Podcasts about pokies

For more than a decade, Kate Seselja lived a double life. Outwardly, she was a well-spoken suburban mum raising six children. Privately, she was trapped in a devastating poker machine addiction that would cost her more than $500,000, push her family into overwhelming debt, and bring her to the brink of suicide. In this deeply confronting episode, Kate takes us back to the years when gambling consumed her life — the highs of winning, the crushing shame of losing, the secrecy, and the relentless hope that the next spin would fix everything. She reflects on how poker machines are designed to hijack the brain, why addiction thrives in silence, and how stigma keeps people trapped for far too long. Kate also speaks candidly about her rock-bottom moment while pregnant with her sixth child, what stopped her from ending her life, and the long road to recovery that followed. Now an advocate and founder of The Hope Project, she dedicates her life to helping others understand gambling harm as a public health issue and not a personal failure. This episode is a powerful reminder that gambling addiction doesn’t look the way we expect it to and that it can happen to anyone. If this episode brings up anything for you, support is available. You can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Kate Seselja, along with at GHLEE (Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts) are calling for each state and territory to enforce loss limits on poker machines of $100 per day, $500 per month, and $5000 per year. This simple act will literally save lives. You can find out more information and sign their petition here. CREDITS: Guest: Kate Seselja Host: Kate Langbroek Group Executive Producer: Naima Brown Executive Producer: Bree Player Audio Producer: Jacob Round Video Producer: Josh Green Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greens state member for Maiwar, Michael Berkman, says the Crisiafulli government is wasting our money on tax breaks for poker machine licence sales. Berkman told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, “We should ultimately be phasing out pokies from pubs and clubs across the state, rather than having them, as was said in every corner of the community.” “At the very least, the first step should be banning political donations from the gambling lobby so that our politicians start making decisions in the best interests of the communities they're supposed to represent." Berkman continued. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill speaks with Rev Tim Costello about potential banning pokies after midnight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

⁠PLANE & BEER HATS HERE SPORT ALERT: Harry reveals how to win big on the Pokies. Giorgio blind ranks karaoke songs. Josh started another fight at a social game of pick up basketball. AFL Trade Week is... BORING. Nuffies: Sam Newman, Stephen Hawking, and Pat Cummins' back injury. BATHURST: Beers, planes, and beers.

Mark Levy and NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman go head-to-head on gambling reform in the state and the impact it could have on clubs and communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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World War Two veterans have gathered in Townsville to commemorate 80 years since Victory in the Pacific and the end of World War II. Almost one million Australians served in the conflict, and more than 39,000 died.

Subscribe to Nicholas Gruen's Substack - https://nicholasgruen.substack.com/I joined the Australian economist Nicholas Gruen recently in his Melbourne home to host his first 'long-form' podcast (although I'm not sure at what hour it goes from short to long)At the core of Gruen's worldview is the “un-seriousness” he levels at Australian politics, the media landscape, institutions and in a word... bureaucracies.From his creation of the HALE Index to his decades inside Australia's public institutions, Nicholas continuously challenges orthodox thinking.The podcast covers the (in my opinion) radical yet (Nicholas's opinion) ancient idea of citizens' juries as a second pillar of representation, the reasons bold policy rarely survives bureaucratic reality, and how lessons from the Toyota production system could help governments actually listen to people at the bottom of the hierarchy.Along the way, Gruen takes us from Australia's superannuation system to pokies, from the mental health crisis to the subtle erosion of public-spiritedness inside organisations. To be specific, these are all the topics covered in this chat.The HALE Index of Well-being – Why GDP misses the mark, how HALE works, and what it reveals about Australia's progress.Measuring What Matters – The limits of subjective well-being metrics, correlations between indicators, and why faux indexes mislead policymakers.Indigenous Policy Contradictions – The tension between material “gap closing” and self-determination, and why policy rarely confronts it.Citizens' Juries & Political Reform – Introducing random selection into governance and how it could act as a check on elected officials.Goodhart's Law in Action – How turning measures into targets corrupts them, and the problem of gaming metrics in education and beyond.Internal vs External Goods – Alasdair MacIntyre's framework and its relevance to public service, corporate culture, and motivation.Institutional Stagnation – Why promising initiatives stall, and how bottom-up programs could scale without being crushed by bureaucracy.Toyota Production System Lessons – Building respect for frontline workers into systems and how it transforms performance.Australia's Superannuation System – Strengths, inefficiencies, unfair taxation, and misaligned regulation of self-managed super funds.Compulsory Voting & Preferential Systems – How they shape Australia's political centre and guard against extreme populism.Universities Today – The shift from idea-driven discourse to metric-chasing careerism, especially in economics.Trade-offs vs Synergies – Why economics often overemphasises trade-offs, and examples of where quality and cost improve together.Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Nicholas Gruen05:41 The Limitations of GDP as a Measure11:08 Inequality and Its Impact on Well-being16:45 The Role of Metrics in Policy Making22:10 The Importance of Community Engagement41:48 Connecting Education to the Real World47:24 Learning from Toyota's Success56:52 The Flaws in Superannuation System01:02:55 Reforming Auditing Practices01:11:39 The Shift in University Education01:20:59 Divergent Perspectives in Economics01:32:49 Rethinking Representation in Democracy01:48:25 The Role of Elite Consensus in Political Change02:07:58 Understanding Domestic Violence in Indigenous Communities02:21:55 The Role of New Media in Political Discourse02:26:38 The Impact of Gambling on Australian Society02:36:08 The Nature of Optimism and Serendipity in Life

