Some Newspaper Reports of Gambling-Related Matters Published in Victoria, Australia from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000

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16 January 2000

16 January 2000

by David Wilson

As many as 1000 people have excluded themselves from Victoria’s hotels and clubs because they have a gambling problem.

16 January 2000

16 January 2000

17 January 2000

Some shareholders are opposing the privatisation of Hudcon despite the vast majority of shareholders approving the scheme.

18 January 2000

Parents of a girl who has been traumatised by bullies at school are suing the Victorian Education Department; it is alleged the school did nothing but the school had failed to respond adequately.

18 January 2000

Sam Newman, football commentator will be summoned to appear in court over an alleged clash with staff at Burswood Casino in July.

18 January 2000

18 January 2000

18 January 2000

Herald Sun

"Archibald prize finalists’ paintings at George Adams Gallery" Tattersalls advertisement Tattersalls supports the George Adams Gallery in the Victorian Arts Centre. Some leading artists are exhibited and admission is free.

18 January 2000

Herald Sun

In most TABs punters throw losing tickets on the floor. I wonder what their homes look like.

letter to the editor from Bin There of Melbourne

19 January 2000

Age

"The trials of Richo"

by Peter Wilmoth

Richo has three jobs including adviser and lobbyist for the Packer organisation. Believes News Ltd antagonistic towards him. Mention of his meeting Steve Bracks on behalf of Packer organisation.

19 January 2000

Age

"Legal hitch threatens Hudcons share deal"

by Megan Neil

Minority shareholders arguments that privatisation of Hudcon bad for them.

19 January 2000

Age

"Minister backs bookie changes"

by Patrick Bartley

The State government will support changes for bookmakers. Hulls wants to lower turnover tax and drop the $200 minimum telephone betting limit.

19 January 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown presents"

Crown advertisement

Advertising Hale & Pace, Wella Australian design collections (including Naiomi Campbell, Toni Lamond, Hakan Tasiyan, Jose Feliciano, The Manfreds and the Four Kinsmen.

19 January 2000

Herald Sun

"Last-minute court bid on Hudcon"

by AAP

Court case proceeding before Beach J.

19 January 00

Herald Sun

"Hulls new deal for bookmakers"

by Shane Templeton

Hulls has released a report that will greatly assist bookmakers notably by reducing or abolishing minimum telephone bets and enabling bookies to field at major sports events.

20 January 00

Herald Sun

"Hudcon snow job alleged"

by AAP

Alleged by plaintiff shareholders the deal was a "snow job" with a big windfall to Williams.

20 January 00

Herald Sun

"Adding wins to their name"

by Michael Manley

Profile with photo of two eighteen year old female apprentice jockeys.

20 January 00

Herald Sun

"And now … the GST handicap"

by Michael Harvey

GST complications for horse owners.

20 January 00

Age

"Hudcon holders 'got a snow job'"

by AAP

Outline of court action.

21 January 00

Herald Sun

"ATM 'jackpot' paid out $1.8m"

by Fay Burstin

A man stole $1.8 million from the ANZ bank telling his friends it was from poker machines and Telstra shares. Withdrew money from 16 different pokies venues. Wife said he was suffering from an anxiety disorder, was on sick leave and was addicted to poker machines.

21 January 00

Herald Sun

"Bigger brothels await go-ahead"

by Geoff Wilkinson

Ninety applicants are awaiting a decision on their bid for brothel licences which would double the number of legal brothels in Victoria. Consideration is being given to increasing rooms from six to twenty.

22 January 00

Age

"Judge clears way for Hudcon privatisation"

by AAP

Beach J rejected the minority shareholders' arguments and approved the privatisation scheme. He rejected some comments made by the shareholders' counsel as intemperate and without foundation.

22 January 00

Herald Sun

"Court gives Williams the green light on Hudcon"

by AAP

Beach J rejected the minority shareholders' arguments and approved the privatisation scheme. He rejected some comments made by the shareholders' counsel as intemperate and without foundation.

22 January 00

Herald Sun

"30 funky KAs to win"

Sun Herald promotional lottery with five tokens to send in. Cars to be won.

23 January 00

Age

"A plan to save the young"

by Martin Daly and Hugh Martin

Government is to consider implementing a 'Communities that Care' plan to steer young people away from crime and drugs by changing the way they are raised and educated.

23 January 00

Herald Sun

"Girls match boozy boys"

by Heather Kennedy

Australian Drug Foundation says rise in number of young alcohol drinkers including females. Now regular drinkers 14 or older were 49%.

23 January 00

Herald Sun

"Forgotten ticket brings $352,000"

by Anthony Black

A Mentone pensioner asked for a ticket he bought last year to be checked and found he had won $352,000.

24 January 00

Herald Sun

"Drug rise for hyper kids"

Doctors are prescribing record amounts of addictive amphetamines to hyperactive children.

24 January 00

Herald Sun

Perhaps Tabcorp could follow the GST and round up instead of down.

letter to the editor from Bob of Essendon

24 January 00

Herald Sun

Gambling has shown the Government how much people can pay and that is why we have the GST.

letter to the editor from John the Scot of Rosanna

25 January 00

Age

"Youth death rates I decline"

by Darren Gray

The death rate for Australian youth has fallen by a third in the last two decades but the suicide rate for young men has risen by 71%.

25 January 00

Herald Sun

"Australia's resident mad man at Tatts Pokies"

Tattersalls advertisement

Comedian Col Elliott will tour Tatts Pokies venues.

25 January 00

Herald Sun

VRC and TATC should use Bendigo and Ballarat for Sunday racing and be fair to punters.

letter to the editor from Bluey of Coolaroo.

25 January 00

Herald Sun

"End of an era for Hudcon"

by Mark Phillips

Hudcon shares taken off trading after privatisation.

26 January 00

Herald Sun

"Lotto odds shorten"

Wednesday Tattslotto draw will only involve 40 numbers instead of 45 giving odds of 3.8 million for one set of numbers but players have to choose four sets of numbers.

26 January 00

Herald Sun

"We're losing on the punt"

by Nick Papps

Victorian adults are losing $921 a year gambling according to ABS figures ($493 per head on poker machines).

26 January 00

Herald Sun

"Nobbling probe nears end"

VRC hopeful enquiry over Caulfield Cup nobbling is nearing the end.

26 January 00

Herald Sun

"Doping ban - cyclist out for 2 years"

by Katrina Beikoff

Olympics hopeful, Australian Tim Lyons out for two years after returning an elevated testosterone level.

27 January 00

Age

"Rich or poor, a junkie is a junkie"

by Simon Castles

There is discrimination in the way society views rich and poor alcoholics and the same discrimination applies to rich and poor drug addicts.

27 January 00

Herald Sun

"Judgement day"

Tabcorp advertisement

Full colour advertisement advertising the Victoria cup trotters championship. Adults $12 children free. (www.interdom.com.au website)

27 January 00

Herald Sun

"New approach to tackling VB"

by Miranda McLachlan

New beer, Tooheys New is launched at the Hanging Rock race meeting and will be first sold at the country race meetings before being made more widely available.

28 January 00

Herald Sun

"Science seeks nicotine gene"

by Tanya Taylor

Smokers are to have their genes screened to determine the cause of their addiction. Murdoch Institute will build on work by the Centre for Adolescent Health which has spent eight years examining social and psychological causes of addiction.

29 January 00

Herald Sun

"Paper gambles on $50,000 ko deal"

British newspaper has paid $50,000 for advertisement on underside of London boxer Julius Francis' boots gambling that Francis will be knocked out by Mike Tyson.

29 January 00

Herald Sun

"Hulls raps VRC over leaked document"

by Shane Templeton

VRC proposals for new body to run Victorian racing have been leaked and Minister Hulls is not amused.

29 January 00

Herald Sun

"Street corner tipsters"

Racing tips by sporting coach, manager and TV personalities

30 January 00

Herald Sun

"Labor's first 100 days"

by Felicity Dargan

High points of Rob Hulls' first 100 days. Meeting with Mark Dreyfus who had done pro bono work on FOI casino case. Attended Dunkeld races. Met Julia Gillard and several people involved in harness racing in her electorate. Greyhound racing control board meeting, meeting with Ross Wilson of Tabcorp.

1 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Two new Aquarium highlights courtesy of Tattersalls"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls exhibition gallery and Tattersalls ocean theatre. "This major naming rights partnership with Tattersalls will ensure that the aquarium can present the world's best aquatic themed exhibitions as well as quality entertainment and important educational messages through our schools' program." according to Peter O'Brien, managing director of Melbourne Underwater World P/L.

1 February 2000

Herald Sun

"VRC meets angry Hulls"

by Shane Templeton

VRC chairman is meeting today with racing minister Hulls. Hulls is unhappy about leak of VRC proposals. Hulls does not want C.E.O. on board and wants more country representation.

1 February 2000

Age

"Greater controls on gambling"

Community Services Minister Ms Christine Campbell yesterday reiterated the State Government's plan to introduce caps on gaming machines for Melbourne and rural areas and give people a greater say in the location of gaming venues.

1 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Win 30 Kas"

Herald Sun promotional lottery with cars as prizes.

2/2/00

Age

"Donations go coalition's way"

by Tim Colbatch

Political funding includes gifts by Tattersalls of $100,000 to both Victorian Liberal and Labor and gifts of $30,000 by Tabcorp to both Victorian Liberal and Labor. Village Roadshow gave $377,917 to Liberals. $490,000 to Liberals from The Free Enterprise Foundation.

 3 February 00

Herald Sun

"Tempers rise over new lotto hitch"

by Doug Button

Lottery ticket holders complained after a Tattslotto draw was interrupted when the station cut to an advertisement before the second supplementary number had been shown.

3 February 00

Herald Sun

"The greatest trotting event on earth"

Tabcorp advertisement

Gate sales for Interdom Trotters Final. Gate sales adults $20 and children free.

3 February 00

Age

"Hulls and VRC strike a deal"

by Tony Bourke

Hulls is getting down to business with the VRC over the composition of the new committee. Both Hulls and the committee are concerned to ensure the involvement of younger people.

4 February 00

Herald Sun

"Punter used journalists’ name"

by Ben Hart

A man assumed the names of three high-profile Herald Sun journalists in a sports betting scam that netted thousands of dollars a court heard yesterday. He used the names of Terry McCrann, Shane Templeton and Bruce Matthews. He was ordered to pay $6830 in compensation.

4 February 00

Age

"Disastrous if bookies control turf dollar"

by Rick Hore-Lacy

Spirited argument against bookmakers. Bookies will grow in numbers and they do not put money into the racing industry as Tabcorp does. Rumour that Tabcorp wants to get out of wagering.

4 February 00

Herald Sun

"Punters can’t win"

letter to the editor from Frank Leyshan of Traralgon

Complaint against too many metropolitan meetings.

5 February 00

Herald Sun

"Wise dream comes true"

Doveton woman wins car in Herald Sun lottery.

5 February 00

Herald Sun

"Pokies press on in gloom"

by Nick Papps and Mark Dunn

Victorian poker machines continued to run through Victoria’s electricity restrictions.

5 February 00

Herald Sun

"Playing a round"

Kerry Packer played with Robert Allenby at the Capitol Golf Course and KP made a wager.

6 February 00

Age

"Revealed: How John Laws made a spirited attempt to sign up SOCOG"

by Alex Mitchell

Laws tried to enter into a promotional arrangement with SOCOG but SOCOG said it had a sponsorship relationship with 2UE.

6 February 00

Herald Sun

"A bluffer’s guide to the Austral Wheelrace"

by Melissa Ryan

John Wren was reputed to have fixed the Austral Wheelrace in 1901 buying off the field and paying the winning rider 8000 pounds (prizemoney was 400 pounds).

6 February 00

Herald Sun

"Win ends bike rider’s blues"

Tullamarine resident with old car wins new KA in Herald Sun lottery.

6 February 00

Herald Sun

"Inter 2000 the new major event"

by Rod Nicholson

Hoping for total attendance of 70,000 at the Interdominion.

6 February 00

Herald Sun

"Baggage ban on racing chiefs"

by Rod Nicholson

Lobbying for places on the new racing industry board to replace the VRC is intense. Need to look at football’s transition from the VFL: to the AFL and make sure members do not unduly sacrifice good decision-making for special interests.

6 February 00

Herald Sun

"Hulls off to a false start"

by Rod Nicholson

Hulls is wrong to say the new C.E.O. should not be on the board of the new body. He is politically correct but naïve to want a young person and a woman.

7 February 00

Age

"Surly supermodel rejects wardrobe"

by Anthea Loucas

British supermodel Naomi Campbell made her catwalk debut at Crown casino on Saturday night.

7 February 00

Age

"Frederick I Herzberg - obituary"

Motivation expert argued companies needed to introduce practices that made workers happy.

7 February 00

Age

"Thorpe drug-test furore"

by Michael Cowley

Australian swimmers concerned about security of urine samples.

7 February 00

Age

"Daly gambles on a Melbourne sojourn"

by Charles Happell

John Daly, an American professional golfer hopes to play in the Australian masters with Lloyd Williams and Kerry Packer. Daly racked up gambling debts of $2.6 million in 1997.

7 February 00

Herald Sun

"Radical shake-up for racing"

by Nicola Webber

Women and young people will be recruited to help run the industry under a State Government plan to revolutionise racing. Discos, bands, restaurants and children's games will be used to help lure families to the races. Hulls will also throw a lifeline to struggling bookmakers.

7 February 00

Herald Sun

"Hulls punts on changes"

by Nicola Webber

Hulls wants to promote racing industry for benefit of Victorian economy and employment.

7 February 00

Herald Sun

"Campbell shows class"

by Amanda Ruben

Campbell was star attraction at Crown on Saturday night.

