SA: The Whitlams take a stand against poker machines

AAP General News (Australia);  May 30, 2000 ;     413 words ......take a stand against poker machines By Valkerie Mangnall...new social evil - gambling. Speaking here today...in a lot of cases, poker machines affected families...addiction. And he believed poker machines were killing off Australia...

Ban poker machines in pubs - Greens; GAMBLE FREE DAY

The Press;  September 1, 2008 ;     424 words ......become addicted to gambling, just as some individuals...eliminate pub- based poker machines in their regions...through all forms of gambling. * $950 million was lost on poker machines outside casinos...primary mode of gambling for 81 per cent...

Qld: Qld govt puts cap on poker machines

AAP General News (Australia);  November 16, 2008 ;     337 words ......govt puts cap on poker machines By Jessica Marszalek...16 AAP - A cap on poker machines will cost Queensland...current number of poker machines in clubs, ensuring...on the number of poker machines in pubs already exists...that wanted more poker machines ...

Video poker machines targeted Police to keep seizing devices despite...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 23, 1996 ;     332 words ......of video poker machines are guilty...breaking state gambling laws, local...that video poker machines are illegal...used for gambling. Authorities...of video poker machines must know...used for gambling in order...

POKER MACHINES, FIREARMS, LIQUOR LEAD TO CHARGES< AN INVESTIGATION INTO AN...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  May 10, 2005 ;     446 words ......checked out gambling complaints...unregistered video-poker machines with $1,000...properly register poker machines, possession of gambling devices, operating...in alleged gambling proceeds including...taken from the poker machines, Johnson said...

Letters to the Editor: ; Legalizing poker machines will hurt West Virginia

Charleston Daily Mail;  April 5, 2001 ;     358 words ......acting to legalize video poker machines at thousands of locations...new Las Vegas-style video poker machines. Both South Carolina and...dollar the state received in gambling revenue, the state had to...the average spending on gambling is more than on food. While...the consequences of ...

FED: Poker machines fuel gambling addictions: report

AAP General News (Australia);  July 19, 1999 ;     570 words ......Australia) 07-19-1999 FED: Poker machines fuel gambling addictions: report...linked the growth in gambling addition to the spread of poker machines throughout the country...gaming tables and poker machines. Gambling problems are most...

Vic: Government caps poker machines in top problem gaming areas

AAP General News (Australia);  February 8, 2001 ;     547 words ......tackle problem gambling. Under the cap, no more poker machines will be allowed...most from problem gambling. "No extra poker machines will be placed...evidence that a cap on poker machines would reduce problem gambling. Opposition gaming...

FED: PM does not understand poker machines benefits

AAP General News (Australia);  July 26, 1999 ;     211 words ......Australia) 07-26-1999 FED: PM does not understand poker machines benefits CANBERRA, July 26 AAP - A major club industry...objected to Prime Minister John Howard's stance on poker machines, saying he did not appreciate the community work financed by poker machines in licensed clubs. ...

Fed: Inquiry into poker machines begins tomorrow

AAP General News (Australia);  September 10, 2008 ;     325 words ...Fed: Inquiry into poker machines begins tomorrow CANBERRA...into the impact of poker machines on problem gambling will begin hearing...evidence that the harm of poker machines can be greatly reduced...commonsense limits on how poker machines operate," he said...the ...

NSW: Pubs take up more poker machines Oppn

AAP General News (Australia);  July 27, 2000 ;     194 words ......07-27-2000 NSW: Pubs take up more poker machines Oppn The NSW opposition says the government freeze on the number of poker machines in clubs hasn't stopped the machines...pick up the slack. About 800 new poker machines have gone into service in NSW...far enough to effectively curb ...

Resort's decision pleases gambling foe: ; The Greenbrier won't pursue...

Charleston Daily Mail;  August 3, 2001 ;     485 words ......the past year, anti-gambling advocate Mike Queen...proposed expansion of gambling at The Greenbrier...machines and then video poker machines. But when the resort...apply for the video gambling machines by the Wednesday...decisions regarding the gambling machines had been ...

Poker machines pose `health risk'

The Press;  December 5, 1998 ;     466 words ......clearly linked poker machines to a significant...blowout in gambling addiction...help with gambling problems...problems to poker machines, the vast...men with gambling machine addiction...dependency. ``Poker machines have become...

NSW: Greens to reduce poker machines

AAP General News (Australia);  March 7, 2003 ;     121 words ......Greens to reduce poker machines The Greens will remove poker machines from all NSW hotels...a policy to reduce gambling addictions. Greens...all of the world's poker machines. He says gambling's out of control in...

Video poker machines shouldn't be legalized

Post-Tribune (IN);  March 30, 2005 ;     283 words ......issue are video poker machines and other electronic gambling devices that populate...owners for illegal gambling. While the state...Some of the video poker machines are controlled...indicate that video poker machines tend to prey on...Legalizing video poker ...