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Pokies
Tasmania Talks – Pokies, Police and Protecting Whistleblowers
Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmania Talks | 29 September 2022 See more of Meg's recent media.
Pokies losses mount
Rob Inglis | The Mercury | 27 September 2022TASMANIANS lost more than $17m on poker machines last month, bolstering the case for a strong card-based system to reduce the harms caused by problem gambling.That’s according to independent Nelson MLC Meg Webb, who...
Finally, a humane pokies plan
The Mercury | Op-Ed | 21 September 2022THE introduction of universal pre-commitment cards could be the first time Tasmania has a pokies policy that hasn’t been dictated by the gambling industry.Given this state’s dark history of bowing to the wishes of the industry,...
Tasmania leads on limits for poker machine losses
Matthew Denholm | The Australian | 16 September 2022Tasmania leads on limits for poker machine losses Tasmanian Deputy Premier and Treasurer Michael Ferguson announcing nation-first poker machine loss limits in Hobart on Thursday. Tasmanian Deputy Premier and...
Tasmania Talks – Gambling Reforms
Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmania Talks | 16 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform.
Tasmania to become the first state to introduce card-based gaming for poker machines
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 16 September 2022The state government will introduce card-based gaming for electronic gaming machines in Tasmania's hotels, clubs and casinos by December 2024.Finance Minister Michael Ferguson said the cards would have pre-set default...
ABC Mornings – Mandatory pokies precommitment
Mel Bush | ABC Mornings | 16 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform
WIN News – Mandatory Pokies Precommitment
WIN News | 15 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform
7News – Pokies Precommitment
7NEWS | 15 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform
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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