has found.Gambling...
New Tasmanian poker machine data
Leon Compton | ABC Statewide Mornings | July 2, 2021
Meg Webb WIN News latest pokies research
WIN News | July 1, 2021
Newest poker machine research released
Lucy Breaden | ABC Southern Drive | July 1, 2021
Tasmanian poker machine research released
Pia Wirsu | ABC Northern Tasmania Drive | July 1, 2021
Media Release – SEIS – No Clean Bill of Health
Media Release | July 1, 2021Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said the 5th Social & Economic Impact Study (SEIS) on gambling in Tasmania is not a cleanbill of health for the Gutwein Liberal Government.“Gambling expenditure remains high and appears to now be...
Address-in-Reply: Governor’s Address 2021
Ms WEBB (Nelson) - Madam Deputy President, I rise to make my contribution to the Governor's Address-in-Reply. I congratulate Her Excellency, Barbara Baker, on commencing her term as Governor of Tasmania. I am particularly pleased, for only the second time in the...
Media Release – Labor Leadership Pokies Position
Media Release | May 27, 2021 Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Labor leadership candidates – David O’Byrne and Shane Broad – to declare their position on pokies.“Both leadership candidates need to come clean to Labor Members ahead of the...
While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved
Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines
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