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Latest news: Gambling

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 30 August

Local Newstime Media -
ACT Labor and ACT Greens announce election commitments; squabbling over gambling; sportsground plans changed.

Gambling advertising restrictions to protect young Canberrans

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The ACT Government is seeking community feedback on how to limit children and teenagers' exposure to gambling advertising.

ANU’s strategy to protect Canberra youth from gambling harm

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Help is on the way for young people in the ACT who are at risk of gambling harm, the ANU Centre for Gambling Research states.

ACT Labor commits to reduce pokies if re-elected

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ACT Labor, if re-elected, would further reduce the number of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Canberra.

ACT grapples with gaming machine crisis

Local Nicholas Fuller -
MLAs Shane Rattenbury and Dr Marisa Paterson, and Senator David Pocock spoke about gambling addiction in the ACT at a symposium today.

Clubs sector opposes compulsory acquisition of pokies in ACT

Local Nicholas Fuller -
ACT gaming minister Shane Rattenbury could force clubs to surrender poker machines, a bill introduced this week proposes.

ACT pokies control: national-leading or extortionately expensive?

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Government has begun a market sounding for a system to control poker machines. But Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson has concerns.

ACT prohibits poker machines in Molonglo

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Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson’s bill to prohibit poker machines from the Molonglo Valley and other new areas of the ACT passed the Assembly.

Curtin newsagency seeks mystery lotto millionaire

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A Curtin newsagency customer who bought an entry in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw has scored $1.4 million – but first, they need to check their tickets and come forward.

‘Christmas will be great this year’: Canberra man claims $100k lotto win

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A Canberra man is set to experience a joyous Christmas after he won $100,000 in lottery draw today.

Gambling Harm Awareness Week in the ACT

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The ACT Government will launch a 12-month campaign to educate the public about gambling products, gambling harm, and free support.

Stakeholders call for club and poker machine reforms in ACT

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Canberrans lost more than $190 million on electric gaming machines last year, and clubs and politicians believe a new approach is needed.

Marisa Paterson introduces legislation to keep Molonglo pokie free

Local Newstime Media -
Proposed legislation would ban the authorisation of poker machine licenses in the Molonglo Valley and undeveloped areas of the ACT.

Molonglo residents rally behind pokie-free campaign

Local Newstime Media -
Dr Marisa Paterson MLA says her campaign to ‘Keep Molonglo Pokie-Free’ has received overwhelming support from Molonglo Valley residents.

ANU: Restricting access reduces gambling

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Gambling rates reduced during the pandemic, but increased once social restrictions were lifted, according to ANU research.

Marisa Paterson MLA wants to keep Molonglo pokie-free

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The Molonglo Valley, has neither clubs nor poker machines – and the local Labor MLA is determined residents will not suffer gambling harm.
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