Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Tuesday 19 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News following the the announcement that the government is deferring progress of a pre-commitment gaming card for poker machines.
Poker Machines
Article-Voluntary gaming card ‘is … useless’
The Mercury | 14 November 2024; pg 6-7.Voluntary gaming card 'is ... useless'David Killick A coalition of civil society groups has appealed to the government to stick to its plan for poker machine reforms.The Alliance for Gambling Reform and others, including the...
Media Release: Pokies Reform Advocates Call Out Industry Pressure Behind Deloitte Report
Pokies Reform Advocates Call Out Industry Pressure Behind Deloitte Report Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb said today the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties have received a timely challenge from national and local poker machine reform advocates to hold firm and...
Advocates Open Letter regarding Poker Machine Reform
Meg welcomed being a recipient of the national and local poker machine reform advocates letter to the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties to hold firm and deliver the promised poker machine pre-commitment card, and withstand pressure from the gambling industry.This...
Win News Tasmania – Advocates support Open Letter in support of mandatory Poker Machine Card
Watch the Win News TV report on Wednesday 13 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by Win News following an open letter from national and local poker machine reform advocates to hold firm and deliver the promised poker machine pre-commitment card.
7 Nightly News Report – Open Letter to Premier on Poker Machine Reform
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Wednesday 13 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News regarding the Open Letter co-signed by a coalition of local and national stakeholders with pokies reform expertise and lived experience advocates...
ABC Digital News-Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claims
Adam Langenberg | ABC NEWS - Digital Online | 1 November 2024 Tasmanian MPs under pressure from gambling lobby over harm minimisation plan, Michael Ferguson claimsIn short:As the state's former finance minister, Michael Ferguson proposed nation-leading reforms that...
ABC News – Tasmania’s former treasurer vows to protect nation leading pokies reforms
Watch the ABC News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by the ABC News following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson, warning the government is under serious pressure from the gaming lobby to ditch the card as...
7 Nightly News Report – Former treasurer takes aim at THA over poker machine reforms
Watch the 7 Nightly News TV report on Friday 1 November 2024, during which Meg Webb is interviewed by 7 Nightly News following Tasmania's former treasurer, Michael Ferguson's op ed in The Mercury accusing the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA) of trying to...
Media Release: Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-Treasurer
Pokies Barons’ Bullying and Profits Exposed by ex-TreasurerThe former Tasmanian Treasurer has confirmed the years long bullying tactics employed by the pokies industry on government in order to protect their shockingly increased profits, said Independent Member for...
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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