Jackpot! Archive of all the poker machine stories
15 May, 2011
2012
August 2012
We live in a poker machine democracy, 14 August 2012
June 2012
MHS Board Games, 26 June 2012
It’s people, not pokies, that count, 21 June 2012
The government, just plain wrong, 20 June 2012
The pokies people, 18 June 2012
What the …?, 11 June 2012
Our Government: silencing our community’s voice, 11 June 2012
What the…?, 11 June 2012
May 2012
Abbott’s position on gambling brought to you by Clubs Australia, 31 May 2012
Game still on in Castlemaine too, 30 May 2012
Vic Track: Transport or poker machines? 25 May 2012
Game not over: Xenophon to push for meaningful reform, 23 May 2012
Castlemaine rail museum idea wins support, 14 May 2012
Gambling club supporting itself? 6 May 2012
April 2012
Gaming claims don’t add up, 19 April 2012
Castlemaine calls State Government on pokies links, 16 April 2012
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love, it is the prerogative of the brave, 11 April 2012
Mean minded? I don’t think so, 11 April 2012
Independence of pokies support in question, 8 April 2012
Pokies support grows, 7 April 2012
March 2012
EPIC secures top legal team free of charge, 26 March 2012
February 2012
The VCAT appeal is worth it, 16 February 2012
It’s to VCAT, and a tipping point for change, 14 February 2012
Tuesday night is crucial – to show you love Castlemaine, 12 February 2012
Kyneton rally against MHS, 10 February 2012
Ten seriously positive ways to resist poker machines in Castlemaine, 6 February 2012
Saturday Poem: Money, by Benjamin Zephaniah, 4 February 2012
Shame, 4 February 2012
Greed has driven the world crazy, 4 February 2012
Community outrage at pokies approval, 3 February 2012
I have a gambling problem … it’s my government, 3 February 2012
January 2012
Pokies reform not costly and would create jobs, 28 January
Fortunes of a once-great now failed bowling club hinge on a door, Wednesday 25 January
Highlanders: wolves in sheep’s clothing? 18 January 2012
At the VCGR – Maryborough Highlanders Vs the Castlemaine Community, 17 January 2012
A big no to pokies, 16 January 2012
2011
December 2011
Pokies addiction blamed for young mum’s death, 21 December 2011
Council thumbs down to MHS pokies proposal, 21 December 2011
EPIC applauds Council’s pokies opposition, 15 December 2011
November 2011
Part of the protesting crowd at the Railway Goods Shed, 26 November 2011
Pokies: ‘The feeling is of death’, 26 November 2011
‘There’s a lot of problems in our community because of poker machines’, 9 November 2011
Coalition ‘shills’ for the gambling lobby, 3 November 2011
Get your objections in to pokies, 2 November 2011
October 2011
Please MHS: What is social capital? 31 October 2011
Read Not true, Maryborough Highland Society
The survey begins, 30 October 2011
Time to limit the losses, 26 October 2011
Not true, Maryborough Highland Society, 20 October 2011
One you have to read: Gambling hurts, a true story (19 October)
Highlander place bets with Gambling Commission 16 October 2011
Highlanders place bets with the Shire 16 October 2011
Clubs’ ‘deliberately dishonest’ campaign exposed, 10 October 2011
Screenshot of a document released by Clubs Queensland in July 2011. Read ‘Clubs’ deliberately dishonest campaign exposed’.
September 2011
The family that gambles together stays together, 10 September 2011
August 2011
EPIC turns one, 17 August 2011
July 2011
Clubs Australia has ‘rent-a-crowd’, 28 July 2011
Pokies – on the nose, 14 July 2011
June 2011
Maryborough Struggle Town (27 June 2011)
EPIC on the offensive (15 June 2011)
Lots to see at the Clubs and Hotels Expo, (6 June 2011)
May 2011
EPIC – a thorn in the saddlebags of poker machine powerbrokers (26 May 2011)
Into the breach? (23 May 2011)
Council moves on gaming policy (13 May 2011)
Heritage won’t stop highlanders (11 May 2011)
Government to crack down on tax dodging ‘charities’ (11 May 2011)
New book exposes how regulation fails to protect casino gamblers (11 May 2011)
April 2011
What price heritage? (19 April 2011)
Xenophon lodges complaint over gaming industry advertisement (13 April 2011)
Behind the eight-ball? (9 April 2011)
The gambling industry, bullies and the free press (8 April 2011)
Agitprop at the Goods Shed (6 April 2011)
March 2011
Maryborough Highland Society employs gambling consultant to run ‘unbiased’ survey (31 March 2011)
Fevola needs support for gambling addiction: Xenophon (25 March 2011)
Xenophon and Siewert stir the gambling pot (24 March 2011)
Axed pokies a win for community: Bandt (17 March 2011)
Secrets – What is Macedon Ranges Shire hiding? (10 March 2011)
The sport of taking and giving, (7 March 2011)
Art installation? (2 March 2011)
February 2011
A plebiscite on the pokies? (21 February 2011)
Maryborough Highland Society Event – research bias rife (18 February 2011)
Some of the team from MHS or supporting the MHS enjoying the 17 February evening: Mag Kearney, lawyer and clubs advocate; Don Hester, General Manager of the MHS; Cr Chris Meddows-Taylor, Mayor of Central Goldfields Shire; and Anne Canterbury, croquet enthusiast and MHS board member. Pic: Matt Wobbly. CLICK TO ENLARGE.
A weird disconnect (18 February 2011)
One-sided dealing from Maryborough? (14 February 2011)
Poker machines: meeting with the Highland Society, 11 February 2011
At the inquiry into pre-commitment, (5 February 2011)
January 2011
Gambling … why do people take the risk? (15 January 2011)
2010
‘Secrets’, (23 December 2010)
Council adopts Gaming Policy (18 December 2010)
Open letter to the Maryborough Highland Society, (9 December 2010)
Coalition promised $5 million (7 December 2010)
Stories of Ruin (2 December)
Stop press: Don Hester, Club Manager of the Year (30 November)
Electronic locusts of the 21st century (30 November)
Weekend Read 1: Squiggly words from politicians (13 November)
Epic brings out the big guys – are the highlanders hiding? (27 October)
State Governments number one jackpot junkies – Xenophon (27 October)
MHS digs deep (27 October)
A ‘sea of tartan’ and ‘wannabes’ (14 October)
‘Unhappiness and discontent – unfair.’ Welcome to the world of poker machines (6 October)
More venues = more gambling (22 September)
Do gaming corporations have the right to harm us? (21 September)
Vic Track, leading the way with community consultation (2 September)
Poker machine protest (30 August)
Interview with the GM of the Maryborough Highland Society (27 August)
Shire to develop gambling policy (26 August)
Resistance to poker machines takes off (25 August)
One you have to read: Gambling hurts, a true story (24 August)
Enough is enough (17 August)
Viva Las Vegas! (16 August)
We don’t have a gambling policy do we?’ (The floodgates open) (12 August)
Gamble and win! (or lose) (9 August)
Scottish theme for new Castlemaine pokies (25 June)
The Maryborough Highland Society wants your money (19 June)
Pokies: I smell a fight (12 June)
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April 15th, 2012 at 1:13 am
Not in favour of pokies, but I’d love to see a local venue that supports live, local music and stays open past ten o’clock.
April 15th, 2012 at 8:35 am
Have you been to the Theatre Royal