The Northern Territory has become a haven for online gambling companies, 36 in total, all of which base themselves in the territory for its low fees and taxes.

In this proper yarn of the Proper True Yarn podcast, Zach Oakley takes us on a mad journey through a wild night in Adelaide. From a cheeky win on the pokies with found coins to a kebab shop drama where cheese goes missing, only for a hero to step in and save the day—this yarn's got it all. Zach reminisces about the chaos of a bucks party, a bit of late-night grub at a dodgy kebab shop, and the importance of always having a backup stash of cheese. Plus, he pitches an idea for a new food van that'll have your mouth watering. If you love a proper yarn, this one's got the lot.#propertrueyarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Skycity wants to build a supersized outdoor deck, so more patrons at its Auckland casino will be able to smoke and gamble, at the same time.

On today's episode we discuss Lachy going away (AGAIN), getting pulled out of the line for Bonnie Blue by your mum, Edan shares some wild drinking stories, we make a bet and pay tribute to our African King/Rap Goat; Macklemore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you think of  who might play pokies young people probably would not spring to mind and yet a recent study has shown that 18-24 year olds are the largest demographic of pokie players in Victoria. So, what underpins this troubling trend and how do we better educate young people about the harms of gambling? Plus, as bushfires burn in Victoria's west we look at the devastating impact on business, tourism and the local wildlife.

Will the Chinese invade Taiwan? Is nuclear war with Russia inevitable? While it sounds like these questions are ripped from today's headlines, these were actually the biggest issues in the world in the second week of 1950. Plus, closer to home: the RSL's purges Commies but embraces Pokies; a female playwright tackles white Australian attitudes to Aboriginal people, and a giant eagle attacks a woman and her daughter… right in the heart of Kings Cross!For a free trial that will give you access to ad-free, early and bonus episodes:Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustraliaApple: apple.co/forgottenaustraliaTo buy They'll Never Hold Me:https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.htmlThe Murder Squad:https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.htmlHanging Ned Kelly:https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.htmlAustralia's Sweetheart:https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.htmlEmail: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Gaming Minister on Pokies. *Crime in Alice Springs. *Pill testing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Gaming Minister on Pokies. *Crime in Alice Springs. *Pill testing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Gaming Minister on Pokies. *Crime in Alice Springs. *Pill testing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The poker machines in NSW pubs generated profits of about $900 million in a three-month period this year. Should country pubs that decline to have poker machines be entitled to tax breaks?

Chris O'Keefe has unveiled new details that could forever change the way pokies are played.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A publican in north-east Victoria is questioning an understanding local councils have with businesses that results in poker machines effectively being banned.

