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Addiction support in the southwest is improved

The southwest will now have better access to support services for gambling addiction, with the roll-out of the online SMART...

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19th Aug. 2019 4:08 PM

GAMBLING HELP: A gambling help forum at Charleville outlined the introduction of online support meetings. (From left) Kim Coleman, Sue Hamlet, Debbie Olsen, Kim Tubb (all from Lifeline) Damon Moody (Charleville RSL), Mayor Annie Liston and Karen Moran (Lifeline) discuss the initiative.

Eddie McGuire responds to gambling ban rumour

A rumour Collingwood was going to be banned from playing in this year’s AFL finals because of a betting furore set the...

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09th Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

Rumours that Collingwood will be banned from playing finals have infuriated club president Eddie McGuire. Picture: Graham Denholm/AFL Photos

Wallace is not one to hedge his bets

Fisher MP takes hard-nosed stance to 'scourge' of gambling, and the community funds generated.

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05th Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

Poker machines are some of the biggest generators of revenue for the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.

MP slams gambling benefit fund blood money

Coast MP says gambling benefit fund cannot justify damage done to individuals.

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03rd Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace, has described the Queensland Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants as "blood money” as he ramps up his stance against all forms of gambling in the wake of accusations made in parliament this week.

HOUSES OF SIN: Rare photos expose secret casinos, sex rings

What's now one of the most sought-after coastal strips for tourists was once a sordid hive of illegal gambling and illicit...

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02nd Aug. 2019 3:08 PM

EXHIBITS: Pictures taken of Fitzgerald Inquiry Commission exhibits showing illegal casinos operating in Noosa.

NO ONE TO PICK UP THE TAB: Warwick TAB closes

AFTER decades of memories and countless winners and losers, the Grafton St institution takes its final bet.

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31st July 2019 5:07 PM

A SIGN OF THE TIMES: Regulars were greeted with a notice of closure this week.

‘Utter rubbish’: Viewers maul 60 Minutes

It was supposed to be a story that would “rock the foundations of Australia”, but viewers have been left severely...

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29th July 2019 5:07 AM

Ballina council considers ban on venues with pokies

BUT staff recommend asking the State Government agency in charge of pokies to step up its monitoring of the 560 gaming...

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22nd July 2019 3:07 PM

Ballina Shire Council will on Thursday consider strategies to combat poker machine gambling problems in the shire.

Broncos target the secret issue affecting our kids

The Brisbane Broncos paid a visit to our school students to bring light to a devastating issue affecting our kids.

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21st July 2019 6:07 PM

GO GIRLS: Darren Burns (centre) took Tyrah Thompson, Breanna Hoskin, Bridgette Webber and Olivia Cain and their teams out for a run, and taught them a few important life lessons.

Aussie man’s insane Powerball bonanza

A young man was among three ticket holders who snapped up a cool $36.6 million prize, but that wasn’t the only amazing...

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19th July 2019 7:07 AM

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