Media

For all media enquiries, please contact:

Graeme Ramsey, CEO, Problem Gambling Foundation

Ph: (09) 369 0606 Mobile: 021 829 596

Or

Andrée Froude, Marketing and Communications Manager

Ph: (09) 369 0723 Mobile: 027 489 4801

Email: andree.froude@pgfnz.org.nz

Media releases

July 2010

8 July Australia pursuing pre-commitment for pokies

June 2010

24 June Australia and New Zealand aligned in approach to gambling

21 June SkyCity continues to profit from crime

17 June Far North District Council ignores public opinion about pokies

4 June Maori Party Bill to put communities in control of pokies

May 2010

31 May Penalty is only a slap on the hand

6 May PGF demands prosecutions and trustees to repay money

4 May  Enquiry into gaming trusts long overdue

April 2010

29 April A big increase in the number of people seeking help for problem gambling

March 2010

30 March Casino will have a high social cost to the people of Samoa

29 March Alignment of gambling venue policies not considered by Auckland City Council

24 March Crackdown on loan sharks well overdue

17 March New research should inform gambling policy

February 2010 

18 February Making pokies safer - we have the technology

15 February People of Porirua speak out against pokies in their community

10 February New Pacific Unit launched at Problem Gambling Foundation

3 February 2010 International Gambling Conference

4 February South Island regions bucking the trend on pokie spend

January 2010

14 January More fallout from pokies

7 January  PGF staff member awarded QSM in New Year Honours

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