Gambling
How to Get Labor Out of Pokies
The 3 day ALP national conference kicked off in Brisbane today and the two issues getting traction in the media in terms of grass roots activism are opposition to the AUKUS submarines deal and changes to Labor's position on Palestine.
Aug. 17, 2023
Biggest Catholic pokies clubs as measured by net assets
This list tracks the biggest Catholic pokies clubs as measured by net assets on their latest balance sheets. The issue was covered in this Crikey story published on July 3, 2023.
Oct. 13, 2024
40 former Australian pokies venues
This list tracks Australian properties which once had poker machines on them but don't any more. It is designed to be inspiration to the existing 5000 pokies venues across Australia. How can you get your site added to this list? Please email through other former sites to stephen@maynereport.com or via Twitter to @maynereport.
Dec. 17, 2023
Links to interesting RSL Victoria documents
Here are links to some interesting RSL Victoria documents.
Jul. 14, 2023
Manningham gambling motion at 2023 ALGA NGA
The following motion was unanimously endorsed at the February 28, 2023 City of Manningham council meeting and was debated at the 2023 National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association on June 15.
Jun. 18, 2023
State govt reporting cycles on gambling
Here is some data on state government budgets and forecast gambling tax revenues from over the years.
Jul. 2, 2023
Politicians who sit on gambling boards
This list tracks elected politicians who simultaneously sat on the boards of pokies entities, particularly in NSW, plus former politicians who later joined gambling boards.
Jul. 4, 2023
An alternative lobbying letter to the Clubs NSW proposal
This website put up by Clubs NSW is proposing ridiculously misleading emails be sent to NSW politicians which read as follows. Below is the alternative wording that Stephen Mayne emailed through to Gambling Minister Kevin Anderson on January 14. Why not join in and do the same.
Jan. 14, 2023
Aristocrat time line
Aristocrat Leisure time line.
May. 8, 2023
ACCC correspondence re Endeavour expansion
Here is the full text of an email exchange with the ACCC regarding the growing market power of Endeavour Group.
Sep. 10, 2021
Crown Resorts time line
Here is a timeline of Crown Resorts.
Sep. 10, 2022
Gambling takeovers, floats, demergers and start up
This list tracks gambling floats, demergers, start-up and takeovers in Australia since it all began with Jeff Kennett's Tabcorp float in August 1994.
Apr. 29, 2022
Pokies venues on government land
This list tracks Victorian pokies venues which operate on government owned land. It would be great to expand this to a national list as it is an obvious way to add to this list of former pokies venues and work to get the current number of 5000 pokies venues reduced.
Dec. 17, 2023
Some links relevant to the Murdochs and gambling
Here are some links tracking the history of the Murdochs and the gambling industry.
Dec. 8, 2020
Templestowe Hotel planning and pokies history
This page looks at the saga of the Templestowe Hotel attempting to expand its pokies room from 50 to 60 machines.
May. 18, 2023
Bergin Inquiry transcripts on the 2019 Crown AGM
Below are the collective responses from the various Crown executives and directors who were asked at the Bergin Inquiry about this exchange from the 2019 Crown Resorts AGM.
Oct. 19, 2020
Crowns Resorts ASX statements about scandals
This list tracks all the ASX announcements which Crown Resorts has made responding to various scandals over the past few years.
Oct. 23, 2019
Reflections on battling the gambling industry
Stephen Mayne explains why he has resigned from The Alliance for Gambling Reform and what happens next...
Jul. 8, 2019
Tracking pokies numbers in Australia
How many poker machines are there in Australia?
Jun. 19, 2019
Australian sporting stars with a disclosed gambling issues
This list tracks current and former sporting professionals who have disclosed a battle with gambling addiction.
Mar. 27, 2019
Transcript of 2017 Crown Resorts AGM
Here is a partial transcript from the 2017 Crown Resorts AGM, held in Melbourne.
Sep. 2, 2019
Sourcing Australian pokie loss data
This list looks at where and when the 8 Australian states and territories release data on losses at poker machines in their jurisdictions.
May. 22, 2019
Pokies trial links
Mar. 27, 2019
How gambling turns law abiding workers into convicted criminals
One of the worst things about the pokies and online gambling is the way it creates first time criminals who end up stealing from their employers in order to feed their gambling addiction. This harms many parties and here are some examples.
Dec. 17, 2023
Current pollies sympathetic to pokies industry
Here is a list of current elected representatives with known associations to or sympathies towards the gambling industry.
Mar. 27, 2019
Top pokies venues in Victoria more than $10m a year.
Below is a list of the top pokies venues from around Victoria where punters lost more than $10 million in 2009/10. Only 9 of these 66 venues are located in Liberal seats.
Mar. 27, 2019
Biggest Woolies pokies venues in Victoria
This list tracks the biggest Woolworths pokies venues in Victoria.
Mar. 27, 2019
ING Entertainment fund meeting
ING's Real Estate Entertainment Fund held an information meeting in Sydney on February 22 and these are the edited highlights of our questions to chairman Richard Colless and the board.
May. 10, 2019
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