7 February 00

Herald Sun

"Jillians KA a teen dream"

Mill Park teenager gets a car because mum bet in the Herald Sun lottery.

8 February 00

Age

"NGH tees off with rich and famous"

by Kirsty Simpson

Lloyd Williams is associated with National Golf Holdings which will manage the National Golf Club on the Mornington Peninsula.

8 February 00

Age

"Supernova makes fiery exit"

by Lyall Johnson

Naomi Campbell walked out of Crown casino and did not present the hairdresser of the year award.

8 February 00

Age

"Open finding on doped gallopers"

by Patrick Bartley

Stewards have returned an open finding into nobbling of two Caulfield Cup horses.

8 February 00

Herald Sun

"Tattersalls supports this weekend's Vic. rowing championships"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls is supporting the rowing championships to be held at Nagambie this weekend. Hanna Every, a member of the Tattersalls Champion Dream program hopes to earn a $10,000 bonus for her nominate charity Very Special Kids.

8 February 00

Herald Sun

"Pokies get a good deal in power cuts"

letters to the editor complaining about no power restrictions for poker machines from Paul Franzi of Yarra Valley, Coin Adamson of North Geelong, Emiliano Scuderi of Springvale South, Wayne Miller of Bacchus Marsh, AJ Simmonds of Rosedale and Frank Griffin of Hallam and Martin Schools of Shepparton

Cartoon about pokies and electricity shortage.

8 February 00

Herald Sun

"Foster's year of cheer"

Fosters results for leisure and hospitality operations which cover hotels and gaming leapt 61.1% aided by the acquisition of the Austotel pub and bottle shop group.

8 February 00

Herald Sun

"Vasil slams open nobbling verdict"

by Tim Habel

Tony Vasil, the trainer of the two Caulfield Cup horses that were nobbled was not impressed with the open finding by the stewards.

8/2/2000

Age

"Watchdog nips Laws and Jones"

by Melissa Fyfe

The Australian Broadcasting Authority found Laws and Jones guilty of misleading audiences and disguising advertisements as their opinions. Station 2UE had substantially failed to comply with standards. Order to disclose advertisements.

9/2/2000

Herald Sun

"15,000 lose from gambling"

by Nick Papps

Poker machines used 400 watts of electricity each, the 27,000 using enough to keep 1500 houses on full power throughout the electricity restrictions.

9 February 2000

Herald Sun

"A thrill on the hole"

by Bruce Matthews"

Lloyd Williams put $2,500 on American golfer John Daly to win the Masters.

9 February 2000

Herald Sun

Complaints about pokies staying on during power restrictions.

Letters to the editor from Wondering of Echuca, Powerplays of Clayton, Kay of East Bentleigh and Paul McRae of Warrnambool

9 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Prize a licence to thrill"

Herald Sun lottery

Bendigo grandmother is fourth winner of KA.

9 February 2000

Age

"Look out for bets trickster, TABs told"

by Patrick Bartley

Tabcorp has warned its agents to be on the look out for a trickster who cancels bets close to the start.

10 February 2000

Herald Sun

The Wog Boy film launched at Village cinemas at Crown last night.

10 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Schools get byte"

Eight Victorian schools will build community technology centres this year thanks to corporate sponsorships.

10 February 2000

Herald Sun

Disillusioned by pokies staying on during power restrictions

Letter to the editor from Greg Lyons of Craigieburn

10 February 2000

Herald Sun

"No pokies no work"

by Angela Jones of Craigieburn

Works in gaming venue and does not want to lose pay.

10 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Punt pays off"

by Terry McCrann

Crown made $111 million gross operating profit off $469 million revenue in the first half year as part of PBL. A very good result but just about all from the domestic market.

10 February 2000

Age

"Aristocrat drops on fear of rival"

by Lachlan Johnston

Aristocrat Leisure has dropped after reports of a new poker machine rival, Kolback which has, through its subsidiary, Video Gaming Machines, arranged to distribute Williams Gaming Systems in Australia. Aristocrat is still not licensed in Nevada.

10 February 2000

Age

"ecorp hits heights as PBL rocks on"

by Jane Schultz

Crown suffered increasing losses to high rollers but earnings before interest, depreciation and tax up 19%.

10 February 2000

Age

"Networks in race to develop boxes"

by Jane Schultz

Free-to-air networks are racing to develop set-top boxes able to provide interactive TV and internet access based on the open Multimedia Home Platform MHP standard as they try to head off interactive TV competitors.

10 February 2000

Age

"ecorp hits heights as PBL rocks on"

by Jane Schultz

PBL made a healthy interim profit. Crown’s earnings from local gaming before interest, depreciation and tax grew 19%. High rollers turnover was up 9.1% but Crown lost $12 million because the yield was down to 1.1% instead of 1.4%.

11 February 2000

Herald Sun

Letter complaining about poker machines staying on during restrictions

Letter to the editor from Kevin Wood of Dandenong

12 February 2000

Herald Sun

"KA’s just the tonic"

Herald Sun advertisement

Melton grandfather wins KA.

12 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Nine chief to lead Crown"

by Wayne Howell

Channel 9 chief Ian Johnston has been appointed chief of Crown casino.

12 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Nine boss’s crowning glory"

Channel 9 chief has been appointed head of Crown casino. Ian Johnston is also Melbourne Football Club vice president.

12 February 2000

Age

"TV boss joins Crown"

by Melissa Fyfe

Channel 9 chief Ian Johnston has been appointed chief of Crown casino.

12 February 2000

Age

"The $112,969 donation that wasn’t expected"

by Adrian Rollins

Gutnick and associated interests have given money to Labor and cut back donations to the Liberals. The Liberals received large gifts from the Cormack Foundation, Leeds Media and Communications and the Gandel Group. Dame Elisabeth Murdoch gave $36,000 to the Liberals.

12 February 2000

Age

"A worker’s paradise lost"

by Andrew Rule

Account of the downturn of the Latrobe Valley. SEC headquarters now a brothel. Boredom and poverty fuelling a wave of gambling and crime.

12 February 2000

Age

"Packer poaches one of his own to take over at Crown"

by Jane Schultz

Mr Yarwood said that there were no plans for Channel 9 to move to Crown casino but the two companies would be working closely together.

13 February 2000

Herald Sun

"A call from destiny"

Herald Sun advertisement

29 year old Reservoir woman wins KA.

13 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Treat tobacco same as heroin, cocaine – expert"

by Robyn Riley

Quit wants tougher regulation of the tobacco industry. 40% of people who died from tobacco died from heart and blood vessel disease.

13 February 2000

Age

"Web feats help old stagers ride new wave in business:"

by Richard Webb

Packer and Bill Gates are partners in ninemsm, an internet portal with 1.6 million users in November.

14 February 2000

Herald Sun

"KA a birthday bonus for Jenny"

Herald Sun advertisement

Eltham mother-of-two wins KA.

14 February 2000

Herald Sun

"StValentine’s Day card"

Advertisement for Excite com au horoscopes

Rhyme starting "love is a gamble, determined by chance"

14 February 2000

Age

"Tatts gives juniors a helping hand"

by Karen Lyon

Tattersalls is sponsoring the Victoria Institute of Sport Tennis Program. A 14-year-old tennis player will be the first beneficiary.

15 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Ken finds Tattersalls on the front page 105 years ago"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls agent in StKilda found a 1895 copy of the Sun with an advertisement in which Tattersalls was selling lottery tickets for the assets of the Bank of Van Dieman’s Land.

15 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Power of the pokies"

G Aarons of MtEvelyn

Letter to the editor complaining about pokies staying on during power restrictions when old people had to turn off their air-conditioning.

15 February 2000

Age

"Racing to fix up Bravo".

By David Adams

Account of Bravo problems and Tabcorp’s response in October 1999.

15 February 2000

Age

"The myth of stupid users"

by Gerry Gaffney

Web sites must be designed for the average user. Most people are not interested in how technically sophisticated a site is.

15 February 2000

Age

"Why I’m not afraid of media monopolies"

by Douglas Rushkoff

Large monolithic enterprises lack diversity and leave opportunities for small more diverse players.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Woman lost job and baby in nine days."

A former Crown casino public relations officer was sacked minutes after telling her boss she was going to have a baby an enquiry heard yesterday. Crown public relations boss Gary O"Neill denied the allegation.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

Crown advertising

Crown Palladium to host Hale and Pace, Jose Feliciano, K1 Oceania Kickboxing, The Manfreds, the Four Kinsmen, Marcia Hines and Manpower.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

Letter critical of pokies staying on during power restrictions

Letter to the editor from Des Walsh of Port Melbourne

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Man wins $1.5m"

by Jeremy Kelly

A retired Ballarat man who had stopped playing Tattslotto started betting again and won $1.5 million.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Trots are not so hot"

by Shane Templeton

Interdom 2000 was a flop. Maybe harness racing as we once knew it, is dead.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Betty King QC is to become a County Court judge. She has been counsel assisting the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority.

16 February 2000

Age

"Casino accused on sacking of pregnant woman"

by Steve Butcher

Ms Perkich was suing Crown for $250,000 claiming she was sacked because she was pregnant. She subsequently determined to terminate her pregnancy. She sought a declaration from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission that Crown was engaged in unlawful conduct under the Sex Discrimination Act. Crown denied the charges.

16 February 2000

Age

"Valley wins as brewery war hots up"

by Patrick Bartley

The Moonee Valley Racing club will receive a sponsorship and promotional package worth $1.2 million from Fosters. The VRC has brokered a sponsorship deal with Lion Nathan the NZ brewer of Tooheys.

16 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Tales out of school"

by Cathy Walker

Jockey Darren Beadman talks about his school days and his goal of obtaining his Diploma in Ministry.

17 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Jeff’s night of honour"

by John Hamilton

Tribute for Jeff Kennett at the Grand Hyatt attended by Lloyd Williams, Ron Walker, Eddy McGuire.

17 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Scam claim in charity car raffles"

by Ben Hart

The directors of a children’s charity rigged luxury car raffles so they could sell the prizes to relatives and friends the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard.

17 February 2000

Age

"The men who came to honour Jeff Kennett"

by Adrian Rollins

Account of Jeff Kennett function at the Grand Hyatt.

17 February 2000

Age

"Crown worker settles"

by Sue Cant

Ms Jo Perkich who sought damages from Crown casino after she was made redundant three days after telling her boss was pregnant reached a confidential settlement with Crown yesterday.

17 February 2000

Age

"Big names to depart Hudcon"

by AAP

Ron Walker and Rod Carnegie are quitting Hudcon now it is privatised.

17 February 2000

Age

"Paks delay report release"

by Mark Ray and Phil Wilkins

The long-awaited Pakistani judicial report will not be handed to the World Cricket Council until its June meeting.

18 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Virtual clinic planned"

by Andrew Probyn

More moves on Jeff Kennett’s dream of a National Institute of Depression.

18 February 2000

Herald Sun

"CUB ups ante in beer war"

by Matthew Stewart

Victoria Amateur Turf Club is set to join Moonee Valley as a CUB sponsor.

18 February 2000

Age

"Girl’s death in PE class sparks review"

by Stathi Paxinos

Death of a schoolgirl who died after a physical education class in the heat raised calls for guidelines.

19 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie mum’s shame – toddler critical after two hours in baking car"

by Geoff Wilkinson and Tanya Giles

A toddler locked in a car for two hours while his mum played poker machines is in a critical condition.

19 February 2000

Age

"Chinese worst for problem gambling"

by AAP

VCGA report titled "The Impact of Gambling on Specific Cultural Groups" found individual Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese gamblers bet more.

19 February 2000

Age

"Lust and money bring TV bliss"

by Mark Ruby

Competition with 50 women wanting to marry a multi-millionaire held in a Las Vegas casino ballroom setting.

19 February 2000

Age

"Here’s to the health of Racing Victoria"

by Tony Bourke

Rival brewery interests have widened the cracks in the façade of unity involving the major clubs.

20 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie toddler fights on"

by Kate Ashley-Griffiths and Sue Hewitt

19-month old child left in car outside casino is still fighting for his life.

20 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Bid to map bet losses"

Tabcorp and Tattersalls are under pressure to disclose revenues on a municipality by municipality basis.

20 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Citylink court date"

by Kate Ashley-Griffith

Anti-tolls campaigner is not being charged with seditious libel but under the fair trading legislation.

20 February 2000

Herald Sun

"This blue is for girls"

by Matthew Stewart

Filly expected to win the Blue Diamonds Stakes.

21 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Warne smoke affair snuffed"

by Andrew Dawson

Shane Warne demanded the film from a boy who photographed him smoking.

21 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokies mum gets crisis counselling"

by Tanya Giles

Mother who left her toddler in the car outside the pokies venue is receiving problem gambling counselling.

21 February 2000

Age

"Market gamblers"

by Noel Whittaker

Too many investors are treating their nest-egg like a gambling stake.

22 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Lucky first for teen"

A Deer Park youth who was given a Tattslotto ticket for his 18^th birthday won $365,000.

22 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Bart stars in racy ads"

by Tim Habel

Racing has launched a $1.2 million Australia-wide campaign aimed at the youth market.

22 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie dens under fire"

by Damon Johnston

Tough campaign against pokies. Crown limit of 2500 to be put in legislation.

22 February 2000

Age

"Racier racing in bid for youth"

by Tony Bouke

Don’t expect to see horses in the new racing advertising campaign.

22 February 2000

Age

"Odds favour a $22m result for TAB Qld"

by Richard Noonan

Queensland TAB on line for profit of $22.6 million.

22 February 2000

Age

"TV warms up for Open season"

by Jane Schultz

Open TV channels waiting on global Multimedia Home Platform standard.

