Database urged for problem gamblers
The Federal Government has been urged to establish a national database of gambling addicts.
View ArticleAHA confident Premier will not allow pokie limits
The Australian Hotels Association is confident it can stop Tasmania trialing technology to limit poker machine bets.
View ArticleHotels happy with pokie meeting
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has confirmed she is open to the idea of the state hosting a trial of new poker machine technology.
View ArticleTime for Federals to chip in on gaming levy: Greens
The Tasmanian Greens will push for poker machines in the Federal Group's casinos to be subject to the community support levy, like those in other gaming venues.
View ArticleGovt options open on TOTE sale
The Tasmanian Government has refused to rule out selling the TOTE as it struggles with a $1.2 billion hole in the state budget
View ArticleAnti-gambling campaign targets pokies
The Tasmanian Government hopes a new advertising campaign on problem gambling will help counter commercials from the gaming industry.
View ArticleTas Racing funding model denounced
Tasmanian Racing Minister Bryan Green has refused to budge on a new funding model for the industry.
View ArticleTas connections to take on Chinese racing
TOTE Tasmania and Tas Racing have signed an agreement to help establish a world-class thoroughbred horse racing industry in China.
View ArticleGreens slam $19m 'ripped out' by pokies
The Greens have condemned the latest jump in poker machine losses. The July statistics show nearly $19 million was lost by Tasmanians, $2.5 million more than in June. Greens MP Kim Booth told...
View ArticleGreens take aim at Tasmania's casinos
The Tasmanian Greens will introduce new tax laws in parliament which will take aim at the state's casinos.
View ArticleTOTE sale back on agenda
A parliamentary inquiry has heard the State Government is once again looking to sell the state-owned betting agency TOTE Tasmania.
View ArticleEconomist tips TOTE price
The Tasmanian Government is being urged to sell the state-owned betting agency TOTE Tasmania for at least $133 million. Economist Saul Eslake says economic conditions have improved a lot since it was...
View ArticleGreens back bill to stop TOTE sale
Tasmanian Greens leader Nick McKim has confirmed his party will support the Opposition's bill to stop the State Government from selling state-owned betting agency TOTE Tasmania.
View ArticleGreens delay TOTE sale vote
The Opposition has slammed the Greens for delaying a crucial vote on legislation to block the sale of TOTE Tasmania. The Greens were expected to support a Liberal bill to thwart the Government's plans...
View ArticlePlea to stem pokies losses
Tasmania's social welfare sector says the amount of money put through poker machines is having a devastating impact on some families.
View ArticleTOTE flags need for cash injection
The head of TOTE Tasmania says the aborted sale of the state-owned betting agency two years ago has hurt the company's profits. Craig Coleman told a parliamentary hearing that was the key reason that...
View ArticleGreens urge local pokies reform
The Tasmanian Greens are again pushing for the state to go its own way on gambling law reform rather than wait for Federal action.
View ArticleChurches urge PM to stick with poker reform
Tasmanian church leaders are calling on the Prime Minister to maintain her commitment to overhauling the nation's poker machine industry.
View ArticleTOTE boss faces profit loss probe
A State Parliamentary inquiry is to investigate allegations the state-owned betting agency TOTE Tasmania gave all of its profits away to big punters through rebates. The agency's outgoing chief, Craig...
View ArticleTOTE jobs shock
The number of job losses from the sale of TOTE Tasmania has climbed to 120. Previously, TOTE has said the number of job losses would be about 80, or one third of the workforce.
View ArticleCasino warns of job cuts
Casino operator Federal Hotels is warning it may have to shed 150 jobs because of new measures to curb problem gambling.
View ArticleUnion seeks pledge on TOTE jobs
Unions are concerned about the job security for remaining TOTE Tasmania staff once the Tatts Group takes control tomorrow.
View ArticleTOTE jobs loss 'inevitable'
The new owners of TOTE Tasmania maintain job losses at the betting agency were inevitable.
View ArticleGreens in bid to tone down pokies
The Greens want poker machines to be less colourful as part of efforts to curb problem gambling. Greens MP Kim Booth says it is a similar idea to plain packaging for cigarettes. His call comes as a new...
View ArticleCampaign busts myths on the pokies
The Tasmanian Government is trying to dispel the myths about how poker machines operate as part of a campaign to cut problem gambling.
View ArticleFormer TOTE bosses to face court
Former bosses of TOTE Tasmania are to appear before a Supreme Court hearing in Melbourne into the collapsed online betting business Sports Alive.
View ArticleGovt left to cover TasRacing losses
A parliamentary committee has found the State Government's decision to sell TOTE Tasmania has left it with the significant burden of covering TasRacing's losses.
View ArticleTOTE facing legal action
The liquidator of a collapsed online sports betting company believes the Tasmanian Government is liable in the legal action against TOTE Tasmania.