This lecture discusses electronic gambling machines known as “pokies” in Australia, “slot machines” in the United States of America and “fruit machines” in the United Kingdom. It explores their use of symbols, how players may be entranced by the promise of spiritual connection and let down by the lack of revelation. Regulations surrounding electronic gambling machines vary greatly around the world and continue to be the subject of fierce political and social debate in Australia.

The guys discuss Apple's lawsuit troubles, the implications of Uber's taxi settlement, the bizarre legal action against Hermes, the horrors of poker machines and Adir's A List Celeb encounters.

Las Vegas, known as the city of lights, dice, and glamour that never sleeps.

Poker machines in New South Wales are hard to miss, being present in most hotels and clubs. - ایک نئی تحقیق کے مطابق آسٹریلیا کی نیوساوتھ ویلز ریاست میں مالی سال کے محض ایک تہای حصے میں پوکر مشینوں پر لوگوں نے قریب دو اعشاریہ ایک ارب ڈالر برباد کر ڈالے ہیں۔ اس اعداد و شمار کو اگر تمام آبادی پر تقسیم کیا جائے تو ریاست کے ہر شہری نے قریب ڈھائی سو ڈالر برباد کیے۔

Poker machines in New South Wales are hard to miss, being present in most hotels and clubs. - நியூ சவுத் வேல்ஸ் மாநிலத்திலுள்ள ‘போக்கர்' எனப்படும் சூதாட்ட இயந்திரங்கள் பல உங்கள் கண்களில் பட்டிருக்கலாம். பெரும்பாலான ஹோட்டல்கள் மற்றும் மது அருந்தக் கூடிய இடங்களில் இவற்றைப் பெரும்பாலும் காணலாம்.

Brett from Austraila joins the show to talk about his gambling addiction and recovery. Brett is a good guy and wants others to hopefully not go down the same path. He is very open and honest and its a good conversation. Enjoy!   Brian's Website https://endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Risk Management Music by T. Vance

Poker machines in New South Wales are hard to miss, being present in most hotels and clubs. And new data has reignited calls for urgent industry reform to tackle the high losses to poker machines, particularly in Western Sydney.

They're back for 2023! The Hauraki Big Show with Jase, Mike and Keyzie answering your questions, reading your jokes and solving your problems on the Big Show Podcast Outro! Need some advice of your own, or have any jokes? Get in touch with us on the Big Show Instagram @haurakibigshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, I'll walk you through how I care for and set up my Poecilotheria ornatas, the largest Pokie species available in the hobby. I'll also share some frustrations about an annoying comment someone left on my latest video. Check out the Tarantula Sustainment Project!

Aussie Terry Howard Talks Recovery, Relapse, Competition, Gambling in Australia.The Pokies or Slots are Everywhere - Bars, Pubs, every neighborhood.  Australia has a $25 Billion Gambling Industry.  Australia just placed limits on credit cards used for gambling.  Australia has more gamblers now yet the Rooms have not seen an increase.  Recovery Growth Scorecard -   Recover FasterFree, Free, FreeIt is Free, go to the website, www.lifeiswonderful.love or email me at hugov@lifeiswonderful.loveSupport the showRecovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!!Life Is Wonderful.Lovewww.lifeiswonderful.loveYour EQ is Your IQRecovery Freedom CircleThe System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships.A Life Changing Solutionhttps://lifeiswonderful-love.mykajabi.com/storeFacebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | FacebookYouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo VInstagram - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTikTok - Lifeiswonderful.LovePinterest - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTwitter - LifeWonderLoveLinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic Life Is Wonderful.Love

