When the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting, states were quick to get in on the action. But as lawmakers grow reliant on taxes from betting, what do they owe problem gamblers?
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The Victorian government has announced major reforms intended to reduce harm caused by poker machines.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
Our research absolutely does not ‘state very clearly that cash has big advantages for gamblers’.
Despite being in power for 12 years, Dominic Perrottet’s government is making an unusual pitch for re-election and giving Chris Minns’ Labor opposition a run for its money.
The UK has a gambling problem but some of its neighbours could provide inspiration on how to prevent gambling harms.
Australians lose more money gambling on sports, per capita, than any country in the world.
Many countries have done much more to reduce gambling-related harm than we have in Australia.
How many happy gamblers, jobs and profits does it take to make up for the suicides, bankruptcies and domestic violence? Regulators must make cost-benefit guesstimates when considering applications.
Banning offshore gambling sites sounds sensible enough, and the federal government is planning to do this. But to what extent are these sites really ripping off Australian gamblers?
That the government has finally moved to limit the damage is welcome, but there is much still to do.
Nick Xenophon says the proposals encapsulated in his party’s gambling policy for the South Australian election are just the start of a wider push for reform.
For some people, fixed-odds betting terminals are ferociously addictive, producing big profits for bookies and a rise in problem gambling. What’s the solution?
When is the upcoming ban on early evening TV sports betting ads not a real ban? When it’s a partial ban that ignores how real people watch sport.
The gambling lobby’s failure to seriously influence the 2016 ACT election should embolden governments around Australia that have a mind to deal with gambling reform.
There is a coterie of politicians on both sides who are trusted, or at any rate supported by, the pokies lobby.
The gambling industry knows how to wield power, and does it with great expertise, backed by significant resources.
At least 75% of those with a gambling problem have it because of poker machines in clubs or pubs. Yet we see little concern from the government about this group.
A 2011 Massachusetts law allows for the expansion of gambling, including slot machines. That law is now on the November 2014 election ballot for potential repeal. This is a real opportunity for voters…
Gambling is good business, or at least a profitable one. According to the American Gaming Association, in 2012 the 464 commercial casinos in the US served 76.1 million patrons and grossed $US37.34 billion…
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