23 February 2000

Age

"New bill to tackle problem gambling"

Legislation to be put into State Parliament this session includes turning the VCGA into a semi-judicial body with a responsibility of curbing problem gambling.

23 February 2000

Age

"Aristocrat profit slides 7 per cent"

by Lachlan Johnston

Saturated poker machine market in Australia leads to revenue fall. Aristocrat looking overseas.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie mum’s baby dies"

by Sarah Pellegrini

Boy left in car died of brain and organ damage.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokies clear-out"

by Damon Johnston

Responsible Gaming Bill – VCGA will be responsible for cleaning pokies out of oversupplied areas. VCGA guidelines to include responsible gaming. Further legislation considered next year.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

letters to the editor on Jeff Kennett send off

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Time up for pokies"

editorial

Advocating clocks and natural light – too many pokies.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Gaming move on Japan"

by Chris Milne

Aristocrat to launch drive into Japan – components and software for Pachisio gaming machines.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Interdom betting big"

by Shane Templeton

Crowds at trotting may have been down but betting turnover was extraordinarily good at over $20 million.

23 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Injured jumpers leave stocks low"

by Brian Meldrum

Two of Australia’s best jumpers have been injured.

24 February 2000

Herald Sun

"A lost son"

by Fay Burstin and Tanya Giles

Mother of car toddler faces manslaughter charge.

24 February 2000

Age

"Howard horror at death"

by Phillip Hudson and Adrian Rollins

Prime Minister Howard increases pressure on states to crack down on gambling.

24 February 2000

Age

"When the odds grow too great"

editorial

Article deploring problem gambling distress – clocks and natural light. Need for control in carparks.

25 February 2000

Age

"It’s OK to be gay, said the judge to the schoolboys"

by Malcolm Brown

High Court Judge Michael Kirby told a group of Catholic schoolboys it was OK to be gay.

25 February 2000

Age

"Gaming venues should offer child-minding"

letter to the editor from Antoinette Borg of Mont Albert

25 February 2000

Age

"Tabcorp pays off for investors"

by Ian McIlwraith

Account of Tabcorp revenues - 20% profit increase.

25 February 2000

Age

"Gambling industry spits chips over laws"

by Leonie Wood

Australian Gaming and Casinos Convention - industry representatives, including internet gambling aspirants expressed concern over governments' slow progress and shifting legislative attitudes to internet gambling.

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"New role to make Jeff a state's man"

by Michael Harvey and Glenn Mitchell

Jeff Kennett could soon become a major events ambassador and head of a new national institute of depression.

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Punters lose $400m in just six months"

by Nick Papps

Tabcorp said yesterday that each of its 13062 machines in Victoria took $215 a day in the last half of 1999. Victorian expenditure on Tabcorp machines is more than $400 million each month.

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

Australia's gambling problem is already beginning to get out of hand but young people are being encouraged to go to the races.

letter to the editor from Kathryn Seamons of Keilor

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"God, its difficult deciding who is fit to be a parent"

by Jill Singer

Reference to woman who left child in car at carpark outside gaming venue.

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Women paying price for pokies"

by Matthew Pinkney

Gaming machines taking heavy toll of women gamblers.

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Tabcorp's lucky break"

by Mark Phillips

Premier Steve Bracks has assured Tabcorp the existing gaming duopoly with Tattersalls was safe. Tabcorp is busy integrating Star into its organisation but it is implementing internet sports betting by mid-year, internet wagering by the end of the year and internet gaming later.25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Tatts man relied on making his own luck"

obituary of Thomas William Collidge

Obituary of Tattersalls manager

25 February 2000

Herald Sun

"$20m deal for BATC"

by Brian Meldrum

CUB has announced a $20m sponsorship of racing at Caulfield and Sandown.

26 February 2000

Age

"Costello hits states' addiction to gambling tax"

by Phillip Hudson and Adrian Rollins

Federal treasurer said states' greed was to blame for the social problems caused by gambling.

26 February 2000

Age

"Why Victoria is hooked on gambling"

by Chloe Saltau and Tim Colbatch

Tim Costello and Ray Cleary accuse the Labor government of being too sluggish in addressing the social harms caused by the gambling industry. 10.7% of Chinese gamblers are problem gamblers and about the same level of Vietnamese gamblers compared with 1.5% of gamblers in the general community. Labor may consider harm minimisation, information on odds, regulation of advertising, limited access to ATMs, gaming machines accept coins only, self-exclusion orders, more funds for counselling. Gaming industries gave funds to Labor.

26 February 2000

Age

"Be slow to judge Mrs Yu"

letter to the editor from Robyn Grey of Warrnambool

Gambling is an addiction but we support it.

26 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Ann's boy wonder"

front page photograph of Ann Peacock, Ann Kroger holding baby.

26 February 2000

Herald Sun

Labor brought in pokies

letter the editor from Polka Dot of Mentone

27 February 2000

Herald Sun

"How do we stop this curse?"

by Derek Ballantyne

Article on problem gambler stories

27 February 2000

Age

"Pell calls for pokie limits"

by Felicity Dargan

Archbishop Pell has called for limits on number of poker machines and limiting venues to 12 to 15 hours per day. Government proposals do not go far enough.

27 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Hit the brakes"

"Show the odds"

Sunday Herald Sun editorial says slow pokies down from six-second clock-down. Limit the number of lines playable and put notices up with the odds.

27 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Crooks gamble on Las Vegas as a safe haven"

by Valerie Alvord

Many crooks run to Las Vegas to hide but there is a special fugitive taskforce arresting them.

27 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Easy win for church leader"
by Alison Cassar

Bishop Peter Watson was elected Archbishop of Melbourne yesterday.

27 February 2000

Herald Sun

"KA renders Joy speechless"

Herald Sun advertisement

Taylors Lakes resident Joy Banbury was speechless when she won a KA in the Herald Sun competition.

27 February 2000

Age

"Archbishop-elect Peter Watson faces many challenges - election was a tight contest"

by Sarah Meyrick

Article on election of new Anglican Archbishop.

28 February 2000

Age

"At Ocean Grove they splash out on shore winners"

by David Adams

Account of horse race on beach between Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads (Collendina) started in 1985.

28 February 2000

Age

"The gaming duopoly wins at our expense"

by Kenneth Davidson

Article expressing concern about the lack of action of the Bracks government to wind back pokies. Recommends scrapping the Casino and Gaming Authority (VCGA), set up a gaming licences reduction board as was done with hotels and force the duopoly to spread the pokies licences more evenly throughout the state. In the longer term, venues should be able to buy pokies directly.

28 February 2000

Age

"Internet gaming the next big wave"

by Leonie Wood

Description of coming internet gambling. Bets will be able to be laid instantly in which football team might score the next goal and challenging new virtual reality games featuring fantasy lands, chase sequences and complex mysteries will supersede the rather dull card and casino games of the fledgling internet gambling industry. In North America, media companies are already buying into Las Vegas and Atlantic City gaming houses. In Australia, the Kerry Packer controlled ecorp is pushing for alliances with gaming houses, sportsbetting groups and lottery operators and PBL has an internet strategy for Crown.

28 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Get serious on pokie orphans"

by Andrew Bolt

Satirical article on Tabcorp's response to child left in car in gaming venue carpark.

29 February 2000

Age

"Sponsor row brewing for VRC"

by Tony Bourke

Jockeys are trying to sell advertising space on their silks which contravenes the rules of racing.

29 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Barron Knights and Normie Rowe and Allstars Top Bill"

Tattersalls advertisement

Mature performers will tour Tattersalls gaming venues.

29 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Footy tipping - 8 page guide"

Advice on footy tipping, tipping chart, advice from tipsters, photographs of top tipsters in works competitions, advertisement for TAB weekly footy tipping.

29 February 2000

Herald Sun

"Winner comes up roses"

Herald Sun advertisement

Woman saving for a car for 18 months wins KA in competition.

1 March 2000

Age

"Don't butcher the pokies"

letter to the editor from John Lewis, general manager, Australian Hotels Association

Parents leave children in cars for other reasons, do not blame the pokies.

1 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Punter sues TAB for $4m in losses"

by Mark Russell

A jeweller who lost more than $4 million gabling at the Western Australian TAB is suing for the return of his money because he was allowed to bet on credit.

1 March 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon showing bloated poker machines

by Knight

1 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Beer war comes to head"

by Shane Templeton

Succinct account of the advertising war between Lion Nathan and CUB for sections of the racing industry. Cartoon of horse with CUB brand and caption "the beer brand war hots up".

1 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tax relief a win for bookmakers"

by Brian Meldrum

Legislation will be introduced to abolish the 2% turnover tax and replace it with a 1% levy which would be used to advance the bookmaking profession.

1 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie bans - clamp as losses soar"

by Nick Papps

Bracks government will announce a crackdown said to include: bans on 24 hour pokies venues outside Melbourne, regional caps on machine numbers, public hearings on poker machine applications, series of public forums.

 2 March 2000

Age

"Gambling losses spur tighter law"

by Adrian Robbins

Government moves to reign in the gambling industry with the Responsible Gaming Bill. Legislation includes

freeze on number of gaming machines at 27,500

ban on 24-hour poker machines in regional areas

ability to set regional caps

limits on advertising

independent panel to oversee gambling research

giving councils a say on placement.

2 March 2000

Age

"The battle rages in a tainted municipality"

by Manika Naidoo

Monash Mayor Peter Holdsworth wants a cap on poker machines and an end to 24-hour venues.

2 March 2000

Age

"Pokies duopoly the best system"

letter to the editor from Duncan W Fischer, Deputy Chief Manager, Tattersalls

Responsible gaming campaign with clocks, signs and brochures. Duopoly is sure, safe and transparent.

2 March 2000

Age

"Pokies spin should revolve on venue, not revenue"

by Kenneth Davidson

Anti-duopoly article. Tattersalls did not pay a lump sum license fee because it would have had to incorporate. Section 68 of the Gaming Machine Control Act prohibiting harsh and unconscionable contracts or contracts not in the public interest by Tattersalls and Tabcorp. Section 68 was repealed and it should be reinstated.

2 March 2000

Age

"Portfolio"

by Eli Greenblat

Shaw Stockbroking recommends Tabcorp as a buy.

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Silent hell in pot of gold suburbs"

by John Hamilton

Account of visit to pokies venue. Good table of poker machine yields by municipality. At Village Green (Ferntree Gully and Springvale Roads) there is a splendidly equipped play area and on Wednesdays and Saturdays there are kids' parties for $8.85 a head.

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

"$8,216,133,878 - that's how much Victorians have lost on the pokies"

by Nick Papps

General lament on scourge of pokies. Government releasing a discussion paper including

signs on pokie screens showing odds of winning

messages on screens tracking a player's bets and losses

statements to show players their long-term bets and losses

bans on machines in areas accessible to minors

restricting machines to small notes

limiting each bet to maximum of $10

ban on gaming advertisements showing people winning

ban on venues offering loyalty rewards to players

VCGA to disclose details of gambling applications and discretionary actions

establishing public hearings on venue applications and applications for increases in machine numbers

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Wage case fight cites high-flyers - Big earning power"

by Rick Wallace

Tabcorp chief Ross Wilson - brief profile of earnings.

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon by Knight showing pokies venue titled "Losers"

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Roo given bounce for casino ruckus"

by Mark Robinson

Footballer Martin Pike has been disciplined by the Kangaroos as revelations surfaced yesterday he was kicked out of Crown casino at 9.15 am on Sunday.

2 March 2000

Herald Sun

"The pokie scourge"

editorial

Pokies are corrupting the community. Particular problems include commercially driven, electronics and multiple line bets.

3 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Bookie to use new tax haven"

by Shane Templeton

Following legislation, Tasmania is now the cheapest place in the world for bookmakers to operate. Vanuatu operation will be consolidated and moved to Tasmania. Victoria reducing bookie tax but will be 1% across the board. Tasmania will charge 1% but 0.5% on sportsbetting and ex-Australia bets will attract only 0.25%.

3 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Brave pair chase Tattslotto gunman"

by Mark Butler

A Tattslotto agent and his customer chased an armed gunman who had robbed the agency.

3 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Traps for gambling addicts"

by Nick Papps and Glenn Mitchell

Gabriela Byrne lists flashing lights, free coffee and tea, playing Hallelujah when paying out, bright colours.

3 March 2000

Herald Sun

"End state jackpot"

letter to the editor from Sean White of Safety Beach

Bracks Government should reduce or eliminate its portion of the revenue from poker machines.

3 March 2000

Age

"Did Werribee get good value from its pokies"

Letter to the editor from John R Brown of Point Cook

Input - output analysis of Werribee RSL. (Figure on player return seems about 72% which cannot be right). Analysis shows very little is returned to community.

3 March 2000

Age

"Crowds fall away but AFL pushes on"

by Karen Lyon

AFL attendances have dropped nearly 6% in the last year.

4 March 2000

Age

"Crown axes bosses and saves $1m"

by Paul Robinson

Crown has reduced its number of gaming zones from 5 to 3 in accordance with world's best practice making redundant zone managers, game supervisors and pit bosses - 12 in all. Chief operating officer Mr Nigel Morrison has left and Mr Ian Johnson was appointed CEO last week.

4 March 2000

Age

"Owners join list of CUB interests"

by Tony Bourke

CUB exploring every opportunity in Victorian racing.

4 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tottie's potty over real gem"

by Fiona Byrne

Photograph of Totti Goldsmith and filly to run in Diamond Stakes with article. Totti to be judge in Fashions in the Field. She likes to have a bit of a flutter.

4 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Street corner tipsters"

includes photo and tip from Dennis Napthine, Leader of the Opposition.

