Alice quizzed about pokies use
The gambling habits of Alice Springs residents are being investigated as part of a study aimed at reducing the harm caused by poker machines in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleNTCOSS outraged by $12m for racing industry
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service is outraged by a $12 million funding allocation to the Territory's racing industry.
View ArticleLottery scheme stops new members in NT
A scheme offering shares in lottery wins has agreed to stop signing new members in the Northern Territory, the Consumer Affairs Commissioner says.
View ArticleAlice casino to get 100 more poker machines
Alice Springs will get 100 more poker machines and four extra gaming tables under a $35 million redevelopment of the town's casino.
View ArticleMayor amazed about move to increase pokies
The Mayor of Alice Springs says he is "very disappointed" the town's council was not consulted about an increase in gaming machines.
View ArticleCasino warned after 16yo gambled
The Northern Territory Licensing Commission says Lasseters Hotel Casino in Alice Springs seriously breached its licence conditions by allowing a 16-year-old girl to gamble.
View ArticleUK giant seeks to take a punt on Centrebet
Alice Springs-based online gambling firm Centrebet International has confirmed a London-listed company is proposing a takeover bid.
View ArticleTown in a spin over casino expansion
The Northern Territory Justice Department says it has not approved a new casino development which is already under construction at Alice Springs.
View ArticleCasino expansion stokes pokie debate
One of the main social service organisations in the Northern Territory says it is seeing an increasing number of people in trouble because of problem gambling.
View ArticleCasino slashes number of planned poker machines
The operators of the Alice Springs casino have reduced the number of extra gaming machines it had planned to install.
View ArticleGambling group punts on Top End consolidation
Sportingbet is consolidating its gambling operations in the Northern Territory and closing its office in Central Australia.
View ArticleLasseter's Hotel correction
The company that owns the Lasseter's Hotel Casino says the Alice Springs operation is in a strong financial position as it presses ahead with a $35 million expansion.
View ArticleCard playing sparks child neglect fears
A year-long campaign to stop gambling in remote communities begins in Alice Springs today.
View ArticleGovt cash handouts decried as game of chance
The Northern Territory Opposition says government cash handouts have caused more gambling in a remote Aboriginal community.
View ArticleSign of drying times as alcohol consumption falls
Alcohol consumption per person in the Northern Territory has fallen to its lowest level since 2004.
View ArticleBookkeeper blames gambling addiction for $780,000 theft from NT Aboriginal...
An accountant from Alice Springs pleads guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Aboriginal organisations across Central Australia in order to feed his gambling addiction.
View ArticleTravellers turn luck around on way to Birdsville races, winning nearly $2,000...
Manoeuvring through seemingly endless dirt tracks in big sky country, Henry Hunter and Adyn Tuart are clocking up 5,500 kilometres on their road trip out west. And it's been a bumpy ride so far.
View ArticleBookie under fire after punter won $29,000 on bet made after race was finished
The Territory's Racing Commission has investigated how it came to be that an NT bookie, Mad Bookie, allowed a complainant to place four bets on a racehorse called Catchtherainbow in Alice Springs after...
View ArticleAlice Springs casino fined for not ejecting drunks, as anti-alcohol measures...
While new laws block predominantly Aboriginal people from buying takeaway alcohol in Alice Springs, the local casino has been overwhelmed with patrons, and has been fined by a court for not ejecting...
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