Self-confessed chronic gambler Gavin Fineff is facing possible prison for the misappropriation of funds used to pay three major gambling companies he says targeted his custom. A special investigation by the ABC cites the case of Fineff, who recently had to finally come clean to his family on the more than $8 million he lost […]
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The owner of Darwin pub Rorkes is in hot water over allegations of failing to pay staff and prejudice against indigenous patrons. Rorkes is located in Darwin’s historic Commonwealth Bank building, in the CBD. Last week a number of staff reportedly walked out over claims they had not been paid in weeks, with many owed
Australian beer-loving scientists have achieved a world first, reviving the oldest known samples of beer from a 220-year-old Tasmanian shipwreck. The Sydney Cove was one of the first commercial ships to make the perilous journey to the colonies, back in 1797. Unfortunately, it sprang a lead and ran aground on tiny Preservation Island, in Bass
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Industry has dismissed the ABC’s high-profile “Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation” program as unbalanced and not credible, as the national broadcaster appears guilty of the same accusation it was trying to make. While research and commentary on gaming and gamblers seems to always support whichever side is funding it, shock-hungry media are happy to adopt any extreme
The National Broadcaster has taken a swipe at ALH and Woolworths for the pub operator’s scheme to assist gamblers with problems. In an apparent misinterpretation of the realities of the problem gamblers it is claiming to champion, the ABC has ‘slammed’ Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), branding its mixed-use loyalty and pre-commitment scheme – intended
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