Our latest media releases
Silence on gambling reform comes amid news of political donations
12 May, 2022
Another Month, another record broken as Victorian's lose $257.3M in March
26 April 2022
Crown WA must be held accountable for harm caused
24 March, 2022
NRL Teams joining Reclaim The Game a fantastic first step, but what about poker machines?
7 March, 2022
Victorians lost how much to poker machines in just one month?
22 February, 2022
Blackstone can’t just wash their hands clean of Crown’s past sins
14 February, 2022
$3.7m fine just the cost of doing business for SportsBet
9 February, 2022
The NSW Government has been bought out by the gambling industry
20 December, 2021
Welcome spotlight on pokies and crime
17 December, 2021
Gambling Industry controls NSW Cabinet
15 December, 2021
NSW Premier must announce judicial inquiry into money laundering in pubs and clubs now
9 December, 2021
Passage of Casino Amendment Bill an important first step, but can’t be the last
3 December, 2021
Survivors of gambling harm meet with Victorian MPs in wake of Crown Royal Commission
1 December, 2021
98% of NSW Council Candidates commit to reducing gambling harm in their community if elected
29 November, 2021
Melbourne Cup nothing more than a tsunami of gambling ads
2 November, 2021
Crown found unfit to hold casino operating licence in Victoria
26 October, 2021
Inquiry into Star Casino welcome, but those with lived experience must be centre-stage
20 October, 2021
Crown Royal Commission Report must be released within the month and all recommendations accepted
15 October, 2021
14 October, 2021
Protections essential to prevent gambling harm spike in NSW & VIC lockdown
30 September, 2021
Gambling harm reduction measures must be quid pro quo for more Star poker machines
18 August, 2021
Alliance slams proposal for 1000 new pokies at Star; appalled by timing in middle of COVID
13 August, 2021
NCOSS making the right move by pulling out of NSW club grants scheme
9 August, 2021
Gambling harm too important for anything other than a dedicated regulator in Victoria
3 August, 2021
21 July, 2021
Delight as Royal Commission told Crown is not fit to hold a casino licence
20 July, 2021
Call for a single regulator to oversee casinos around Australia
6 July, 2021
Whistleblowers deserve protection from powerful gambling industry
15 June, 2021
Extension to Royal Commission deadline will allow deep dive into gambling harm
11 June, 2021
8 June, 2021
Victorian pokies losses soaring post COVID; calls for shorter opening hours
31 May, 2021
Cashless gambling trial could be a winner, but must be designed well and with caution
24 May, 2021
Church and services come out in support of cashless gambling in NSW
19 May, 2021
Former ACT Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay appointed Alliance for Gambling Reform CEO
14 May, 2021
Fears cashless gambling would increase gambling harm if not done right
13 May, 2021
13 May, 2021
Victorian pokies spiking post-COVID, some areas at record highs
4 May, 2021
Crown $1million fine a drop in the ocean
28 April, 2021
Deadline looms for submissions to Victorian Crown Royal Commission
21 April, 2021
Werribee Football Club application for 70 poker machines in Tarneit approved
19 April, 2021
VCAT Approves plan for 20 more pokie machines at Hogan’s Hotel in Wallan
1 April, 2021
Public urged to make submissions to Crown Royal Commission
29 March, 2021
Crown Royal Commission more than 20 years in the making for Rev Tim Costello
24 March, 2021
Cashless gambling system must be designed in best interests of community
16 March, 2021
Cashless gambling could work in NSW, but needs right approach
8 March, 2021
Victorian pokies losses spiking since COVID restrictions eased
5 March, 2021
Mental Health Royal Commission fails to address gambling harm in its final report
2 March, 2021
Nationals selling out the community in favour of Clubs NSW
24 February, 2021
Crown's long reign in Victoria finally in serious doubt with Royal Commission announced
23 February, 2021
Bergin Inquiry strips Crown of license
9 February, 2021
Nature paper reveals gambling harm more prevalent than first thought
5 February, 2021
Spike in Victorian pokies losses once COVID restrictions eased
28 January, 2021
Victorian Crown investigation welcome, but long overdue
17 December, 2020
Football Club's pokie den proposal
15 December, 2021
Crown decision the right one for the people of NSW, and to prevent money laundering
18 November, 2020
NSW 2020/21 Budget fails again to prevent or reduce harm from gambling
18 November, 2020
Major concerns as Victorian pokies reopen
9 November, 2020
Savings made by local government area in Vic during the pandemic
6 November 2020
Council candidates commit to reducing gambling harm
16 October, 2020
AHA and Clubs NSW clearly values profit over people
2 October, 2020
Alliance for Gambling Reform Language Guide for Journalists
23 September, 2020
Victorian Councils call for midnight pokies closure
3 September, 2020
$1 Billion saved on Victorian pokies since COVID-19 lockdown
5 August, 2020
4 August, 2020
Pokies loyalty programs are inducements to gamble and should be banned
Why are pokies-clubs and Star Casino getting special treatment in New South Wales?