5 March 2000

Age

"$1,000,000 just for kicks"

Age promotion

Entrants must pick who will kick the first goals in the opening round of the football season. Person picked at random gets $10,000 and must pick 6 of the 8 goal kickers for $1,000,000.

5 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tax cut has Hulls off to a good start"

by Rod Nicholson

2% turnover tax has been replaced by 1% levy for bookmakers. Good move for Labor government. Now bookies should start their books at at least 120% - too often they opened at 130%.

5 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Last week to win a KA"

Herald Sun advertising

44 year old from Eltham wins KA.

5 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Thriving on the fruits of despair"

by Adrian Tame

Hypocritical government lives off the sin taxes.

5 March 2000

Sunday Life

Magic Eye

3D puzzle with solution $WIN$ made up of roulette wheel, cards and dice.

6 March 2000

Progress Press

"Focus on the root cause of gambling"

Cairnmiller Institute has been funded by City of Boroondara ($3,500) for treatment of problem gamblers with a more holistic approach.

6 March 2000

Age

"For better or worse"

by Andrew Gumbel

TV show "Who wants to marry a multimillionaire?" flopped. It was a response to the very successful "Who wants to be a millionaire?" shows.

6 March 2000

Age

"A box that holds Japanese hopes"

by Michael Millett

Sony Playstation 2 will initially be sold as a combination games machine and DVD player with a 128-bit microchip. Sony aims to position itself as a serious player in the computer and internet businesses and to revolutionise the home entertainment industry.

6 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Fined charity still collecting"

by Peter Mickelborough

A charity associated with a person fined for failing to comply with fair trading laws is continuing to raise moneys.

6 March 2000

Herald Sun

"A system at odds"

by Margaret Kearney, executive director of Clubs Victoria

Argues for reinstatement of duty of VCGA to review conditions of contracts between venues and operators and for VCGA to be the authority to distribute poker machines.

6 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Young lions changing the face of racing"

by Matthew Stewart

Young persons involved in racing at Caulfield will please Rob Hulls.

7 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tatts backs Grand Prix again and offers chance to win $250,000 or BMW"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls will again support the Grand Prix. Tattersalls will play host to some very special guests. These will be children from Very Special kids, the Australian Drug Foundation, TLC for Kids and Kildonan Child an Family Services who will have a fun day out at the Tatts Club marquee and meet some of the members of the Tattersall’s Champions Dream program.

7 March 2000

Herald Sun

How much of the $8 billion pokie losses ended up in Government coffers?

letter to the editor from Robert McCormick of Bridgewater SA

7 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Come clean on pokies"

What happens to the machines that get removed from clubs? Do they take them away because they do not return 87%

letter to the editor from Old Duffer from Werribee

7 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Close all pokies from 2 until noon"

letter to the editor from John Dobinson of North Balwyn

Call on Labor Government to close pokies from 2 am to noon (including Crown pokies) and reduce pokies numbers.

8 March 2000

Herald Sun

letter to the editor from Ken McIntyre of Ormond

"Reduce gambling"

There should be a reduction in all forms of gambling – reduced TAB and Tatts outlets and pokies also lower bets, $10 maximum.

8 March 2000

Herald Sun

"At first gambling feels good but then it controls you.

letter to the editor from JD of Geelong

8 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Girl sues school"

by DPA

A nine-year-old school girl will take her school to court for failing to stop her being bullied.

8 March 2000

Age

"Mary’s people power"

by Jane Sullivan

Profile on Mary Crooks, executive director of the Victorian Women’s Trust. Discussion of Purple Sage.

9 March 2000-03-16 Herald Sun

"Lib power grab claim"

by Damon Johnston and Michael Harvey

Michael Kroger accused of power grab by senior Liberals.

9 March 2000

Age

"Crown signs deal to build machines"

by AAP

Crown is entering into a contract with Stargames Corporation Ltd (a subsidiary of Kolback Group) to develop rapid table gaming products including touch screens to enable the placing of bets on table games. 12 rapid roulette stations should be operational by May.

10 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Fight ends woman’s bingo days"

by Greta McMahon

A game of bingo turned to biffo when an argument about seating led to a woman being struck on the face. The woman sued the bingo operator but magistrate Peter Laurens found there was no negligence or breach of duty.

11 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Hulls urged to act on strapper ban"

by Tim Habel

Minister Hulls may be asked to intervene to help a female strapper who lost her licence for racing in an unregistered Ocean Grove beach race meeting. It is suggested the rule may be a restraint of trade.

11 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Shake-up boosts CUB chief"

by Sean Smith and Sonali Paul

Nuno d’Aquino has been promoted to the new position of Deputy Chief Executive of Fosters.

11 March 2000

Good Weekend

"Her wicked wicked ways"

by Ginny Dougary

Heroin was the big mistake of Marianne Faithful’s life. I do believe that’s where you lose your soul. It takes away your humanity.

12 March 2000

Age

"Boycott call for gaming club"

by Andra Jackson

The Vietnamese community has been split over the granting of a gaming-venue licence to a Vietnamese club in Footscray. The principal officer is Ms Tan Le.

12 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Punter finally has a super win"

by Cameron Smith

A Rosanna man who has ritually played Tattersall’s lotto for many years, has hit the jackpot.

12 March 2000Herald Sun

"Kroger’s $70m windfall"

by Terry McCrann

For an outlay of $16.70 Michael Kroger has a parcel of shares worth $70 million.

13 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Place your bets early"

by Jason Silverii

Punters at the Australia Day cup meeting have been warned to get their bets on early to avoid industrial strife.

13 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Beware the tigers"

by Grantley Bernard

The bookies framing the market for the NBL playoff series between the Victoria Titans and Melbourne Tigers would not need much work in deciding favouritism.

14 March 2000

Age

"Life’s a picnic at Victoria’s top spots for racing"

by Andrew Rule

Account of Omeo District Racing Club’s 125th annual cup meeting and Tambo Valley Race club’s race at Swift’s Creek.

14 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tennis Stars of the Future Get Tattersall’s Support"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls is to help young Victorian tennis players reach the top level in Australia and hopefully internationally by sponsoring the Victorian Institute of Sport tennis program.

14 March 2000

Herald Sun

Take seats away to curb gaming machines

letter to the editor from JL of Northcote

14 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Money doubles"

Gaming group Casinos Austria International doubled its full-year net profit to $11.3 million.

15 March 2000

Herald Sun

by AAP

"$7m on the cards"

A clairvoyant’s prediction of riches has come true.15 March 2000

Herald Sun

by Fran Cusworth

Jeff Kennett will embark on a national drive to win support for a national depression institute.

15 March 2000

Herald Sun

"The hot floats – and who’s riding the hi-tech wave"

by Mark Phillips

Issues of high-tech floats have gone to rich and famous people including Mit6chell, Kroger, Packer, Williams, Lew, Passlow, Hoskins, Keating, Myer, Harvey, Morgan, Pennington, and Finkel.

15 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Party’s over for Lib mates"

by Damon Johnston and Michael Harvey

Ted Ballieu and Michael Kroger have fallen out with a factional war splitting the party.

15 March 2000

Age

"Kennett upbeat on depression"

by Brett Foley and Adrian Rollins

Kennett hopes that people with depression would see the family doctor and treating it would be as simple as treating a cold.

15 March 2000

Age

""Punters left to run last by 10 lengths"

by Christopher Webb

Disappointing result for International All Sports a sportsbetting company floated nine months ago. Problems included e-commerce solutions, competition, management effort in tendering for NT TAB and tight margins on sportsbetting.

16 March 2000

Age

"Cool generation gives church the cold shoulder"

by Chloe Saltau

Very few young people were prepared to get involved in organised voluntary or community work which she speculated might be explained by an aversion to traditional welfare and religious institutions.

16 March 2000

Age

"Drug problem grows as users become younger"

by Melissa Marion

More drugs, better drugs and more young users.

16 March 2000

Age

"Five-year freeze on internet gaming"

by Leonie Wood

Senate Committee recommends banning internet gambling but exempting Australian operators (about 20) who are already licensed.

17 March 2000

Age

"$18m civics push failing in schools"

by Carolyn Jones

Kits on democracy are unopened or unused by schools. The kits, a federal government initiative, cost $18 million.

17 March 2000

Age

"Gaming body’s policies rejected"

by Gabrielle Costa

The former Kennett Government ignored calls from the state’s independent gaming body to introduce responsible gaming policies.

17 March 2000

Age

"Moratorium suggested on Internet gambling licences"

by Jason Koutsoukis

The Prime Minister’s Ministerial Council on Gambling could impose a moratorium on new internet gambling and impose consumer protection measures including outlawing direct credit card online gambling pre-determined betting amounts, limited gambling times and third-party exclusion order applications.

17 March 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon titled "Surfing the Internet" showing city about to be overwhelmed by a tidal wave of on-line gambling.

By Knight

17 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Hotel raid was sham, say police

by Fay Burstin

A hotel manager allegedly staged a bogus robbery at his workplace and told police his attackers threatened to harm his family if he didn’t hand over the takings. Christon Zaharias allegedly stole $71,470 from the Sandown Park Hotel gaming venue.

17 March 2000

Herald Sun

Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority

Regulatory impact statement

Cost of licensing interactive gaming providers.

18 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Race mogul’s shock death"

by Tim Jamieson and Tim Habel

Melbourne horse-racing identity Michael Bastion has died after falling from his Hong Kong luxury flat.

18 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Hulls chases tobacco compensation"

by Sasha Baskett

Victoria is considering suing the tobacco companies for health-care costs associated with smoking.

18 March 2000

Age

"HK death strongly felt in racing industry"

by Tony Bourke

Bastion will be missed by many in the racing industry. Bastion had a high profile as a successful operator in one of the toughest money markets in the world.

18 March 2000

Age

"Bally’s Aussie gamble fizzles"

by Kevin Morrison

Bally Gaming has closed in Australia less than five years after trying to re-establish its local presence.

19 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Punters put in personal breast"

by Dr Turf (John Rothfield}

A group of Australian card players in the USA spend the time between tournaments betting each other large amounts of cash to perform ridiculous feats. One male gambler had breast implants inserted for $25,000.

19 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Dead certainty for the books"

by Dr Turf (John Rothfield}

Sportsbet (sportsbetting arm of Tabcorp) was offering 400:1 last year for Gene Sarazen to win the Masters. Sarazen was 98 years old and has since died.

19 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Shock: gulls invade Tabcorp boss’s office"

by Dr Turf (John Rothfield}

Ross Wilson (Rossco) took a call in his office but there were a lot of gulls screaming in the background.

19 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Pub to hire gambling minder"

by David Wilson

One of Victoria’s largest pokier machine venues, Bundoora Hotel, will employ a special co-ordinator to encourage "responsible gambling" on its premises.

19 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Sony finds its new station in life"

by Peter Morgan

Account of new Sony Playstation 2.

19 March 2000

Sunday Life

Advertisement for Testra showing a sky full of jockeys20 March 2000

Age

"Figures back Tabcorp warning to industry on betting revenue"

by Tony Bourke

Tabcorp has warned the racing industry that its revenues cannot be supported if bookmakers are given concessions.

21 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Regional Victoria Sees Nolan Landscapes Courtesy of Tatts"

Tattersalls advertisement

Touring exhibition of Nolans organised by the National Gallery of Victoria and Tattersalls.

21 March 2000

Age

"The game is over, the beast is tamed"

by Chloe Saltau

Note of launch of the Free Yourself Program of Gabriela Byrne.

21 March 2000

Age

"Melbourne base for internet casino"

by Eli Greenblat

The influential industry association and lobby group, Clubs Victoria, will back the establishment and eventual float of an internet casino. The site gamble.com.au will be floated to raise $16 million.

22 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon Oaks"

Advertisement

Colour 1/3^rd page advertisement by Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon advertising the Oaks. Lottery for $15,000 Lone Star Oaks pin. Kids country and western activities on the Burston Lawn.

22 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown presents"

Crown advertisement

Crown Palladium presents Jerry Lewis, manpower, Umberto Tozzi, Bandstand anniversary concert, Suzi Quatro, The big Swing Party, Pat Boone.

22 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Casino going online"

by Andrew Probyn

The company gamble.com.au has a licence from Vanuatu. Critics claim the Australian government could stop banks from honouring transactions between punters and casinos.

22 March 2000

Age

"emitch spins web of easy money for some very big fish"

by Christopher Webb

Account of emitch float.

22 March 2000

Age

"FXF poised for tie-in with Packer group"

by Malcolm Maiden

The Fairfax media group’s 14.9% shareholder, FXF Trust says it may expand its activities to become the listed investment partner of the Packer family’s main private company Consolidated Press Holdings (CPL).

22 March 2000

Age

"Crown prince of the turf"

by Gyles Brandreth

Profile of Dubai racing and of Sheik Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. Through the Hayes family, the Maktoum family have been part of Australian racing for the past 20 years.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Games blamed for child crime"

by Fiona Hudson

Parents should be warned violent video games may fuel crime among children, researchers said yesterday. They amounted to murder simulators.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Probe into blackjack rules"

by Greta McMahon

Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority will hold an enquiry into the rules and conduct of blackjack games following complaints by Andrew Scott who teaches card counting.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"An American woman recently won $56 million in a poker machine jackpot. If it had happened her the payment would be withheld because the machine malfunctioned"

letter to the editor from Aussie Losers of Geelong.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Stocking up for town’s racy day"

by Bob Hart

Inaugural "Pills and Pantyhose" Raceday at Kyneton. Photograph of pair of women’s legs and jockey’s head.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Crisis families phone for help"

by Sasha Baskett

Thousands of troubled Victorian parents and children are turning to phone crisis lines for help. No mention of gambling.

