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Australia pursuing pre-commitment for pokie machines:
The Australian Productivity Commission recommends that each jurisdiction in Australia adopt a full pre-commitment system for pokie machines by 2016.
Pre-commitment is a system of consumer protection whereby people are able to set limits on the amount of time and money they want to spend before they start playing on a pokie...read more
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation questions why SkyCity Casino continues to profit from the millions of dollars that finds its way into their coffers from criminal activity.
Hot on the heels of...
Monday, 21 June 2010
Far North District Council has ignored public opinion about pokies
The Problem Gambling Foundation says the Far North District Council has not listened to the community when considering the...
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Maori Party Bill to put communities in control of pokies
The Problem Gambling Foundation is delighted the Maori Party's Gambling Harm Reduction Bill submitted for ballot addresses the big...
Monday, 31 May 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation is not surprised that the Lion and Perry Foundations have now decided not to contest an Internal Affairs Department decision which will prevent them granting pokie...
Friday, 7 May 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF) says that the Gambling Commission's decision to suspend the licences of two gaming machine trusts is not nearly enough.
PGF believes...
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation supports a recent New Zealand Law Journal article that recommends a review of the distribution of electronic gaming machine funds.
The article, in the March...
Thursday, 29 April 2010
The latest figures released by the Ministry of Health indicate a dramatic increase in the number of people seeking help for problem gambling.
The data shows that 6,673 clients presented for...
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Alignment of gambling venue policies not considered by Auckland City Council
The Problem Gambling Foundation says Auckland City Council's decision to adopt a different...
Friday, 26 March 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation says Labour MP Carol Beaumont's campaign to crackdown on loan sharks is long overdue but a step in the right direction.
Graeme Ramsey, CEO of the Problem Gambling...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation says all Councils should consider new research which has found that there is almost one new problem gambler for each additional pokie machine (electronic gaming...
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Smart cards and pre-commitment systems for gaming machines could be the answer to making pokies safer, and the technology already exists.
Technology, and the part it plays in...
Monday, 15 February 2010
Hundreds of Porirua residents are having their say to make sure no more pokie machines are brought into their community.
More than 340 submissions were delivered to Porirua City Council on...
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Media Release
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Mapu Maia, the new Pacific Unit at the Problem Gambling Foundation was officially launched at a special event held...
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The 2010 International Gambling Conference, being held at Auckland's Crowne Plaza Hotel from 24 to 26 February, will explore the impact of technology on gambling.
The conference, Gambling in the...
Friday, 5 February 2010
Pokie spend in the country's 1500 pubs and clubs may have decreased over the last year, but that is not the case in some South Island regions.
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has just...
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The people of Hawkes Bay have to deal with yet another disaster driven by problem gambling and pokie machines says the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand.
In the first of 2010, we have...
Friday, 8 January 2010
The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF) is proud that one of their staff was awarded a Queen's Service Medal in the 2010 New Year Honours.
John Wong, National Asian Services...
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Lottery tickets and scratch cards are popular gifts at Christmas time but the Problem Gambling Foundation wants to remind parents that they are not an appropriate gift for children.
Graeme...
Thursday, 26 November 2009
A New Zealand woman's book provides hope for problem gamblers.
"I curse that win. It was the beginning of the life of a loser. That win led to the loss of my home, my children's inheritance,...
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Auckland City already has 3098 pokies and the Problem Gambling Foundation questions why the city needs so many of these harmful machines.
With the Auckland City Council currently reviewing their...
Thursday, 1 October 2009
The Problem Gambling Foundation and Te Kahui Hauora have recently released a DVD entitled Eliminating Gambling Harm.
The DVD, produced by Nelson's Tui Video will be given to anyone with a...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
The Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF) believes that some pokie trusts are withholding funding to all sports in an attempt to gather support for changes that will enable them to continue to give...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
"When I was at the lowest point of my life, the only friend that I knew at that time encouraged me to call the Asian Services hotline at the Problem Gambling Foundation for help. This phone call...
Monday, 24 August 2009
Over 190 restaurants around New Zealand are offering a discount for diners in support of the Problem Gambling Foundation's Gamble-Free Day campaign on the 1st September.
John Wong, Problem...
Monday, 10 August 2009
Media Release
10 August 2009
Eureka should reinstate grants to grassroots sport
Sporting organisations are rightfully upset that Eureka has changed their position of a week ago when they...