The Tasmania District in New Zealand has drafted a gambling venues policy that is scheduled for public review from August 09. In the draft policy, there is the inclusion of the sinking lid policy for pokie machines. The idea of the sinking lid was first introduced in 2010 together with the capped policy. However, the […]
Poker machines spending by Victorian residents increased in the past financial year. In the 2018/19 financial year-end report, it’s revealed that gamblers in the Australian state have lost $2.7 billion. This has become the second-highest losses since the introduction of the Pokies. The report, released by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation, VCGLR, […]
The Hamilton City Council will be holding a public hearing on the topic of SkyCity’s expanded pokie selection “later this year”. This announcement follows many other councils’ decisions on gaming machines in recent months. SkyCity Hamilton is one of six land-based casinos in New Zealand, with a license valid for the next few years. Currently, […]
A Paddy Power branded soccer Jersey of the English Championship team Huddersfield Town was revealed after a sponsorship deal announcement. Soon after the reveal, politicians and sports fans went online to vilify the new uniform. Many had wondered if this was an elaborate stunt by Paddy Power. But, this was later on revealed as guerrilla […]
State-owned gambling operator, Lotto NZ is being challenged by the Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF) for the online bingo launch. The online is set to be a part of the games that can be found on the operators MyLotto platform. The online platform was established in 2008 and following its 2017 relaunch Mylotto has increased in […]