23 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Bruce set for historic ride"

by Matthew Stewart

Photograph and story on six female jockeys.

23 March 2000

Age

"Crown blackjack inquiry announced"

briefs

24 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Kroger quits party politics"

by Damon Johnston and Michael Harvey

Kroger at a private gathering of 150 party members and officials announced he was quitting as a Liberal Party powerbroker.

24 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Libs blue to climax"

by Michael Harvey and Damon Johnston

Account of machinations in the Liberal Party.

24 March 2000

Age

"Kroger to leave politics for family"

by Ewin Hannan

Kroger announces his retirement as Liberal Party power broker.

24 March 2000

Age

"Nets bulging, the mates move on, leaving emitch to the hopeful"

by Chistopher Webb

Account of emitch float.

 25 March 2000

Age

"Victoria backs clamp on betting"

by Manika Naidoo and Brett Foley

Seventh Survey of Community Gambling Patterns released. Average weekly loss up from $17.55 to $18.90 on lesser turnover. Crown revenue down 2.75%. Gaming venue poker machines revenue up 14.19%.

25 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Food money goes to gambling"

by Nick Papps

Victorians are going without food to fund their gambling addiction.

25 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Not so brilliant creatures"

by Terry Brown

Horses are no smarter than sheep.

26 March 2000

Age

"Saddle up for real thrills in high-tech world of illusion"

by Garry Barker

Virtual reality will be able to re-create great horse matches. Description of 3D imaging technology advancements.

26 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Moving up at Dubai …"

by Patrick Smith

Expensive and bold plan by the racing industry to have a world series of racing with 11 events this year.

26 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Racing elite lose millions"

by Rod Nicholson

Long account of loss by prominent Australian racing identities as a result of Michael Bastion who fell to his death in Hong Kong recently.

26 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Hotel fury over pokie plan"

by David Wilson

Whittlesea Shire Council will ask nine pokier machine operators to pay a $5,000 up front fee and $30,000 a year to establish a problem gambling code and a community support fund.

27 March 2000

Age

"Tobacco growers in a venerable line"

letter to the editor from Simon Chapman, University of Sydney

Tobacco growers concerned about government legal action to recover damages from the industry are in the same position as the opium and slave traders.

27 March 2000

Age

"Access takes online gambling to market"

by Stephen Wisenthal

Access Gaming Systems plans to raise $45 million in the third initial public offering announced by an Australian Internet gambling company in the past week.

27 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Racing kings in forced $3m sale"

by Nick Papps and Shane Templeton

Racing identities will sell assets to cover Bastion losses.

28 March 2000

Herald Sun

"William got latest Tatts award for saving lives"

Tattersalls advertisement

Mr William Hoare from Bendigo has received the latest Tattersall’s Enterprise and Achievement award for his work with Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children ROMAC.

28 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Outrage at pokies report"

by Nick Papps

Poker machines will make households in Boroondara $6300 richer and those in Darebin $1980 poorer according to a VCGA report. The interchurch gambling taskforce has labelled the findings madness and propaganda.

28 March 2000

Herald Sun

"James grabs the cash and tomorrow"

by Terry McCrann

Comment on FXF trust move. Clearer corporate picture for Packer empire. PBL will concentrate on entertainment including gambling thus reason for Crown casino going to PBL. Keeping 15% share of Fairfax with CPH signals that Packers are not interested in buying it – unless maybe with net money.

28 March 2000

Age

"Top school to drug-test pupils"

by Misha Ketchell and Melissa Marino

Melbourne Grammar School to implement drug testing.

28 March 2000

Age

"Packer family has mighty ambitions for FXF trust"

by Stephen Bartholomeusz

Account of FXF Trust reconstruction.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tycoon feared for his life"

by Nick Papps

Michael Bastion had feared for his life.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"School dope danger"

by Nicola Webber and Jen Kelly

Some students at Melbourne Grammar are coming to school on Monday battling the effects of week-end drug use. Wesley College is examining drug testing.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Gambling Challenge"

by Rev Ray Cleary

An Australian company’s plan to establish an internet casino by July is in stark contrast to a Senate inquiry’s recommendation for a moratorium on new licences. Support for some Victorian controls including outlawing of credit cards.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Drugs hysteria"

by Michael Carr-Gregg

Supports drug testing.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"All bets off GST"

by Clinton Porteous

Gambling will be GST free due to an agreement last year between Victoria and the Commonwealth which has been followed by the Bracks government.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Tabcorp salutes winner"

by Shane Templeton

High betting turnover from Werribee racing. High turnover from other tracks.

29 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Sky Tapps into youth"

by Shane Templeton

Sky Channel has launched the John Tapp scholarship to unearth young racecalling talent throughout the country..

29 March 2000

Age

"Clamping the lid on oyster gambling"

Kuwait has banned the sale of oysters and ordered the closure of a local oyster market to end gambling by pearl hunters.

16 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Crime to be near a smoker"

by Sasha Baskett

A Frankston schoolgirl has been punished for being near smokers.

16 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Brothels blocked"

by Damon Johnston

Prostitution Control Planning Bill will close a loophole preventing increasing the room numbers of licensed brothels.

27 March 2000

Progress Press

"MP fears influx of pokies"

by Anthony Dowsley

East Yarra Province Liberal MP David Davis has called on the Labor Government to give a cast iron guarantee that it will not relocate poker machines from Melbourne’s worst-affected areas to Boroondara.

30 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Dead tycoon’s $50m mystery"

by Nick Papps

Dead investment guru Michael Bastion is believed to have lost up to $50 million in investors funds. Mr Bastion is suspected of losing millions of dollars gambling with Hong Kong crime groups. Sources say he may have had links to two Hong Kong based criminal gambling syndicates, one run by New Zealanders and the other by Australians.

30 March 2000

Herald Sun

"1040% trap"

by Tim Jamieson

Abolition of controls on pawnbrokers have led to massive interest rates. Clients include desperate gamblers.

30 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Cracking the whip"

by Brian Meldrum

Jockeys are asking for a pay rise.

30 March 2000

Age

"More young Australians are killing themselves"

by Kerry Taylor

Australian’s are killing themselves at a younger age with male teenage suicide rates doubling over the past two decades.

30 March 2000

Age

"Bookies tip the Sixers to rebound"

by Stephen Howell

Discussion of basketball betting odds and prospects of teams.

31 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Gambling bug bites teens hard"

by Nicola Webber

Health and Community Services report Impact of Gambling on Adolescents and Children released. Minister Christine Campbell described the report as alarming. More than 40% of 14-year-olds admit to some form of gambling, usually on horse-races, sport or the lotteries.

31 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Gambler conned VicRoads, banks"

by Keith Moor

A gambling addicted conman stole goods and services worth $190,000 using eight driving licences in different names. Among those conned were David Jones, Telstra, Harvey Norman, Retravision, AGC, Fisher & Paykel, Myer, American Express, ANZ, Bank of Melbourne, Colonial Bank and National Bank.

31 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Pawnbroking shake-up likely"

by Tim Jamieson

State Government has announced a review of pawn broking. Victorian Consumer Law Centre director Chris Field said the government must examine why people used pawnbrokers and the link between pawnbrokers and gambling.

31 March 2000

Herald Sun

"Cars pawned for drug debts"

by Tim Jamieson

Account of car pawnbrokers. Advertise on huge billboard 2 km away from Crown casino.

31 March 2000

Age

"Alarm over gambling children"

by Brett Foley

Gambling by 14-year-olds seems to be lower than overseas in Britain and USA.

31 March 2000

Age

"A mum who broke even"

by Chloe Saltau

Account of Liz Thomson who underwent the Free Yourself program.

1 April 2000

Herald Sun

"A lotto baby joy"

Derbyshire couple who won lotto were able to afford IVF after they won the British National Lottery.

1 April 2000

Age

"Monteith to lead VRC into era of change"

by Tony Bourke

Dale Monteith is to replace Brian Beattie as chief executive of the VRC.

1 April 2000

Age

"Cashed up Packers swing into top gear"

by Jane Schultze

PBL will retain a focus on media, entertainment and gambling.

1 April 2000

Age

"New authority chiefs"

by Vikki Kyriakopoulos

Both Brian Farrell and Ian Manning, director of casino surveillance, have left the VCGA.

2 April 2000

Age

"Caulfield’s punters denied a last gasper"

by John Elder

Smoking ban inside Caulfield buildings.

2 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Lotto family’s luck turns sour"

by Sarah Blake

Family which won $15.3 million have been hounded out of their dream home by people asking for money.

2 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Debt humbles iron-man star"

by Kay Dibben

Ironman Trevor Hardy describes the pain of money problems and bankruptcy but says he has come to terms with himself.

2 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Belle of the slipper ball"

by Ray Thomas

Account with colour picture of the Rosehill Slipper trial at Rosehill.

2 April 2000

Herald Sun Money

Access Gaming Systems

Internet gaming software and systems developer Access Gaming Systems are to use the proceeds from its $45 million public offering to expand its software and gaming content.

3 April 2000

Herald Sun

Lasseter’s Holdings

The world’s first regulated internet casino, Lasseter’s Holdings, has launched a $40 million public float to fund expansion in Asia and Europe.

4 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Brothers jailed over drunken Cup brawl"

by Kelly Ryan

Sections of the 1998 Melbourne Cup crowd yelled "Kill’ "Kill" when two brothers went bezerk in the main betting ring.

4 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Man of many talents"

Keith Raymond Myers

Obituary of gas fitter and racehorse owner.

5 April 2000

Age

"Gambling crackdown to hit city"

New gambling laws include state wide ban on 24-hour venues, Casino and Gaming Authority will not approve harsh or unconscionable operator contracts, regional caps on gaming machines, freeze on gaming machine numbers at $2,500 for Crown and $27,500 state wide, limits on advertising, independent panel to oversee gambling research.

4 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Net gaming licence to cost just $3,320"

by Damon Johnston

The VCGA has proposed a fee of $3,320 for processing applications for internet gaming licences.

6 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Card player killed"

by Elissa Hunt

A man was stabbed to death after a dispute during a Turkish card game in Coburg.

6 April 2000

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Age

"Meeting the extroverted Anglican CEO"

by Stephen Cauchi

Profile on incoming new Anglican Archbishop Peter Watson. He has an evangelistic style. Regrettable church had lost its low cost schools.

8 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Hey rich man can we have our footy back"

letter to the editor from Harry Kay

Photograph showing fans at Colonial stadium with personal screens.

8 April 2000

Age

"When death is the only way out"

by John Schauble

Article on Chinese suicide. In 1998 there were 2683 suicides in Australia.

8 April 2000

Age

"Shoogling is back … have I lost my marbles?"

by Alan Attwood

Marbles have made a comeback at school.

9 April 2000

Age

"Cricket in crisis"

by Peter Roebuck

Charges against Hansie Cronje for match fixing have been made. Cricket’s credibility is on the line.

9 April 2000

Age

"Cricket uproar"

by Robert Craddock

Indian police claim South African skipper Hansie Cronje is at the heart of a clandestine deal with a betting ring.

9 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Come in, young spinners"

by Derek Ballantyne

Ray Cleary says the internet is set to seduce a new generation of gamblers.

9 April 2000

Herald Sun

"I’ve just lost $25,000 in 20 minutes and I haven’t left my desk"

by Derek Ballantyne

More than 700 internet gambling sites. One USA estimate is that internet gambling which took $12 billion last year will take $120 billion in three years.

9 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Say it ain’t so Hansie"

by Robert Craddock

Article on Cronje affair with analysis of matches.

10 April 2000

Age

"Bookies offered $US500,000 fix"

by Christopher Kremmer

Alleged offer to fix South Africa and India match last month.

10 April 2000

Age

"Gifts entice the young to buy cigarettes, says Quit

by Penny Fannin

Accompanying gifts encourage the young to take up smoking.

10 April 2000

Age

"Tobacco companies facing bankruptcy"

by Gay Alcorn

Successful class action by smokers in Florida.

11 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Bet on rumour"

by AAP

New internet website - Newsbet run by Dr Hugo Stephenson and Michael Mahemoff - is setting up to take bets on wide range of possible events.

11 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown Pokies"

Crown advertisement with colour pictures of pokies - Money Mouse, Dolphin Treasure and Mystic Garden.

11 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Tattersalls showcases Young Chamber Musicians for Young Audiences"

Tattersalls advertisement

Chamber music for the young supported by Tattersalls.

11 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Now it's no to casino enquiry"

by Damon Johnston and Matthew Pinkney

Labor state government has dropped threats to order a Royal enquiry into Crown casino tender.

11 April 2000

Age

"Casino rival says bid leaked"

by Mark Forbes

Tony Jolly believed the MLC bid had been leaked. Last minute change of policy to limit size of poker machine venues.

11 April 2000

Age

"Police claim of new fix evidence"

by Pratap Chakravarty and Mark Ray

Indian police say they have fresh evidence regarding the Cronje allegations.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

Crown Pokies

Crown advertisement.

Colour pictures of poker machine screens - Adonis, Inca Sun, Wicked Winnings

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown presents"

Crown advertisement

Advertising Crown Palladium coming entertainers - Jerry Lewis, Vona Shepard, Follies in Concert, Suzi Quatro, Big Swing Party, Pat Boone, Marty Rose, K1 Oceania Kickboxing, Larry Adler, Renee Geyer.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Watchdog backs casino selection"

by Damon Johnston and Nicola Webber

Henry Bosch, VCCA member, says the casino selection process was clean.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Leave the casino ghosts lie"

by Terry McCrann

There is no practical point in continuing to pursue a ghost over the original tender. Questionable features in close relationship between the government and the principals of Crown but no smoking gun.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Sacked"

by Robert Craddock

Cronje admits he took bookie's money.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Sweep nets punter $90,000"

by Jon Anderson

Punter wins big on football betting.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Dirty Hansie"

by Robert Craddock

Hansie Cronje should never play international cricket again.

