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DATA SHOWS GAMING REVENUE STILL BELOW 2009 DOLLARS

The latest figures from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation show gaming revenues are still below pre-GFC levels, and over half a billion short on comparison with CPI. On Friday the Victorian regulator (VCGLR) released its annual report on gaming expenditure for the previous financial year, including information and EGM numbers on pubs

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REGULATOR CONVICTS WAGERING COMPANY AND WARNS OF FUTURE

Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced the conviction of wagering company Neds, ahead of massive increases to penalties to rogue companies breaching NSW gambling advertising laws. Neds.com.au faced Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on Tuesday (15 May), pleading guilty to five offences relating to advertisements on its own website, 9news.com.au and Racenet.com.au between October

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RISK MONITORING SYSTEM ROLLED OUT AHEAD OF TIME IN SA PUBS

South Australia is boasting another successful step in responsible service of gaming with the no-cost introduction of Automated Risk Monitoring across all the State’s pubs and clubs. South Australia has had its Central Monitoring System in place since 1994, where every venue with any gaming machines is connected to the network via a site controller.

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NEW GAMING MACHINE REG’S FOR NSW AND VICTORIAN OPERATORS

Both NSW and Victorian regulators have announced new regulations for EGMs and gaming venues, strengthening governance and harm-minimisation. The Victorian Commission for Gambling & Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) has introduced a new audit process intended to improve the accuracy and completeness of gaming machine data reported by operators. The new process will allow the VCGLR to: accurately

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FEDERAL COURT FINDS POKIES ‘NOT GUILTY’

After a lengthy legal build-up, Aristocrat Leisure and Packer’s Crown Resorts have been cleared of allegations that Dolphin Treasure incorporated deceptive practises and was designed to feed poker machine addiction. The case, filed by self-confessed ‘former addict’ Shonica Guy, 41, centred around her reportedly ‘losing 14 years of her life’ playing EGMs. The suit claimed

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