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Pokies, poker machines, slot machines. Whatever you call them, they've been popular in Australia since the 1950s when pubs and clubs were looking for ways to entertain their customers. Then in the 1990s, they became electronic - making them more sophisticated and addictive.The government saw pokies as a potential source of revenue and began issuing licenses for their installation in clubs and pubs across the country. Today, the industry generates over $5 billion annually, making it one of the largest contributors to the Australian economy. We might only be home to less than half a percent of the world's population, but we're home to over 20% of the pokies. And we have one of the highest gambling loss rates in the world - well over $1000 per adult each year.There is growing concern over their regulation, with calls for tighter rules to protect vulnerable individuals. Today Darcy and Sascha ask: 'Why are there so many pokies in Australia?If you are having trouble with gambling, there are services there to assist you. The Gambling Helpline (1800 858 858) is a free, confidential telephone help service which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or visit Gambling Help Online. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at thedive@equitymates.com. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. Looking for a gift for a loved one this christmas? Order ‘Get Started Investing', written by Equity Mates Alec and Bryce. Available on Booktopia and Amazon now!In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whenever there's a gun attack in the US, you hear a lot about America's powerful gun lobby, and how it stops politicians from making meaningful changes to the laws.  But do we have a similar problem in Australia, just in a different area?  Anti-gambling advocates say we do: they argue poker machines are Australia's guns, and they're being protected by a powerful clubs lobby.  Today, ABC TV Insiders host, David Speers, on the latest political efforts to crack down on pokies.  Featured:  David Speers, host, ABC TV Insiders 

Whenever there's a gun attack in the US, you hear a lot about America's powerful gun lobby, and how it stops politicians from making meaningful changes to the laws.  But do we have a similar problem in Australia, just in a different area?  Anti-gambling advocates say we do: they argue poker machines are Australia's guns, and they're being protected by a powerful clubs lobby.  Today, ABC TV Insiders host, David Speers, on the latest political efforts to crack down on pokies.  Featured:  David Speers, host, ABC TV Insiders 

Pokies are responsible for more than half of Australia's serious gambling harm, with NSW alone holding 35% of the world's pokie machines. Now, the NSW LNP government is pledging major reform ahead of the state's May election.  In this episode, we speak to Drew Rooke - author of One Last Spin and ask how pokies took hold of Australia and why now is the time for reform. Headlines: - Putin pulls out of nuclear treaty- Baby pulled from rubble in Turkiye adopted- Albo dips in latest opinion poll- Australia joins pushback against Russian athletes- Bluesfest defends controversial line up Follow The Briefing: Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAUTwitter: @TheBriefingAU      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Fordham has exclusively revealed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet's pokies reform plan.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The battle over pokies reform in New South Wales sees a clubs boss sacked after linking the state Premier's religion with his policies on gambling.

Today: Friday 27 January 2023 CMP20230127 Clubs in Tasmania are removing poker machines because of the impact gambling is having. Not before time I'd say. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnilXHovyx8/ Poker Machines, or ‘Pokies' are also on the agenda in the up coming New South Wales state election. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cni3m7cLjbk/ Here in Australia, the Gambling Helpline number is 1800 858 858. A free call from most services. Their website is: https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/ Follow and turn notifications on so you can be alerted when new episodes are released. The CORY feed. A Podcast from Cory O'Connor - on Anchor, Apple, Google, iHeart Radio, Spotify and more. https://coryoconnor.com/pod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/corypod/message

The premier of NSW, Dominic Perrottet wore a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party. Since the revelations, Jewish groups in NSW have told journalists that they have fielded calls, particularly from elderly members of the community, in tears after hearing about the incident. But why did Perrottet come out and admit the scandal? Does it have anything to do with the looming election? And who was circulating the rumours about the premier's 21st birthday? Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on what's going on behind the Perrottet scandal and what links it may have to the gambling industry. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.

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A prominent union leader has become the latest person to throw their support behind planned gambling reforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clubs in the electorate of Murray have launched a new campaign fighting against pokies being taken away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episodes of Grouse Boss Mudders jumps on and we talk about the ancient art & wisdom handed from Normy to win on pokies + Pet hates in all things in life! He also asks me how he can improve his love life. As you know I've got all the answers.... Leave a comment down below  We hope you Enjoy Shop  GROUSE here ► https://yktrsports.com

Author Drew Rooke discusses the pokies' prevalence in Australia with Indira Naidoo

Tasmania introduces a cashless card for poker machines, aiming to cap losses at five thousand dollars a year.