12 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Lotto payout battle lost"

by AAP

Dispute over lotto syndicate.

12 April 2000

Age

"Cronje forced to step down"

by Mark Ray

Cronje forced to step down as skipper of South African cricket team.

12 April 2000

Age

"Cronje took money"

by Mark Ray

Cronje has admitted receiving money.

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Lockett fined $6,000"

by Brian Meldrum

Former footballer Tony Lockett has been fined $6,000 by Victorian greyhound racing stewards over mating of eight bitches with dog other than Malawi Prince.

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Crown colour ads for Penguin Pirate, Gnome around the world, King Galah

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon showing WG Grace with bookie winking to him

by Knight

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Take the money and run"

by ron Reed

Impossible to keep betting corruption out of sport.

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Apology owed to casino developers"

letter to the editor from Jon Webster of Ripponlea

Hulls should apologise to Lloyd Williams for his accusations.

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Waugh: game's history tainted"

by Robert Craddock

Article on Cronje affair - accompanying articles on corruption in sport.

13 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Cloud over tests"

by Robert Craddock

Cronje articles. Spread betting is the most open to manipulation. Centrebet says market for football betting in Australia was not big enough to make it worthwhile to rig a game.

13 April 2000

Age

"Ethical audits to help erase bribery"

by Stephen Dabkowski

Australian companies are to undergo independent audits to ensure staff are not engaged in bribery or corruption when securing business contracts around the world. Transparency International.

13 April 2000

Age

"New match fix claims"

articles by various journalists on Cronje affair.

14 April 2000

Age

"US state pulls the plug on pokies"

by Penelope Debelle

South Carolina's 36,000 poker machines must be removed by 30 June.

14 April 2000

Age

"Didn't all three take money?"

letter to the editor from Felicity Montgomery of Bacchus Marsh

Why have Mark Waugh and Shane Warne been treated differently from Cronje?

14 April 2000

Age

"Bookie link man named"

Number of articles on Cronje affair.

14 April 2000

Herald Sun

"The case against Cronje"

Transcript of police tapes.

14 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Antidote kit plan for users"

by Fay Burstin

State Coroner recommends a number of changes to prevent drug deaths including giving Narcan kits to drug users.

14 April 2000

Herald Sun

"All in day's dirty work"

by Naomi toy

NSW Greyhound chief steward photographed pouring greyhound urine samples down gutter.

14 April 2000

Herald Sun

"tab footytip"

advertisement for footy tipping game run by Tabcorp

Why wait until the end of the season - you can win each week. Bet sizes from $5 to $2000.

14 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Cronje and the third man"

Cronje affair.

15 April 2000

Age

"Life's a gamble when the chips are down"

by Manika Naidoo

Profile of card gambling (likka) in Turkish restaurant in Coburg.

15 April 2000

Age

"How Hansie was hooked"

by Christopher Kremmer

Account of Cronje affair.

15 April 2000

Age

"Industry gone to the dogs in NSW"

by Tony Bourke

Disbelief at greyhound chief steward affair. Punters are a resilient lot willing to take thins in their stride but …

15 April 2000

Age

"Prepare for jail term, lawyer tell Cronje"

by Mark Ray

Possible jail term for Cronje.

15 April 2000

Age

"Retailers quit city as heroin moves in"

by Sally Finlay

City traders are moving out of Bourke Street around Bourke and Russell Streets which has become known as the "golden elbow".

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Jail threat to Cronje over cash"

by Robert Craddock

Possible jail term for Cronje.

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Charities win plea for FBT breaks"

by Jim Dickins

Governments will win FBT breaks but churches are unhappy about effects of GST.

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Net punting is bad news for Treasury"

by Vanessa Williams

Newsbet is setting itself for internet gambling. Criticises Victoria for being too slow to enact laws. Response by Marilyn Webster of Interchurch Gambling Task Force.

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Stumped"

by Robert Craddock

Article on Cronje affair.

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Above suspicion"

by Matthew Pinkney

Even spread betting offers little prospect of corruption in football.

15 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Pies puzzle punters"

by Adam Hamilton – On the Punt column

Centrebet suspended betting on the Collingwood/Kangaroos game because of doubts about Nathan Buckley playing.

16 April 2000

Age

"India’s Mr Big may be cricket fixer"

by Mark Ray

Reports to the effect that the cricket betting is controlled by India’s most infamous underworld figure.

16 April 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoons with Cronje themes

By Knight

16 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Comic who crunches numbers"

by Graeme Hammond

Triple J breakfast announcer Adam Spencer is fascinated by numbers.

17 April 2000

Herald Sun

"From fruit to gaming empire"

by Nick Papps

Article on owners of poker machine licences including football clubs, Zagame family, Haddad and Fosters.

17 April 2000

Herald Sun

Crown pokies

Crown advertisement

Advertising in colour, Money Mouse, Dolphin Treasure and Mystic Garden

17 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Irving backers liable"

by Christine Middap

The financial backers of racist historian David Irving could be held liable for the massive costs of his failed libel action.

17 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie kings"

by Nick Papps and Ben Hart

Zagame family operates 493 machines and Fosters 3342.

17 April 2000

Age

"Unbeatable bombers? 25/1 say the bookies"

by Greg Denham

Odds on football teams and Brownlow medallists.

18 April 2000

Age

"Gamble pays off amid debris"

by Carolyn Batt

Float of My Casino stock (internet casino and sportsbook) was a pleasant surprise in a falling market.

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Wayne got his Tatts award for his work in foster care"

Tattersalls advertisement

Shepparton man given Tattersall’s Award for Enterprise and Achievement for contribution to foster care. Award presented by Dennis Napthine, Opposition Leader.

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie killing anger"

by Wayne Howell

The grieving father of a man bludgeoned to death over a gambling debt yesterday spoke out against "pokie sickness".

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Student’s casino loss led to cabbie stabbing"

by Kelly Ryan

Mi Zhou of Mentone Grammar lost all his money in a casino in Sydney and , with a friend, robbed a taxi driver at knife point.

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Cronje needs our support"

letter to the editor from Karina Koch

We should remember the good that Cronje has done and give him the same support and forgiveness we gave Warne and Waugh

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"A tale of two pubs"

by Ben Hart

Contrast between Prince of Wales (pokies) and All Nations hotels in Richmond. Prince of Wales has quiet introspective gamblers and All Nations has social drinkers.

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"How those machines make mugs of us all"

by Nick Papps

Myths of poker machines exploded.

18 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Cash ban on the cards for pokies"

by Nick Papps

State government yesterday said it would consider smart card and pin numbers to set limits on people’s gambling. (Player tracking system).

19 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Hunt finds tiny slice of missing $50 million"

by Nick Papps

Only $143,000 of the missing $50 million invested with Michael Bastion can be found.

19 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Ban cheats from cricket – Warne"

by Helen McCabe

Shane Warne said yesterday he was not being hypocritical in calling for Cronje to explain.

19 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Judge wants to deport students"

by Kelly Ryan

Judge wants two students deported after they robbed a taxi driver at knife-point after one lost his savings at the Sydney casino.

19 April 2000

Herald Sun

"The greed in professional cricket goes right to the top"

by Paul Gray

South African team had to hold three team meetings then sleep on it before finally refusing a $250,000 bookmaker’s offer in exchange for deliberately losing a match in India in 1996.

19 April 2000

Herald Sun

"CUB to harness rich Hunter Cup"

by Adam Hamilton

Carlton and United is tipped to sponsor the $400,000 Hunter Cup – Victoria’s richest harness event.

19 April 2000

Age

"Accountant will try to find dead racing man’s missing millions"

by Christopher Webb

The official version is that Michael Bastion accidentally slipped off a ledge but wild speculation has suggested a Chinese gambling gang might have been involved.

19 April 2000

Age

"Lewis called to substantiate fix claim"

by Simon Mann

Allegations of fixing by British cricket team.

19 April 2000

Age

"Waugh making his mark in India"

Steve Waugh is helping lepers in India.

19 April 2000

Age

"ACB push for life bans"

by Martin Blake

Sanctions by Australian Cricket Board include life bans and fines of up to $50,000 for fixing matches or dealing with illegal bookmakers.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Was Cronje on a bookie call?"
by Paul Whittaker in New Delhi

Photograph of Cronje with earpiece during last world cup.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Online betting freeze threat"

by Clinton Porteous and Michael Harvey

The Federal Government is threatening to put a 12-month freeze on internet gambling. State Gaming minister John Pandazopoulos dismissed the threat as a stunt. Federal Family Services member Jocelyn Newman said a clamp must be placed on new internet gaming before it wrecked thousands of lives.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Colour pictures of poker machine games - Sweet Hearts, Dragon’s Eye and Enchanted Forest.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

Massive poker machine profits prove there is one born every minute.

letter to the editor from Brian T Kerr of Glen Waverley

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Triple crown 'loses energy'"

by Tim Habel

Three-year-old triple crown series has been abandoned due to lack of starters and the financial burden.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown jockey challenge - the form"

Top jockeys riding average horses.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Stipe Heidi breaks new turf"

by Michael Manley

Heidi Keighran is first woman appointed to the VRC steward's panel.

20 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Hurt Kapil's hang call"

by Agencies

Kapil Dev said that cricketers who fixed matches should be hanged.

20 April 2000

Age

"Nine is accused of misleading viewers"

by Melissa Fyfe

Telephone regulator has criticised Who Wants to be a Millionaire for taking $1 calls from the public wanting to view a show when it was too late for them to be selected.

20 April 2000

Age

"Hit by the soft walls, comfy chairs, hot showers"

by Chloe Saltau

Fatal opioid overdoses in Victoria about 100, heroin-related deaths are 359.

20 April 2000

Age

"Pokies contributed to murder"

by Steve Butcher

Poker machine gambler obtained money for friend then gambled it away. Killed friend by bashing him to death with a car steering wheel lock.

20 April 2000

Age

"Canberra to force state gaming ban"

by Jason Koutsoukis

The Federal Government yesterday threatened to use its constitutional powers to stop state governments issuing internet gambling licences during the next 12 months.

20 April 2000

Age

"Bookie's role in Couch plunge"

by Charles Happell

1989 Brownlow betting plunge is now the subject of an AFL probe.

20 April 2000

Age

"Fix details passed to Scotland Yard"

by Simon Mann

Rumour that three English cricket players who were household names had tried to swing results for money.

21 April 2000

Age

"Internet gambling is different to NT law says PM"

by Jason Koutsoukis

Prime Minister Howard rejected comparisons between internet gaming laws and mandatory sentencing.

21 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Kapil demands exile"

by Paul Whittaker

Indian cricket coach Kapil Dev wants his country to bail out of international cricket for six months while there is an enquiry.

22 April 2000

Age

"Indian's match-fixing report surfaces"

Report says betting but no match fixing.

22 April 2000

Herald Sun

"In education's hot seat"

by Michelle Edmunds

Profile on Michael White, the new director of schools.

22 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Sharjah linked to Cronje fix claims"

by Robert Craddock

Last month's Sharjah Cup final which South Africa lost to Pakistan has become the centre f growing attention.

22 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Street corner tipsters"

Tips by Bruce Ruxton and Les Twentyman.

22 April 2000

Herald Sun

"$14 billion on credit"

by Mark Dunn

Chris Connelly, Financial Services Consumer Policy Centre, says people were using credit cards to gamble or to buy luxury goods. ABA says banks are not going to intentionally lend money recklessly.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Bev fights true odds"

by Robyn Riley

Profile article on Bev Buckingham King, female rider who was badly injured in a fall.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Whitegoods swapped for sex"

by Jim Kelly

An escort agency has caused outrage by offering sex in exchange for office and household goods.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Polly asked to throw a final"

by Graham Mason

Polly Farmer says he was asked to throw a VFL finals game.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"AFL official statistics"

Kicks, handballs disposals, marks etc on each game. Could be used for spread betting.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Time for a two-state Crown"

by Rod Nicholson

Triple-Crown could be revived as Melbourne and Sydney event.

23 April 2000

Age

"It's 'pill time' at school as America treats its children"

by Roger Franklin

ADD drugs widely used in US. ADD families get additional welfare payments. National Institute for Mental Health has spent $21 million on research and are getting another $6 million.

23 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Some Morphers do have 'em"

by Jim Pavlidis

Shows Fine Cotton turning into Cronje.

24 April 2000

Age

"Internet gaming ban push"

by Jason Koutsoukis

The Federal Government will explore all practical means to ban internet gambling in Australia. Tattersalls has predicted a tenfold rise in gambling expenditure over the next ten years - up from $11 billion to $110 billion.

24 April 2000

Age

"Judge told to halt fix probe"

by Owen Slot

A Pakistan cricket enquiry was told by the President not to investigate World Cup matches.

24 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Cheats a lasting curse"

by Glenn Mitchell

Article on fixing of greyhound races - ringers, caffeine and epo.

24 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Fine Cotton all over again"

by Glenn Mitchell

NSW greyhound fixing allegations have broadened to include ringers.

24 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Super drug foxes race authorities"

by Glenn Mitchell and Nick Papps

List of problems in greyhound sport. Epo is problem drug as hard to detect.

24 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Advertising colour pictures of Money Mouse, Dolphin Treasure and Mystic Garden.

25 April 2000

Age

"Heroin man gambled $94 million at casinos"

by Hugh Martin

Van Doung who is now serving eight years jail for heroin trafficking had gambled more than $94 million of drug money in six months through the former Sydney Harbour Casino. NSW Casino Control Authority chairwoman Kay Loder said she was sorry the man had been banned. He had been identified as one of Australia's best baccarat players under the casino's player development program. Van Doung gambled at Crown and Jupiters after he was banned from the Sydney Harbour Casino.

