Articles tagged: Gambling
Pokies losses close to record levels
Colac Otway’s poker machine losses are back to pre-pandemic levels, as Victoria records an all-time high for pokies spending.
Pokies plan sparks debate
Colac and district figures have weighed in on whether new $100 betting limits on pokies will change consumer behaviour.
Gaming venue rules check-in
Gambling inspectors will visit Colac venues to ensure they’re complying with the law.
Rules check for gaming venues
Gambling inspectors will visit Colac venues to ensure they’re complying with the law.
District pokies loss rises to $10 million
Colac and district gamblers are spending more time on poker machines since the end of COVID restrictions, with players losing more than $10 million across the region’s venues in the past year.
Pokies losses fall amid lockdowns
Pokies losses in Colac Otway and Corangamite shires have halved from their pre-pandemic levels, the latest statistics show, likely due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.
More gamblers reaching out for help
Colac and district gamblers have lost more than $460,000 on poker machines since gaming venues re-opened.
HELP IS HERE: High demand for gambling support
GAMBLERS have put almost $7 million through Colac and district gaming machines in the first eight months of the current financial year.
COMING UP ACES: Poker player in running for $1.6 million
FORMER Gerangamete man Michael Kenneady is in contention for a $1.6-million pay packet after winning a seat at an international poker tournament.
Poker machine spending down
MAYOR Frank Buchanan says community spending on poker machines remains a disappointing issue in Colac Otway Shire, despite a drop in annual pokies losses.
Pokie losses down but still too high
COLAC'S annual poker machine losses have fallen but Mayor Lyn Russell says the community can’t afford to lose $7 million a year on pokies.
Counselling service cash cut
COLAC'S mayor has called for the State Government to reverse funding cuts which will halve the district’s financial counselling services.
Punters lose $7 million
COLAC'S yearly poker machine losses have fallen for the first time in four years but gamblers still lost $7 million in the city.
Punters pump less cash into pokies
COLAC multi-million-dollar poker machine habit is declining.
Colac gamblers lose $7.5m in year
COLAC gamblers lost almost $175,000 more on the city’s pokie machines in the second half of 2012 compared with the first six months.
Gamblers losing $20,000 each day
COLAC gamblers are losing more than $20,000 a day on the city’s pokie machines.
