Meg Webb calls on the Government to release economic and social modelling as soon as possible - ABC News   Â
Poker Machines
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 should be extended by another month."This will ensure the...
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 Tasmanian poker machine losses...
The gambling social and economic impact study should be taken seriously
The gambling social and economic impact study is a legislated requirement under the Gaming Control Act, one which deserves to be taken seriously and have the government genuinely seek community input. Meg Webb with Aaron Stevens on Tasmania Talks. Â
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 to help carry out a three-yearly study into the effects of...
Media Release – Calls to Extend Public Consultation for Gambling Impact Study
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called for the public consultation period for the fifth Social and Economic Impact Study of Gambling in Tasmania (SEIS) to be extended.“In simple terms, six weeks is not enough time. This call come on top of revelations...
Spike in pokies losses completely predictable
Department of Treasury and Finance figures show $19,428,375 have poured into the machines in July – that’s $626,721 per day - and this spike in pokies losses was completely predictable. Meg Webb MLC talks with Martin Agatyn 7AD FM. Â
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 underestimate.The data comes from a long phone survey...
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 month of operation in the state since coronavirus restrictions were...
Tasmanian’s pouring money into poker machines at record levels
Meg Webb MLC says pokies revenue of close to $20m does not stay in Tasmania and does not benefit local businesses or communities. LA FM Tasmania News 28 Aug 20Â Â Â Â
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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