25 April 2000

Age

"Redirecting the gambling dollar"

letter to the editor from Jane Harris of Glen Iris

Gambling revenues should be directed to municipal libraries rather than big sporting events.

25 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Tattersall's donation provides packing equipment for therapy"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls donates $54,000 to sheltered workshop in Hawthorn.

25 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Impotence warning"

Action on Health and Smoking Australia will be distributing coasters and stickers warning smokers they risk impotence.

25 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Aggression link found"

by Vanessa Williams

Violent video games lead to aggression in real life, scientists claim.

25 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokie pressure tactics alleged"

by Inga Gilchrist

Country publican claims Tabcorp is pressuring her to maximise returns.

25 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Porn video shock"

by John Masanuskas

Two young girls were shocked when they received unsolicited pornographic video tapes in the mail.

26 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Young jockey critical"

Rochelle Shortis, a young female jockey, is in a critical condition with severe head injuries after a fall.

26 April 2000

Herald Sun

"A win on the pokies"

by Nick Papps

Millions of dollars will be returned to local communities under a government revamp of pokie revenue rules in a shake-up of the community support fund.

26 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Porn video set-up claim"

by John Masanauskas

A sex-industry spokesman said anti-pornography groups could have been involved in sending the pornographic tapes to the young girls.

26 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Colour photographs advertising pokies - Adonis, Inca Sun, Wicked Winnings.

27 April 2000

Age

"My Casino's share price still falling"

by Sue Peacock

Repeated claims that a moratorium on new online gambling licences in Australia would have to effect on My Casino have failed to stop a slide in the share price.

27 April 2000

Age

"Now claims of Sumo fixing"

by AP

Rumours of fixed sumo bouts from Japan.

27 April 2000

Age

"Casino chief forced out"

by Linda Silmalis

NSW Casino Control Authority head Kaye Loder resigned yesterday after saying on national television that she was sorry a convicted heroin supplier had been banned from Sydney's Star Casino. Some details of banned people.

27 April 2000

Age

"Arts to lose its richest patron"

by Robin Usher and David Elias

Richard Pratt is ending his multi-million dollar support of the arts and will shift his attentions to welfare, youth, indigenous cultures and the environment.

27 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Frugal Lloyd's great gamble

by Damon Johnston

Account of the history of Lloyd William's business dealings.

27 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Dirty money and casinos"

Herald Sun editorial

The Bracks government must ensure that the first priority of the VCGA is to see that our gaming houses are kept free of criminals and their dirty money.

27 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Lloyd and Ron’s big split"

by Damon Johnstone

Walker and Williams are rumoured to have fallen out and are unlikely to revive their professional partnership.

27 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Vic racing clean, says chairman"

by Geoff O'Connor

The Victorian greyhound industry has been unfairly been considered corrupt because of what has happened in NSW but it is clean says the Greyhound Racing Victoria chairman.

28 April 2000

Age

"The lunch that shifted Pratt's millions"

by David Elias and Robin Usher

Account of the change of direction of the Pratt foundation according to Sam Lipski it was initially driven by Pratt's daughter Heloise Waislitz.

28 April 2000

Age

"The Pratt buck stops here"

by Raymond Gill

Account of Pratt philanthropy and change of direction.

28 April 2000

Age

"ACB wants life bans for game fixers"

by Martin Blake

ACB Chairman says no alternative for match-fixing but a life sentence.

28 April 2000

Herald Sun

"$200 million Games punt"

by Nick Papps

Australians are expected to wager $200 million on the Olympic Games. Tabcorp plans to double its outlets in Victoria and use the internet to cope with an expected gambling avalanche.

29 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Mayor linked to missing millions"

by Nick Papps and mark Dunn

A former mayor is being investigated over claims he gambled away up to $10 million of other peoples' money.

29 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Jockey laments pub ban"

by AAP

Jockey banned by magistrate from entering licensed premises. Local police and liquor industry had organised an accord under the Liquor Control Act that Banned Stockdale from entering their hotels because of his past behaviour and because he had assaulted police.

29 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Life's voyage forged by war"

by John Masanauskas

Profile of Phong Nguyen.

29 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Could footy be stung?"

by Leon Schlink

One of Australia's leading bookmakers believes corruption I football could proliferate through spread betting. Points shaving is rampant in US sport.

29 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Limit riles bookies"

by Adam Hamilton and Tim Habel

Bookie telephone betting limit will be phased out over four years in increments of $50 beginning 1 July.

29 April 2000

Age

"Pratt's unfitting finale"

by Robin Usher

Account of shift of emphasis of Pratt philanthropy.

29 April 2000

Age

"The sordid lies after death of high-flyer"

by Ian Verrender and Margot Saville

At least $50 million Bastion was managing is missing. Bastion associated with VITAB, the Vanuatu-based betting agency which arranged an Australian link up through TAB ACT. Bastion used the cachet of his brief association with former Prime Minister Hawke to further promote his business interests though Hawke only met him three or four times.

30 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Fearless rider fights for her life"

by Robyn Riley

Former Victorian jockey Rochelle Shortis remains in a critical condition after suffering head injuries in a race fall in Tasmania on Monday.

30 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Minors free to play lotto"

by Sue Hewitt

Gambling experts have expressed amazement that minors can legally buy Tattslotto tickets. They cannot buy Tatts instant lottery tickets or scratchies but they can buy tickets for any of the six nightly draws. 20% of Year 8 students had bought Tattslotto tickets. A spokeswoman for Tattersalls said the company did not ‘actively promote’ Tattslotto sales to minors.

30 April 2000

Herald Sun

"A state of giving"

Herald Sun editorial

Editorial confirming benevolence of Pratt and rejecting any implication that he had withdrawn from arts funding from ungenerous motives.

30 April 2000

Herald Sun

"Hansie linked to Mafia"

by Robert Craddock

Indian police allege evidence linking Cronje to Mafia figures in Dubai.

30 April 2000

Age

"Sit down, relax, life’s a TV"

by Jane Schultze

Many British TV viewers are being offered free set-top boxes to give them access to the internet.

1 May 2000

Boroondara Bulletin

"Concern about proposed gaming laws"

The City of Boroondara is taking an active role in developing regulations to control gambling in Victoria. Members of the City's Gambling Issues Working Group took part in a recent consultation meeting at Burwood Uniting Church.

1 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Colour advertisement showing graphics for pokies - Money Mouse, Dolphin Treasure and Mystic Garden.

1 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Doff your hat to bubbly Gai"

by Jon Anderson

Photographs of Gai Waterhouse's hats.

2 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Employees lift lid on drug abuse"

by Karen Collier

Up to one in five workers or job applicants are failing company drug tests. Catalogue of problems: stealing, assaulting, crashing company vehicles, falling asleep on toilets and repeatedly failing to show up for duty.

2 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Hulls expects new board to start in spring"

by Matthew Stewart

Racing's mysterious racing board is about to become reality.

3 May 2000

Age

"Huge increase in pokies tax revenue"

by Gabrielle Costa

Victorians have wagered $100 million more on the pokies than had been predicted. From next financial year the State Government will levy $333.33 from each of the 30,000 machines to raise $10 million to fund drug and alcohol programs. Revenue from all types of gaming is expected to fall from a total of $1.5 billion in the current year to $1.2 billion due to new arrangements that will apply under the GST.

3 May 2000

Age

"State Budget 2000 - reaction at a glance"

Tim Costello's comment includes - also worrying is the absence of any attempt to wean this government off its dependence on gambling, which still accounts for 15% of its revenue.

3 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokies tax will raise $10 m"

by Jason Silverii

The Government will cut the tax rate on gaming machine licence fees, private lotteries the casino and the racing industry in preparation of the GST.

3 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Promises, promises - did Labor deliver?"

Labor delayed the national footy tipping competition.

3 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Advertising in colour graphics for pokies: Adonis, Inca Sun and Wicked Winnings.

3 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Health watch"

by Tania Taylor

Children brought up in a threatening home are more likely to be impulsive and aggressive.

3 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Houlahan delays Annual decisions"

by Tim Habel

Photograph of Deck Chairs falling at the Brierly Steeple.

4 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown pokies"

Crown advertisement

Advertisement featuring colour photographs of pokies: Penguin Pirate, Gnome around the world and King Galah.

5 May 2000

Herald Sun

Complaint that Tabcorp opened at 11 am - too late for 11.05 at Warrnambool.

letter to the editor from Small Punter of Coolaroo.

5 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Focus turns to the states"

by AAP

Delight at the outcome of the ICC meeting in London. Five year bans for providing information to bookies, life bans for match-fixing, no amnesty, no retrospectivity (Waugh and Warne ok).

5 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crow bets lure"

by Michelangelo Rucci

Crows considered betting on themselves in early 1990s.

5 May 2000

Age

"And what's the difference?"

by Stephen Blackey

Article on why people get into trouble on poker machines. According to the Productivity Commission the notification of machine return is a misleading indicator. Tabcorp told the commission 'our customers are in fact buying time'. Discussion on average hourly cost of playing Cash Crop machine paying 87.28% and one paying 92.2%.

6 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Punter pays for bet fraud"

by Kelly Ryan

Michael Joseph Brennan, a punter and former bookmakers clerk, lost $110,000 in four days trading on the account of a prominent NSW racehorse owner. Judge Williams gave Brennan eighteen months all suspended and commented that the position to which society had elevated gambling had contributed o Brennan's crime and mitigated his level of culpability.

6 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Punters get boot"

by Michelangelo Rucci

AFL players face an end to their careers if they gamble but it may be difficult to prove.

6 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Season baffles best of judges"

by Adam Hamilton

The start of the 2000 football season has baffled even the best judges. Football tipping and football betting are different. Betters will bet on a team they do not think will win if the value is there ie the odds are long enough.

6 May 2000

Age

"Gambler trapped in bet cycle"

by Stathi Paxinos

Sentencing Michael Joseph Brennan for placing bets in the name of a NSW horse breeder Judge Roland Williams said technological advances had improved the accessibility to betting and therefore had increased gambling popularity to an extent it had been entrenched in Australian culture.

6 May 2000

Age

"Kapil says he will sue over 'baseless' claim"

by Agencies

Kapil Dev said he would sue over allegations he had offered a bribe to a team mate to play badly in a one-day match in Sri Lanka in 1994.

7 May 2000

Age

"Crown bid to clear conflict"

by Mark Forbes

The Victorian Casino Control Authority engaged an additional architect because of concerns about a perceived conflict of interest when the VCCA architect wrote to Hudson Conway expressing appreciation for its funding of a position for the former Labor planning minister, Evan Walker.

7 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Has the ICC got the bite?"

by Martin Johnson

ICC's motto used to be "we used to be indecisive but now we are not so sure" but this may change.

7 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Charity faces fraud inquiry"

by Felicity Dargan

A charity that failed to distribute $700,000 is still fundraising. Government is taking action.

7 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Bookies find a real friend"

by Rod Nicholson

Racing Minister Rod Hulls is reducing bookie tax and reducing $200 minimum phone bet by $50 per year.

Autumn 2000

Review

by Mark Birrell

The Liberal Party believes Boroondara and other cities should not be targetted for more gaming machines just because they have historically had a low number.

8 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Kapil: I'm innocent"

by AAP

Kapil Dev in response to allegations that he took bribes said he would rather commit suicide.

8 May 2000

Age

"Kapil says claims have ruined life"

by AFP

Kapil Dev broke down during a TV interview over allegations that he had offered a bribe to a team-member to under-perform. "In one stroke, 25 years of mint that I have played for the country are gone".

8 May 2000

Age

"Horse sense"

by Belinda Gibbon

Discussion of economics of buying a race horse. There are many syndicates.

9 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Tattersall's $500,000 gift means improved nursing care for more"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls has given $500,000 to the Royal District Nursing Service to improve the operation of the service.

9 May 2000

Age

"Sport of kings and sadists"

letter to the editor from John Capel of Black Rock

Jumps racing (steeplechases) is a shockingly cruel affair and is indefensible as a sport in this age.

9 May 2000

Age

"VCs demand results from charity"

by Georgie Raik-Allen

Silicon Valley venture capitalists and entrepreneurs believe there should be a new model for charitable giving based on "investment" with the with return on investments measured in social goals.

10 May 2000

Age

"Gamblers lose record $12.4 billion"

by Andrew Darby

Total Australian gambling losses were up almost 10% on the previous year. Victorian poker machine turnover up 13.5%. Crown casino revenue down 30% due to Asian meltdown.

10 May 2000

Age

"Heroin and cigarettes slowly reversing roles"

letter to the editor from Neil Ryan of Blackburn

Through one door comes the progressive criminalisation of public-smoking and through the other creeps the decriminalization of illicit heroin.

10 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Race to a record gamble"

by Michael Cameron

Big Game lottery in USA with prize of 547 million.

11 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Award winner quits pokie job"

by Karl Malakunas

Former Young Australian of the year Tan Le has cut her links with a Vietnamese community pokies venue in Footscray. Phong Nguyen says 500 will protest outside the club when it opens.

11 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Winning bets not in stars"

Omen punter's quinella failed on Tuesday.

11 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Poolside punting"

Odds on swimmers for Olympic selection trials.

11 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Smoke and dining battle looms"

by Wendy Busfield

Melbourne's top restaurants are fighting smoking bans with the help of multinational tobacco company Phillip Morris.

11 May 2000

Age

"Smoke-free eating a wealth hazard"

by Hugh Martin

Restaurateurs claim they have been singled out as soft targets by the government for smoking bans and that gaming rooms and public bars in hotels have been left out. Smoking bans will cost businesses profits and lead to job loss.

