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'P' Laundering supports Schools and Hospitals?
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 9:13 am | Gambling Watch
Gambling issues lobby group GamblingWatch is becoming alarmed at the evidence that money laundered by criminals provides a significant turnover though pokie machines in Pubs and Casinos. More >>
Sky City’s Onto A Winner: Ban Them And Keep Money
Sunday, 8 August 2010, 4:44 pm | Gambling Watch
Sky City’s refusal to pay out $60,000 in gambling table winnings to Sothea Sinn last week puts a new twist on the old saying:'those who have the gold make the rules' according to gambling issues lobby group, GamblingWatch. More >>
Sky City to give half its profit increase
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 3:14 pm | Gambling Watch
Sky City’s $2.5 million Hamilton Casino profit increase in the year just completed has given rise to a call from a gambling issues lobby group for the community to “get a significant share of the windfall. ”GamblingWatch co-ordinator Dave Macpherson ... More >>
Stingy Sky City short-changes Waikato community
Friday, 27 February 2009, 9:57 am | Gambling Watch
Far from its claim that it is ‘giving back to the community’ Hamilton’s Sky City casino is significantly short-changing needy community organizations in the Waikato, according to gambling issues group, GamblingWatch More >>
Call For Public Casino Inquiry Supported
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 1:30 pm | Gambling Watch
GamblingWatch Co-ordinator Dave Macpherson said "assertions by the casino industry that everything in their domain is above board and squeaky clean belong in the 'yeah right' category." More >>
Nat MP should clean up own gambling backyard
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:29 am | Gambling Watch
Attacks by National's Coromandel MP Sandra Goudie on gambling addiction treatment services have drawn fire from a gambling issues lobby group, who say Ms Goudie's own Thames-Coromandel area "has one of the worst pokie records in the country." More >>
Gambling Gain Should Be Approached With Caution
Sunday, 10 December 2006, 12:51 am | Gambling Watch
A small 2.5% drop in annual gambling losses has been described as a positive sign, but still needs to be treated with “considerable caution” according to a national gambling issues lobby group. More >>
Gambling’s problems outweigh the good
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 11:56 am | Gambling Watch
Recent media comment in support of the system that sees pokie machine trusts dishing out grants to community and sporting groups has been questioned by national gambling issues lobby group, GamblingWatch. More >>
Gambling and crime links
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 11:17 am | Gambling Watch
An interesting news item appeared in the ‘Herald on Sunday’ (14/5/06) reporting that Wellington lobbyist firm Saunders Unsworth, in its “skite-bag” highlights that it ‘facilitated….retaining the casino regulatory regime, “in the face of several populist ... More >>
New laws have not reduced gambling losses
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 5:25 pm | Gambling Watch
Latest figures of gambling losses released today by the Dept of Internal Affairs show that the new Gambling Act, introduced in September 2003, has still not done anything to reduce gambling losses in New Zealand. More >>
Everyone able to "enjoy" gambling under National
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 1:25 pm | Gambling Watch
The very quiet release of the National Party’s gambling policy – not published on its website or in any hard copy format available to the public – should “raise concerns in every New Zealand community that fought battles two years ago to limit the unregulated ... More >>
$3.1 million lost on pokies every day
Friday, 26 August 2005, 2:44 pm | Gambling Watch
Community organizations and concerned individuals around New Zealand are publicizing and organizing for the first “Gamble-Free Day”, on Thursday 1st September. More >>
Pokie Machines no’s & daily losses by district
Friday, 26 August 2005, 2:42 pm | Gambling Watch
District/City, Total No of Pokies (*incl. casinos), Daily $ losses on pokies, Pokies ratio to No of adult residents, Pokie sites More >>
18 months after new Gambling Act
Monday, 11 April 2005, 3:41 pm | Gambling Watch
18 months after new Gambling Act – slight drop in Akl regional pokies no’s – some areas increase More >>
GamblingWatch complains to DIA
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 2:56 pm | Gambling Watch
Gambling Reform lobby group GamblingWatch has complained to the Department of Internal Affairs - NZ's gambling regulators about an unsolicited email promotion campaign by Air New Zealand that urges recipients to have "a quick spin" on a virtual pokie ... More >>
1 pokie machine for every 118 kiwis
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 5:36 pm | Gambling Watch
15 months after new gambling laws in place – 1 pokie machine for every 118 kiwis More >>
The Regulation pokie manufacturers want removed
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 3:07 pm | Gambling Watch
Parliament's Regulations Review Select Committee today heard a complaint from Sky City and the Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Association against a new gambling regulation that will slow down excessive gambling on pokie machines in casinos ... More >>
