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The Tasmanian Government is in talks with Federal Group about breaking its monopoly on casinos to allow the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) to open a gambling venue.
Topics: gambling, states-and-territories, tas
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The Mayor of Swan Hill says plans for a new motel in Robinvale, in northern Victoria, are a positive move, despite opposing the use of money from new poker machines to help build the development.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, gambling, local-government, robinvale-3549, mildura-3500
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| UpdatedA second Queensland greyhound trainer is charged with animal cruelty offences as part of a joint investigation into live bating.
Topics: gambling, animal-welfare, courts-and-trials, coominya-4311
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| UpdatedThree Melbourne women share their lives with 774 ABC Melbourne over the course of this year as they deal with life after prison, mental illness and a serious accident. Meet Charlotte, Kirsten and Claire.
Topics: community-and-society, human-interest, gambling, poverty, disabilities, health, mental-health, family, family-and-children, cycling, rehabilitation, lifestyle, melbourne-3000, vic, moonee-ponds-3039, brunswick-west-3055, frankston-3199
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The National People's Congress is continuing in Beijing with thousands of delegates debating laws and approving policy changes that set the future direction for Asia's giant economy.
Topics: gambling, government-and-politics, games-industry-professional-gaming, china, asia
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The ABC can reveal 12 greyhounds currently suspended from racing in NSW belong to the state's top trainer-owner pair, Jason Mackay and Martin Hallinan, taking the total number of suspended dogs in the state to 40.
Topics: animal-welfare, gambling, cessnock-2325, nsw, vic
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A UK online gambling giant is taken to court by the ACCC, which says it breached consumer law and made "misleading representations" to customers.
Topics: gambling, consumer-protection, business-economics-and-finance, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedThe NSW Government is to set up a Special Commission of Inquiry to investigate the greyhound racing industry after evidence of live baiting in training sessions was exposed last month.
Topics: animal-welfare, gambling, nsw
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A form of cashless gaming quietly approved by the ACT Government last year has not resulted in an increase in gambling on poker machines, the organisation representing registered clubs says.
Topics: gambling, community-and-society, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, canberra-2600, act, australia
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Selling the TAB could raise up to $1 billion for the Western Australian Government, Premier Colin Barnett says.
Topics: gambling, government-and-politics, state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedACT clubs defend the introduction of across-the-counter money withdrawal services, which critics say circumvent ATM cash restrictions at gaming venues.
Topics: gambling, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedA professional tennis player is charged in relation to an alleged match mixing of a tennis match in Queensland in 2013.
Topics: sport, tennis, courts-and-trials, gambling, qld, nsw
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James Packer's Crown Entertainment blames the Macau arm of its casino empire for a sharp fall in profit.
Topics: company-news, hospitality, gambling, australia
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The proponent of a multi-billion-dollar casino planned for Cairns, in far north Queensland, says it is hopeful new Treasurer Curtis Pitt will be able to move the project out of a "holding pattern''.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, gambling, states-and-territories, cairns-4870
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A gambling researcher says a decision to approve more pokies at a sports club in Robinvale, in north-west Victoria, could be disastrous for the local community.
Topics: gambling, clubs-and-associations, robinvale-3549, mildura-3500
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Victoria's gambling regulator has approved an application for 20 more gaming machines at the Robinvale Golf Club in north-west Victoria.
Topics: gambling, clubs-and-associations, robinvale-3549, mildura-3500
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| UpdatedA north coast greyhound trainer has had his licence suspended as the fallout from last night's explosive Four Corners expose continues.
Topics: animal-welfare, gambling, lismore-2480
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| UpdatedFour Corners report reveals conclusive evidence of live baiting using possums, piglets and rabbits.
Topics: animal-welfare, gambling, australia
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| UpdatedAustralia's greyhound racing industry is in turmoil after Four Corners revealed footage of live animals being fixed to lures and catapulted around tracks before being killed by dogs.
Topics: sport, gambling, animal-welfare, australia, nsw, qld, vic
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| UpdatedTen people are suspended by Victorian greyhound racing authorities for allegedly using live baits at a track in Tooradin, south-east of Melbourne.
Topics: gambling, community-and-society, animal-welfare, tooradin-3980
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| UpdatedACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr will ask a Legislative Assembly committee to consider whether the note denomination limit on poker machines should be increased.
Topics: gambling, community-and-society, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act, australia
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The redevelopment of Bendigo's Shamrock Hotel, in central Victoria, will proceed after the historic pub secured approval to install 20 more gaming machines.
Topics: gambling, urban-development-and-planning, bendigo-3550
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| UpdatedA Canberra woman who stole $1.4 million from the ACT's betting agency ACTTAB is ordered to pay a penalty of more than $1 million.
Topics: courts-and-trials, gambling, act, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedA big win with the tax office has helped deliver Australia's biggest betting company, Tabcorp, a windfall 64 per cent increase in half-year profits.
Topics: company-news, gambling, australia
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says there is no need to consider an alternative site for a second casino in the city.
The ALP, which is still favoured to form a minority government, has ruled out any development in the Gold Coast Broadwater but councillor Tate said Labor should allow the assessment process to continue.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, gambling, activism-and-lobbying, southport-4215, helensvale-4212