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NSW gambling scheme relies on ‘embarrassing and not credible’ research, clubs and hotels warn

Powerful industry groups oppose mandatory accounts for gamblers to help monitor everyone using poker machines

The Guardian - AU

‘Like being king hit’: How Andrew Wilkie weaponises whistleblowing

The veteran crossbencher says he won’t enter any formal deals in future hung Parliaments. But he’s found a powerful way to use parliamentary privilege.

Crikey

Critical unanswered questions after the Jeremy Bath investigation report

Neylon letter-writing saga leaves crucial questions unresolved.

Newcastle Herald

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Hunter clubs named among those hit by potential data breach

Hunter patrons may be at risk of identity theft.

Newcastle Herald

Police arrest Sydney man for blackmail over major data breach affecting up to 1 million NSW and ACT residents

IT provider Outabox, used by dozens of hospitality venues, blamed an ‘unauthorised third party’ for the breach

The Guardian - AU

'Outrageous' data theft as Canberra clubs assess damage

Tens of thousands of club members' personal data leaks online.

The Canberra Times

Plea for public's help as bowlo stares down the barrel of closure

'If you weren't aware that the club is in serious financial distress, now you are.'

Newcastle Herald

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‘Playing us for years’: how pokies profits have funded tax-deductible spending within Australian clubs

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

The Guardian - AU

ClubsNSW investigates after holding charges placed on non-customer credit cards

People who have never used ClubsNSW services charged up to $1 as association identifies issue with third party provider

The Guardian - AU

Council boss Jeremy Bath named in Parliament as author of Scott Neylon letters

'It's undeniable that Mr Jeremy Bath ... is the author of the letters.'

Newcastle Herald

'Massive rort': review under way into pokie club grants

A grants scheme that allows clubs to reduce their gambling taxes is under review as critics call for the controversial scheme to be scrapped.

AAP

NSW urged to end ‘shameless rort’ giving clubs a tax break for spending pokies revenue

Scheme allows clubs to reduce tax bill if gambling profits are used for ‘community development and support’

The Guardian - AU

Councillor seeks clarity on new Scott Neylon revelations

It comes after blog comments were traced to ClubsNSW.

Newcastle Herald

Scott Neylon online pokies post came from inside ClubsNSW

Expert says letters appear designed to mislead Newcastle by 'misrepresenting community opinion'.

Newcastle Herald

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Newcastle Herald

Investigation uncovers more misleading Scott Neylon letters

Newcastle council boss Jeremy Bath says he's been 'upfront' about Scott Neylon ties.

Crikey

Holy rollers: it’s time for the Catholic Church to confront its gambling addiction

Just like the Labor Party with its multiple pokies venues, the Catholic Church has built up a valuable asset pool tied to a toxic gambling industry.

Crikey

Will Canberra’s gambling revolt spill over to Labor’s national conference?

Systemic relations have long persisted between politics and the gambling industry, but the tide may be beginning to turn.

Crikey

Chris Minns’ minority and the challenge of gambling reform

To remain in government, the NSW premier will likely need to work with a record-large crossbench — one that cares about gambling reform.

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The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet on poking the ClubsNSW beast: ‘I didn’t start with many friends’

The NSW premier explains why he put his career on the line as the days count down to the state election

Crikey

How the pokies came to decide who gets to run New South Wales

With gambling reform one of the major issues of the coming state election, Crikey looks at how the gaming lobby has held both parties back from meaningful reform for decades.

The New Daily

Perrottet: ‘I’ve never felt any pressure from ClubsNSW’

Gambling is a contested issue in the NSW election campaign as Dominic Perrottet denies pressure from the powerful gaming industry.

Crikey

The China syndrome

As Chinese President Xi Jinping declared he’d create a ‘great wall of steel’ to protect his country, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared the UK needs to be ‘ready to stand our ground’, and horror stories about gambling in NSW keep pouring in.

AAP

Premier's kids' kitty open to children born interstate

Dominic Perrottet believes his new kids' future fund is great policy, but questions linger over who is eligible and whether it will instead increase inequality.

ABC News

ClubsNSW whistleblower Troy Stolz recorded video on gambling industry secrets

In a secret video recorded in his hospital room, terminally ill gambling industry whistleblower Troy Stolz speaks out against his former employer, ClubsNSW, and the harm caused by poker machines.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet says ‘never’ any pressure from clubs lobby to remove former gaming minister

Two weeks out from the NSW election, Victor Dominello has made a series of allegations about ClubsNSW’s influence on politics

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