One of the benefits of having residents spend millions of dollars on pokies every year is that a large portion of the revenue goes to charities across the country. However, it is a double-edged sword, as decreased pokies spending has left many local arts, education and social assistance programs struggling to meet their fundraising goals….
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Poker machines are a way a life in NZ, they are fun to play but cause lots of social debate read about it all in this section.
Council Meeting Highlights Unfairness of Pokies Funding
Auckland council has recently held a meeting discuss poker machine funding. It was an interesting event, as a number of shocking revelations were made, prompting the council to rethink the way in which poker machine grants are awarded. What left council members most disappointed was that public servants were using $40 000 of machine funding…
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Grassroots Trust Suspension Goes Over Badly
The suspension of Grassroots Trust poker machines began last week, shutting down pokies in various pubs across the country. The suspension as meant to penalize the trust for failing to pay over $500 000 to the community, but pub owners state that the only people suffering will be them. Pub owners have come forward to…
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Nelson Football Won’t Take Pokies Money
The city of Nelson has been working hard to secure a New Zealand Football Club license, giving the city the right to launch two new teams. Mayor Aldo Miccio, who is confident that his city will receive a license, has stated that the clubs will not take money from poker machine profits as funding. “There…
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New Superman Pokies from Aristocrat
The superhero trend for poker machines has re-emerged. Years ago, Cryptologic developed an entire series based on Marvel Superheroes, which saw a great deal of success. The trend died out shortly, but now gaming developers are getting back into the spirit – and Aristocrat is one such designer. Aristocrat’s Superman: The Movie pokies comes out…
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Pokies Funding Must Change to Benefit Communities
When it comes to poker machine funding, it has been recommended that the New Zealand government revamp the whole system. The new Harm Reduction Bill seeks to change how funds are allocated, but some industry professionals believe that the whole system needs a makeover, so as to prevent favouritism in the market. According to Francis…
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Taxpayer Money to be Used for Sky City Convention Centre
Earlier this year, local residents announced their displeasure at the fact that Sky City and Prime Minister John Key were keeping very quiet about their plans to construct a new convention centre in Auckland. Now, it seems like it’s no wonder why, as it seems that Key wanted to cover up the fact that he…
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New Zealanders Lose $250 Million on Pokies
In a recent report, it has been revealed that New Zealanders have lost $250 million on poker machines over the course of the last year. This statistics have come as a shock to the local community, especially since Sky City has been granted the right to install 350 to 500 new poker machines in return…
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Community Groups Will Not Lose Funding As A Result of Harm Reduction Bill
According to MP Te Ururoa Flavell, local charities and community groups do not have anything to worry about when it comes to the new harm reduction bill that could see many poker machines across New Zealand removed. He assures them that they will not lose funding but rather are likely to see an increase. The…
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Lakshmi’s Gold Pulled From Online Casinos
Almost immediately after releasing Lakshmi’s Gold online slots, PlayTech received word that the Hindu community was very upset with the game. Depicting various Hindu gods, Lakshmi’s Gold was considered to be disrespectful and insulting to Hindus. Now, after just one week of controversy, PlayTech has removed the game from its online casinos. Rajan Zed, a…
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