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New Zealand Contests May Break Gambling Laws

18 October 2004

International News Brief: New Zealand’s Internal Affairs is investigating two text messaging competitions which it believes may be illegal following changes to gambling laws earlier this year.

Papua New Guinea Cops Arrested in Gambling Raid

15 October 2004

News Brief: Raids on illegal gambling machine operators in Papua New Guinea's capital have uncovered widespread police corruption.

Mother, Grandmother Abandon Child to Gamble

13 October 2004

International News Brief: A mother and a grandmother have been jointly charged with willful neglect after a distressed six-year-old girl was found in a car outside Christchurch Casino early today.

Aristocrat Leisure Rating Raised

12 October 2004

International News Brief: Standard & Poor's has raised its corporate credit rating on Australia's Aristocrat Leisure Ltd to BB, from BB-minus.

TABCORP Raises Savings Target

12 October 2004

International News Brief: TABCORP chief Matthew Slatter has raised the savings target likely to be made from bringing Jupiters casino into the fold.

Sky City Tops Corporate Value List

5 October 2004

International News Brief: Sky City Entertainment has come out on top of a PricewaterhouseCoopers corporate value report of New Zealand's top 70 listed companies.

Bookie Calls for Australian Racing Minister's Resignation

4 October 2004

International News Brief: Australian bookmaker Michael Eskander has called for the resignation of Racing Minister John Pandazopoulos and associated betting officials.

High Rollers' Habits Exposed in Book

28 September 2004

International News Brief: Australia’s richest man, Kerry Packer, has been dubbed the ‘Prince of Whales’ in a new tell-all book on the world's leading casino high rollers.

New Zealand Casino Workers Gather

27 September 2004

Service and Food Workers Union delegates from casinos around New Zealand gathered in Auckland for the first day of a two-day conference.

Australian Gambling Initiative Gains Support

22 September 2004

International News Brief: The Salvation Army has congratulated the Northern Territory Government for establishing a gambling reference group.

Gambler Denies Murder

22 September 2004

International News Brief: Matthew Joseph Marks has pleaded not guilty to bludgeoning his great aunt.

New Zealand Government Urged to Raise Problem Gambling Levy

21 September 2004

Green MP Sue Bradford is demanding that the New Zealand Government urgently raise the level of the problem gambling levy in the wake of two new studies.

Many More Problem Gamblers Spotted

21 September 2004

International News Brief: Researchers into gambling say their findings suggest previous surveys greatly underestimated the number of people with problems.

Australia's Racing Industry Want Online Betting Ban

20 September 2004

International News Brief: Australia's horse racing industry has called for a ban on a new style of online betting, saying it encourages fraud, in a move intended to thwart a bid for a gaming licence by British internet betting firm Betfair.

New Zealand Study Challenges Problem Gambling Views

20 September 2004

A groundbreaking New Zealand study is challenging current views on problem gambling and suggests a more positive outlook for people suffering from this disorder.

Gambling Addicted Sentenced for Three Years

15 September 2004

International News Brief: A Melbourne gambling addict who managed to exploit a banking loophole has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Australian Bookies Warned

14 September 2004

International News Brief: Australia’s Opposition Leader Mark Latham today warned bookies they may be the ones losing their shirts in the next election.

Australian Premiers Admit Pokie Decision was Wrong

13 September 2004

International News Brief: Former Liberal premier Jeff Kennett and former Labor premier Joan Kirner, who were responsible for the roll-out of poker machines in Victoria, now believe they almost certainly should have restricted the machines to Crown Casino only.

Australian MP Seeks Heroin Cure for Gambling Addicts

13 September 2004

International News Brief: No Pokies MP Nick Xenophon says problem gamblers should be given the same drug that is used to cure heroin addicts.

Casinos Keep Packer Family in Black

10 September 2004

International News Brief: The Packer family's private company paid dividends of $40 million in 2002-03, despite net profits from its wide-ranging investment portfolio dropping $51.3 million to $19.3 million.

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