Articles tagged: Poker machines
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.
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.
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 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.
Immoral and unethical decision
COLAC Otway Shire mayor Stephen Hart has labelled fellow councillors’ decision as “immoral and unethical” when they voted to allow more poker machines in Colac.
Battlers gamble $600,000 a month
A GAMBLING support expert says Colac people who can least afford to lose money are blowing more than $600,000 a month on pokies.
Colac gambles $500,000 each month
COLAC'S love affair with poker machines is showing no signs of easing.
Bowling clubs will fight pokie reforms
TWO Colac bowling clubs have joined a fight against proposed Federal Government poker machine reforms.
Pokie punters spend $7.47 million
COLAC punters are spending more money at the pokies, with the city’s gaming machines guzzling $7.47 million last financial year.
Synthetic green set for October
COLAC Bowling Club hopes to start installing a synthetic green at its lakeside headquarters in October.
You’ll choke before you win on pokies
COLAC and district gamblers are more likely to choke on their food 32 times before winning big on the pokies.
Pub manager questions pokies reform
A Colac poker machine manager says the Federal Government is going to extremes with its push for people to register before they gamble.
Punters gamble $3.9 million
Colac poker machines are on track to set a gambling record.