View ArticleGeale ready for 'dirty tactics' ahead of Garth Wood fight
Tasmanian boxer Daniel Geale had an eventful weigh in with Sydney fighter Garth Wood ahead of their fight in the harbour city tonight.
View ArticleTasmania votes 2014: The issues that are important to you
During the 2014 Tasmanian state election ABC Local wants to hear not only from the politicians but also from the people of the electorates to find out what they want and the issues that will impact on...
View ArticleMan escapes conviction over poker tournament organised via Facebook
A Tasmanian man who admitted holding an illegal poker tournament at his home has escaped conviction.
View ArticleWelfare group seeks curfew on pokies to help stop problem gambling
A Tasmanian community welfare group is calling for curfews on gaming venues to help address problem gambling. Anglicare wants access to pokies restricted after 10 pm. It is also calling on the State...
View ArticleYouth week 2015: Taking on the underlying issues in northern Tasmania
The smells of a BBQ and the sound of music pumping across Torrens Park in the Launceston suburb of Mayfield are part of a youth week celebration day for young people in the region.
View ArticleFederal Hotels has lost its tourism industry dominance and poker machine...
Federal Group no longer dominates Tasmania's tourism industry, reducing its negotiating power over its poker machine monopoly, says an economist and public policy researcher.
View ArticleWho is Dicky White? From English criminal to Launceston businessman
In the middle of Launceston is Dicky Whites Lane. The story of how it came to be named starts in England in the late 1700s.
View ArticleTasmania's gaming inquiry too narrow say Greens
Moves by the Greens for a broader inquiry into gaming in the state are quashed by the Government and Labor.
View ArticleCalls for Federal Group's casinos to contribute to Tasmanian community...
Support groups are demanding the owner of Tasmania's two casinos do more to help problem gamblers addicted to poker machines.
View ArticleGambling inquiry: Federal Group wants tax cut in return for relinquishing...
Tasmania's monopoly poker machine licensee is willing to relinquish the gaming machines in pub and club venues it does not own in return for a tax cut.
View ArticleTasmanian Premier concedes Labor opponent 'more popular' as party eyes...
Tasmanian Liberals warn of a "very real possibility" of a hung Parliament as they release their forward vision ahead of the next election, but Labor says it is too late for targets when the Government...
View ArticleWynyard RSL president disgusted by Glenorchy RSL linking pokies to Anzac Day
The president Wynyard RSL, which ditched poker machines in 2014, says pokies were a financial drain and removing them had little impact on Anzac Day events.
View ArticleTasmanian poker machine licence holder Federal Group joins pro-pokies campaign
Tasmania's monopoly gaming licence holder confirms it is involved in the campaign against Labor and the Greens, as Anglicare reveals it is behind a callout for actors to star in an anti-pokies ad.
View ArticleTasmanian election: Pokies debate heats up with two new campaigns launched
More than two weeks out from the Tasmanian election, the removal of poker machines from pubs and clubs remains an election battleground. Two new anti-pokies campaigns are being launched on Wednesday...
View ArticlePokies are big money in Tasmania election campaign shows just how contentious...
A pro-pokies alliance says millions of dollars of investment in Tasmanian pubs is unlikely to go ahead if Labor comes to power and introduces a policy to restrict poker machines to casinos.
View ArticleLiberals and pro-pokies lobby adamant pub and clubs ban will cost thousands...
The Liberals and the pro-pokies lobby are standing by claims that thousands of jobs will be lost if poker machines are banned from pubs, despite the ABC's Fact Check unit declaring them to be wrong.
View ArticleAlcohol serving ban for pokies players in Tasmania goes too far, hoteliers say
Alcohol bans on pokies players which come into effect next month in Tasmania are restrictive and go a step too far, hoteliers say.
View ArticleTreasurer used government resources to help the pro-pokies lobby, say Greens
The Tasmanian Greens accuse the Liberals of using government resources to help the gambling lobby fight an unfavourable report into poker machines before the election.
View ArticleWho were the biggest donors to Tasmanian political parties leading up to last...
The Tasmanian Hospitality Association, Federal Group and other hospitality groups pitched in more than half a million dollars to get the Liberal Party re-elected last year, as poker machines dominated...
View ArticleTasmanian Labor abandons hard-line gambling policy, 11 months on from...
Will Hodgman says Labor's backdown on an election pledge to rip poker machines out of pubs and clubs shows it was all about politics and not beliefs.
View ArticleTasmanian Treasurer accuses Labor leader of going into hiding as he flags...
Treasurer Peter Gutwein says Rebecca White has gone "into witness protection" after announcing Labor's backflip on pokies policy.
View ArticlePort Arthur luxury hotel proponent looking at 'alternative concepts' after...
Gambling giant Federal Group reconsiders the concept for its accommodation development at Port Arthur, and will not confirm whether the final proposal will be the luxury hotel that was originally planned.
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