14 July, 2020
Royal Commission essential to get to bottom of gambling industry in Australia
13 July, 2020
New South Wales increased pokies losses in first week
11 June, 2020
Gambling harm concerns as AFL and gambling ads return
10 June, 2020
Major public health and social concerns around pokies reopening in NSW
1 June, 2020
Urgent reforms needed to prevent gambling harm when pokies return in NSW
27 May, 2020
Is the NSW Government taking orders from the gambling industry?
25 May 2020
Pokies application rejected as Wyndham passes $16 million in savings since COVID-19 shutdown
19 May 2020
The $1 billion COVID-19 silver lining in NSW
18 May 2020
NSW must make sure pokies are last thing switched back on post COVID-19
14 May 2020
Victorian Government urged to support the arts not the gambling industry
14 May 2020
Support for Senate call to rethink Australia’s relationship with gambling
13 May 2020
Support for Senate call to ban gambling ads and gambling with credit cards
13 May 2020
The $1.5 billion COVID-19 silver lining
5 May 2020
$1 billion boost to Australian economy off back of COVID-19 pokies shutdown
22 April 2020
Celebrations amid Covid-19 crisis as Clyde North pokies development rejected
8 April 2020
An astounding $6.6 billion lost on pokies in NSW last year -- time for a gambling reform reset
31 March 2020
Important change in name of awareness week in NSW
30 March 2020
Support for temporary closure of pokies venues and casinos due to Covid-19
17 March 2020
New gambling venue code of conduct improved, but nowhere near enough.
21 February 2020
Hawthorn finally making the right moves away from their pokies addiction
18 February 2020
Alliance for Gambling Reform backs Easton Wood to get AFL out of gambling
29 January 2020
Victorians lost billions on pokies in 2019, but some hope on the horizon
28 January 2020
Welcome conviction for illegal advertising by betting company
18 December 2019
Royal Commission into gambling imperative off back of ABC revelations
6 December 2019
Gambling harm will increase off back off SA Government decision
5 December 2019
Big banks recognising opportunity to reduce gambling harm
5 December 2019
$25 billion lost to gambling in 2017-2018, national statistics
2 December 2019
Mental Health Royal Commission fails to consider gambling harm in Interim Report
28 November 2019
Poker machine losses in NSW continue to rise
30 October 2019
Award recognises importance of sharing lived experience of gambling harm
22 October 2019
17 October 2019
Call for Royal Commission off the back of AFL allegations
18 September 2019
Time for action to reduce gambling harm-related suicides
10 September 2019
Berejiklian government fails to prevent more pokie pub and club scandals
2 September 2019
Stop pokies by stealth in WA, says Tim Costello
9 August 2019
Royal Commission into gambling industry essential off back of Crown revelations
30 July 2019
Tim Costello calls for public inquiry into Crown Resorts revelations
29 July 2019
Victorians losing $530 a year on pokies
25 July 2019
Ballina takes historic first steps to minimise local gambling harm
25 July 2019
Record high losses on Victorian pokies
24 July, 2019
Alliance slams slap on wrist to Mounties for letting child play poker machine
4 July, 2019
Gamblers and Tim Costello welcome Woolies pokies exit
3 July, 2019
Alliance welcome Macquarie ban on credit card gambling from tomorrow
30 June, 2019
Tim Costello statement on Woolies regulatory pain and Jaidyn Stephenson ban
19 June, 2019
NSW gambling tax revenue soars $266m to record $2.616b in 2018-19
18 June, 2019
Alliance calls for AFL to end lucrative Beteasy sponsorship
14 June, 2019
Alliance slams pokies-captured RSL Victoria for abandoning Collingwood RSL
9 June, 2019
Time for action as NSW pokies losses hit record $6.815b in 2018
23 May, 2019
Time to clean up RSL governance and embrace reform push from younger veterans
1 May, 2019
Alliance welcomes younger veteran push for RSL Victoria to divest
23 April, 2019
Alliance applauds City of Moreland victory over Glenroy RSL pokies push
23 April, 2019
Response to revelations AHA donated $1m during Victorian election campaign
26 March, 2019
Tim Costello slams Brisbane Lions deal with notorious Neds
19 March, 2019
Tim Costello on Coles pokies divestment, Victorian RSL and a second Gold Coast casino
5 March, 2019
Tim Costello slams record gambling donations revealed in 2017-18
1 February, 2019
