$80m lost to poker machines locally in a single quarter. Families feel that impact. Proud to speak at the Georges River Council Public Forum and support calls for federal action on gambling harm. Other councils: your voice matters too. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

Ten suspicious gamblers punted $140m at a Sydney club. No one allegedly noticed Mounties’ customers wagered $4 billion over a four-year period. But at least $140 million of those bets were placed by customers who should have been flagged as suspicious.

Over $95 BILLION passes through poker machines in NSW each year & there are still pokies in NSW with $10,000 load up limits. They're nothing more than money laundering machines for the proceeds of crime, including human trafficking. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

This man could cull the number of ‘misery machines’ in NSW. But he won’t Residents lost $2.17billion to poker machines in the first quarter of 2025. This has consequences.

The cost to the NSW govt for dealing with the impacts of gambling harm far outweigh the massive taxes they take from pokies. It’s a price they are prepared for us all to pay to do the gambling industry’s bidding. ⁦ @peterfitz1.bsky.social
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How Sydney’s dirty money moved from casinos into suburban clubs The chief executive of AUSTRAC is concerned that the crackdown on casinos has displaced illicit activity into pubs and clubs.

No surprise. AUSTRAC finds evidence of money laundering through pokies in venues run by the the state’s largest club chain. Yet another reason to introduce a mandatory cashless gambling card to stop money laundering and prevent harm. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

Minns launches crackdown on state pokies regulator NSW Gaming Minister David Harris tears strips off the statutory appointee as Labor boldly hits the revenue re-spin feature.

ILGA on balance appears to be giving fair weight to gambling harm minimisation, not preferencing it over other objects in relevant NSW legislation. But even that’s too much for the industry & their political friends. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.themandarin.com.au/295090-minns...

The Minns government cries poor while squibbing reform that could raise hundreds of millions Daniel Mookhey is a good treasurer. But on poker machine tax reform he has revealed himself to be disappointingly weak

“Mookhey is a smart political operator, a deep thinker and a good treasurer. But on poker machine tax reform he has revealed himself to be disappointingly weak.” @dmookheyMLC It’s time to put communities above clubs and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

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NSW gamblers losing $24m to poker machines every day, analysis shows Wesley Mission says the ‘devastating impact deepens every day’ with western Sydneysiders accounting for $2m an hour lost to pokies

$2.17b lost to poker machines in NSW in the first 90 days of 2025. The Minns govt talked up their commitment to reform, but have capitulated to the clubs and pubs gambling industry, just like every government of every stripe before it. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Pokies: Taming this gambling gorilla Pokies are responsible for more than half of gambling problems in Australia. So why do politicians resist reform?

From @cljesuppose.bsky.social👇 Pokies line the coffers of governments and venues – but there are ways to tame this gambling gorilla and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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Pokies - You're Being Played

Read the full National Gambling Trends Study by the Australian Gambling Research Centre via the link in the next tweet below and be sure to sign up for the campaign to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace yourebeingplayed.wesleymission.org.au

Two years in & the NSW government is yet to move on reforms that’ll have a real impact on reducing gambling harm, such as a cashless gambling card & powering down pokies from midnight to 10am. So, where do the parties now stand? #PutPokiesInTheirPlace #NSWPol www.wesleymission.org.au/about-us/med...

Why Labor is justified in breaking this election promise on poker machines The statewide introduction of a cashless gaming card must be the guiding light of reform.

Yes, Chris Minns & the ALP were right to change their policy on poker machine buy-backs, but they need instead to commit to a mandatory cashless gambling card & to powering down pokies between midnight and 10am to genuinely reduce #gamblingharm & #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

Three MPs made their first speech this week. And they all spoke about one issue Poker machine reforms were the unifying factor for three new MPs.

Three NSW MPs made their first speech in parliament this week. They all spoke about one issue. Fresh from last October’s by-elections they know what the electors of NSW want; to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace and reduce the record levels of #gamblingharm in our state. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

The Parramatta Leagues Club released its financial figures for 2024 last week. $55 million in takings from their 492 poker machines. They are nothing but a casino out to #FleeceTheFans with an ever so slight side interest in an NRL club. It’s time to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

It is unconscionable that an organisation established for the welfare of veterans now preys upon veterans with their addictive poker machines.
A 2023 study* found that 43.9% of veterans that reported 'problem gambling' experienced suicidal ideation. #veterans #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

Pokies cost NSW gamblers more than $1 million per hour | Region Riverina With the news that NSW gamblers have wracked up record losses in the past few months, welfare groups and community…

“We know one of the drivers for domestic violence is financial stress, and one of the contributors to that is losses from poker machines.”- Wagga Independent MP, Dr Joe McGirr #PutPokiesInTheirPlace regionriverina.com.au/pokies-cost-...

@WesleyMission: New Dept of Liquor & Gaming data reveals record losses in NSW to poker machines of $2.25bn in 92 days (July-Sept 2024). That’s over $1 million EVERY SINGLE HOUR. It's time to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace Join the movement for gambling reform👇 yourebeingplayed.wesleymission.org.au

New data from Dept of Liquor & Gaming reveals record losses in NSW to poker machines of $2.25 billion in 92 days between July & Sept 2024. That’s over $1 million EVERY SINGLE HOUR. It's time to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace Join the movement for gambling reform👇 yourebeingplayed.wesleymission.org.au

A fascinating insight from Drew Gooden into the impact of online gambling in the US since it was legalised in 38 states 6 years ago. #EndGamblingAds #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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‘Embarrassing, not credible’: Why pubs and clubs won’t back gambling scheme The Australian Hotels Association sat on the advisory panel for gambling reform – but it has strongly rejected its final recommendations for account-based gaming.

Pubs and clubs are complaining cashless gambling trial 'failed' because no-one signed up for it. It was the pubs and the clubs in the trial that were responsible for recruiting participants. What's wrong with this picture? #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

A critical NSW government report is being kept from you. Why? The Herald has campaigned for poker machine reform for the past two years, and we have no intention of backing off.

Today's editorial from The Sydney Morning Herald | #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

🧵Wesley Mission has been advocating for the shutting down of poker machines in NSW between midnight & 10am due to the increased risk of gambling harm during these hours - a fact backed up by the NSW Government's own research, released this week. More here 👇 #PutPokiesInTheirPlace 1/4

Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels | Wesley Mission Powering down the pokies and a mandatory cashless card have the overwhelming support of the NSW public, according to the latest Community Attitudes to

An overwhelming 82% of respondents supported a longer shutdown period for poker machines, running from midnight to 10am.

It's time to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

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“(Victorian Gaming Minister Melissa) Horne has previously described the changes as the ‘strongest suite of reforms that will comprehensively change the way gambling is conducted in this state’”.
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Tim Freedman sings his classic, #BlowUpThePokies last night at #RocKwiz Live at the Enmore Theatre. NSW, it’s time to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace

Pokies - You're Being Played

Join the movement for Poker Machine reform in NSW.
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Let's just hope Chris Minns & David Harris decide not to 'follow' Tasmania & bow down to the gambling industry, & instead LEAD the country by introducing real reform. The vast majority of the people in NSW support the introduction of a mandatory cashless gambling card to #PutPokiesInTheirPlace