Victorians lose a record $2.73b on pub-club pokies in 2018
25 January, 2019
Alliance calls for City of Melton to reject Essendon pokies push
10 December, 2018
Alliance welcomes launch of National Consumer Protection Framework for online gambling
30 November, 2018
Revealed: full league ladder of Victorian pokies losses measured by state seat
12 November, 2018
Record September losses in Victoria as major parties duck debate
26 October, 2018
Appalling new Clubs NSW MOU will deluge harm
15 October, 2018
Costello slams reports of new MOU with Clubs NSW
14 October, 2018
Time for Peter Newell to quit after extraordinary scandal at The Steelers
5 October, 2018
August pokies losses in Victoria second worst month ever
2 October, 2018
Alliance welcomes trailblazing gambling harm policy at Northern Beaches
26 September, 2018
Alliance welcome passage of Victoria's new online gambling tax
21 September, 2018
Last week of Vic Parliament - get on with point of consumption tax legislation
18 September, 2018
Liberals should say no to Roger Corbett as Abbott's electorate chair
12 September, 2018
Woolworths special dividend propped up by pokies
20 August, 2018
Alliance welcomes Crown pokies disclosure
9 August, 2018
Time for Woolies to exit rogue pokies division
6 August, 2018
A Friday afternoon Crown special - and plenty of missed opportunities
3 August, 2018
Biggest jump in Vic pokies losses for a decade – time for new legislation
27 July, 2018
Victorian Mayors unite to launch Alliance pokies policy on steps of Parliament
24 July, 2018
Alliance welcomes Collingwood pokies divestment
17 July, 2018
Victoria quietly transfers 414 clubs pokies to the pubs
17 July, 2018
Pokies losses soaring in Victoria, NSW and Queensland
22 June, 2018
Alliance supports belated Victorian move to tax foreign bookies, calls for others states to follow suit
14 May, 2018
Has Stephen Conroy and the foreign bookies nobbled Victoria's point of consumption tax?
1 May, 2018
Record Crown fine over tampering adds strength to call for cut to the maximum shareholding
27 April, 2018
Why isn't gambling reform part of these mega-deals with Cricket Australia and the AFL?
13 April, 2018
Lib-Lab duopoly capitulate to Clubs NSW and lock in world record pokies harm
15 March, 2018
Alliance calls for Woolworths to quit AHA amidst misleading SA campaign
11 March, 2018
NSW reveals weak pokies "reform" as industry capture continues
6 March, 2018
Time for Woolies board to take control of ALH, exit pokies industry
28 February, 2018
James Packer and Crown fail the pokies transparency test
22 February, 2018
Tim Costello takes on the pro-pokies Tassie shock jock as pokies debate heats up
21 February, 2018
Alliance calls for Woolworths to overhaul ALH board, behave more responsibly with pokies
16 February, 2018
Loopholes galore in TV ad ban as WA, SA and NT kids given less protection
8 February, 2018
Alliance calls for ban on gambling donations after latest shocking data release
1 February, 2018
Landmark Whittlesea victory in VCAT over Woolies at Commercial Hotel
22 December, 2017
Alliance lauds brave Tasmanian Labor pokies policy
13 December 2017
Record gambling losses - time for NSW to step up with reforms
5 December 2017
Victorian Government ploughs ahead with disastrous pokies license renewal
30 November 2017
Congratulations to Northern Beaches for strong anti-pokies position
29 November 2017
Alliance calls for Government and opposition to delay upper house debate
27 November 2017
Alliance sends strong message at Woolworths AGM
23 November 2017
Melbourne Cup day release - time for tougher advertising restrictions
7 November 2017
Pokies bill passes lower house, Alliance launches Northcote campaign
5 November 2017
Alliance launches alternative Victorian pokies plan, calls for upper house inquiry
21 September 2017
As politicians fail to act, time to put the pokies on trial in court
11 September 2017
Pokies deliver record 10% of Woolworths profit
25 August 2017
NSW pokies losses soar by $400 million, clubs still doing most damage
22 August 2017
Another $2.61 billion down the drain at 502 Victorian pokies venues
28 July 2017
LIA submission: Alliance calls for sweeping NSW pokies reform
11 July 2017
Victorian Government fails community by entrenching pokies
7 July 2017
NSW Budget reveals pokies losses set to soar
20 June 2017
AFL pay deal will entrench pokies dependency
20 June 2017
Gambling ad ban must not be watered down
4 May 2017