12 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Cigarette maker in six-year plot"

by Wendy Busfield

A cigarette maker schemed for six years to thwart the State Government's restaurant smoking bans, secret documents reveal. Tactics included placing the company as a 'credible participant' in juvenile anti-smoking campaigns.

12 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Pokies not only culprits"

letter to the editor from K Lucas of Springwood, Queensland

Pokies are not the only culprits, many people have lost money by buying shares online.

12 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Tobacco ban on the boil"

by Wendy Busfield

Conflicting figures from the USA being dropped in Australia on whether introducing smoking bans to restaurants will result in less business.

12 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Two share record lottery"

by Michael Cameron

The jackpot in the $623 million Big Game lottery has been won by two players.

12 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Worth it on face value"

by Adrian Dunn

Young Turk jockeys are the punters' meal ticket over the next few months.

12 May 2000

Age

"Report clears players: Paks chief"

by Mike Selvey

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that Judge Malik Abdul Qayyum's long awaited judicial report had found 'no planned match fixing'.

12 May 2000

Age

"Paks hit out, but may be left stranded"

by Greg Baum

Judge's statement might easily be seen as a challenge to the rest of the cricket world not just to charge Pakistanis with malpractice but to prove it or to accept that the issue was now buried.

13 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Vegas deserves top spot"

by Lillian Frank

Stayed at Las Vegas and found it over the top but a resort like nowhere else in the world.

13 May 2000

Age

"Muslim leader damns the drug trade"

by Misha Ketchell

Imam Siraj Wahhaj spoke to the Werribee Islamic College students warning them about drugs. Wahhaj had, in the USA, led a group of Muslims who peaceably drove crack dealers out of Bedford Styvesant in Brooklyn in 1988.

14 May 2000

Herald Sun

"They're racing home"

by Sue Hewitt

Judge Gordon Lewis has adopted a racing greyhound, Hazel. 3000 greyhounds are put down each year. Greyhound Racing Victoria is running an adoption program and is hoping to place 200 greyhounds next year.

14 May 2000

Herald Sun

Tattersalls logo appears on an advertisement by the RSPCA for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk at Albert Park. Event includes children and families.

14 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Gavelon test for Testa Rossa"

by Glenn Davis

Photograph of Mystic Lady falling.

14 May 2000

Herald Sun

"State to push online gambling"

by Felicity Dargan

The State Government will push ahead with internet gaming despite Federal Government plans to impose a 12-month ban on new licences.

14 May 2000

Age

"Spy"

by Lawrence Money

MP Tony Robinson has a link on his website for Mitcham a link to Darwin All Sports Betting.

14 May 2000

Age

"The sport of kings"

by Tony Bourke

Corporate packages in the Chairman's Club in the new members' grandstand at Flemington are $20,000.

15 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Ban youth gambling"

Sharon Barker, policy co-ordinator with the Financial and Consumer Rights Council

Gambling products such as Tatts tickets should not be sold to people under 18 years of age.

15 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Helping beat drink demons"

by Cheryl Critchley

Profile on former alcoholic Brian Cox who gratuitously looks after alcoholics in his council flat.

15 May 2000

Age

"Ol' Blue Eyes and me"

by Geoff Brooke

Profile of Frank Sinatra. Bobby Kennedy persuaded John Kennedy not to stay at Frank's home because Frank had entertained Mafia leaders there. Peter Lawford had to break the news and he was ostracized by the Rat Pack.

15 May 2000

Age

"Hotels' responsible approach to gaming"

by Alan Giles, CEO Australian Hotels Association

The AHA strongly refutes Rev Tim Costello's call to remove poker machines from hotels. People enjoy them, harm minimization measures, revitalisation of hotel industry.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Sugar used in cigarettes"

by Wendy Busfield

A tobacco giant has admitted to sweetening Australian cigarettes with sugar - a move condemned by health campaigners as a lure for children to smoke.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Casino cuts costs"

Jupiter's Casino is reducing the extent and costs of its upgrade of the Gold Coast Casino.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Stop one-dayers, Kapil calls

Kapil Dev says one-day matches should stop pending the outcome of the match-fixing enquiry.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Deadly track halts Cup"

by Tim Habel

Jockeys ruled the Morphettville Track unsafe. The rain soaked track had skid marks more than 60 cm long and holes more than 20cm deep.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Filly dies after classic"

by Tim Habel

Filly Catlagh collapsed and died of a heart attack after the Group 2 Angas Brut classic.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Industry gears up for major changes"

by Adam Hamilton

Harness interests want Tabcorp to divide pokies money evenly between gallops, harness and dogs.

16 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Irish jumper leaps clear of flats greats"

Arkle, a steeplechaser, had dominated jumping events to the extent where the Irish Turf Club changed the rules of handicapping.

16 May 2000

Age

"Richards is accused of trying to hide match-fixing"

by Trevor Marshallsea

Allegations that International Cricket Council had tried to keep match-fixing allegations from the public.

16 May 2000

Age

"VicNet pulls the plug on porn sites"

by James Norman

Internet links to pornographic material were removed from a State Government website.

17 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown presents"

Crown advertisement

Palladium coming attractions - Jerry Lewis, Vonda Shepard, Don't dress for dinner starring John Waterman, Jon English, Sue Hodge and Totti Goldsmith - Larry Adler]Renee Geyer, John Rowles, Mamma Vivrai and Bobby Rydell.

17 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Land of true freedom"

by Trung Doan, president of the Vietnamese Community in Australia

Account of his friends from Vietnam, one has fallen victim to the Australian gambling industry.

17 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Loveable larrikin an inspiration to all"

by Shane Templeton

Obituary of Bill Moran - A devoted Catholic and family man, Bill also loved a drink, a punt and his sport.

17 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Bare fist club - big money bet on brutal fights"

by ark Dunn

Bare knuckle fight nights are being staged at a network of secret locations across Melbourne. Motorcycle gangs are connected and heavy betting takes place.

17 May 2000

Age

"Charities warned as new tax system nears"

by Phillip Hudson

Many charities could lose their income tax-exempt status if they did not sign up for an Australian Business Number by 31 may.

17 May 2000

Age

"City trouble draws welfare agency back"

by Hugh Martin

Growing homelessness, drug addiction and gambling debt in the central business district had forced the Melbourne City Mission to set up again in the central business district.

17 May 2000

Age

"My Casino proving a safe bet for investors"

by Eli Greenblat

My Casino, an Australian owned and ASX listed company operating a virtual casino out of Vanuatu is trading well.

17 May 2000

Age

"Ball now in board's court, says judge"

by Martin Blake

The judge who investigated charges of corruption in Pakistan cricket said it was up to the Pakistan Cricket Board to decide which of his recommendations they would implement.

18 May 2000

Herald Sun

"The money just kept coming"

by Kelly Ryan

Pensioner Angelo Patti though it was his lucky day when an ATM started spitting out $50 notes. He withdrew a total of $1.8 million. He pumped much of his illegal windfall into poker machines at gaming venues where operators and other punters treated him like a king.

18 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Ex-mayor bet big at casino"

by Nick Papps and mark Dunn

Former Geelong mayor, Frank De Stephano, accused of losing up to $10 million in investors' funds was a high-roller at Crown Casino.

18 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Blood sport trend rattles police"

by Cameron Smith

Account of court proceedings arising out of cockfighting at Rockbank last year.

18 May 2000

Age

"Man withdraws $1.8m from gaming venue ATMs"

by Stathi Paxinos

Account of pensioner who withdrew $1.8 million from gaming venue ATMs.

18 May 2000

Age

"Delay report at Pakistan's peril: Imran"

by agencies

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has demanded immediate publication of a judicial report on match fixing allegations.

19 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Giant jackpot now over $2 million"

Tattersalls advertisement

Colour cartoon advertisement of Tatts Keno.

19 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Maths tries for fun image"

by Michelle Edmunds

Maths has to ditch its image as hard and boring if children are to improve their numeracy skills according to federal Minister David Kemp.

19 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Dog soap"

by Geoff O'Connor

Independent Commission of Inquiry into the NSW greyhound industry is continuing. Minister Face criticized in parliament for not taking action on earlier complaints. Whistle blowers on old board not included in new board.

19 May 2000

Herald Sun

"VRC to put plan to Hulls"

by Adam Hamilton

Hulls reiterated his concern that the VRC was moving ahead of the process.

19 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Hail and farewell for Riley"

by Bevan Eakins

"It was the final throw of the dice, the gambler putting the few remaining bucks on the longshot in the last" … Account of Samantha Riley trying for Olympic qualification after an illness.

20 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Gambling grabs footy, TV stars"

by Glenn Mitchell

Football stars, television celebrities and a well-known pop singer are among thousands of desperate Victorians who face ruin because of problem gambling according to G-line.

20 May 2000

Herald Sun

"End of the line"

by Glenn Mitchell

Account of G-line helping gamblers. With more than 30,000 calls taken annually, 9000 to 10,000 calls are from people threatening to kill themselves.… the great majority of our calls are from people whose lives have been ruined and the see the situation as irredeemable. By that I mean they are on the verge of taking their own lives.

20 May 2000

Herald Sun

"The bridge builder"

by Sasha Baskett

Profile of Archbishop Dr Peter Watson new Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne.

20 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Cockfight fines not enough"

letter to the editor by Lindi Blackwell of Echuca

Increase fines for cockfighting and publish the identity of those involved.

20 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Hulls ponders racing plan"

by Adam Hamilton

Hulls thanks racing industry for its submission.

20 May 2000

Age

"Block on internet gambling"

by AAP

The federal government has moved to stop internet gambling licences being issued.

20 May 2000

Age

"Pies gamble on pokies venue"

by Carolyn Webb

Collingwood football club are trying to turn the Tower Hotel in Alphington into a gaming venue. The site is 20 metres from Alphington Grammar School.

21 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Singo loses shirt for a jockey"

by Robyn Riley

Auction of shirt to raise money for seriously injured female jockey Rochelle Shortis.

21 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Sport in Web's sights"

by Murray Johnson

Chris Hume is starting up Sportal in Australia. Sportal is a worldwide organization which aims to be a one-stop-shop for sport on the web. Eddie McGuire and Steve Vizard are behind a similar company, Sportsview.

21 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Wang waits for winnings"

by Kristi Heim

Internet game site jackpot.com awarded its first $1 million prize to an engineer in eastern China. The company is transferring the money to Wang Xun's account with the Bank of China in Los Angeles.

22 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Push for ban on smoking in cars"

by Fran Cusworth

Proposal to stop smoking in cars carrying children.

22 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Net gambling bill"

by AAP

Tasmania has quietly approved five more internet gambling operators just before the Federal Government's moratorium came into effect.

22 May 2000

Herald Sun

"VRC calls for report on aborted meeting"

by Adrian Dunn

VRC calls for report from Pakenham on why meeting was called off - track was very heavy after rain.

22 May 2000

Age

"Australia fixed match in '94, Malik claims"

by Mark Ray

The ACB will examine claims by Salim Malik that the Australian team fixed a match in Pakistan in 1994.

22 May 2000

Age

"Tasmania defies net gaming ban"

by Briefs

Tasmania approved five internet gaming operators prior to federal ban.

22 May 2000

Age

"When the final spin of the wheel ends in a death rattle"

by Norman Charles

Account of roulette player at casino.

22 May 2000

Age

"Cricketers may be pawns: UK chief"
by Daily Telegraph

Lord MacLaurin, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has criticized some of the game's administrators and said players could be pawns in a 'Mafia-type' match-fixing set up.

23 May 2000

Age

"Early sex talk makes wise words"

by AAP

Children made wiser decisions about sex in their teens if taught about sex at an early age according to the director of Family Planning Queensland.

23 May 2000

Age

"Packers in Tasmanian two-up"

by Jane Schultze

Kerry Packer and Victoria's Tabcorp have revealed plans to set up a Tasmanian-based internet site. PBL and Tabcorp said Australians would not be allowed to gamble on the site.

23 May 2000

Age

"Softly, softly as Kennett joins new board game"

by Christopher Webb

Jeffrey Kennett, former Victorian premier has taken up directorships in Tribe Holdings Ltd (presided over by Milton Henry Barlow) and Identikey Ltd (managing director Mark Kefford).

23 May 2000

Age

"Web services will make Broadcasting Act irrelevant"

by Garry Barker

Online internet delivered television, radio, multimedia and video on demand are close and will make irrelevant the Broadcasting Act and the position of the TV networks. Apple is promoting QuickTime and Australia is one of its targets.

23 May 2000

Age

"ACB probe into Malik's match-fix claims"

by Greg Baum

Malik claimed one match was double-fixed with both the Australians and the Pakistanis trying to lose. He was disgusted with Shane Warne and mark Waugh for revealing to the world his offer to bribe them - you can't trust white players.

23 May 2000

Age

"English chief refuses to believe in fix"

by Mihir Bose

Chairman of English selectors refuses to believe match was fixed in Sharjah in 1997.

23 May 2000

Age

"Fee puts brake on secret sites search"

by Jenny Sinclair

Electronic Frontiers Australia is asking to see the Australian Broadcasting Authority's list of banned sites.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Pies told to leave"

by Paul Anderson

Two Collingwood players were asked to leave Crown casino after 'mucking around'.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Tatts donates $100,000 for teaching of children with disabilities"

Tattersalls advertisement

Tattersalls has donated $100,000 towards the building of the Tattersalls wing at the new Bundoora centre of the Education Program for Infants and Children (EPIC). Associated with RMIT University. Educational role for children (especially those with disabilities) and families.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon

by Knight

Shows suburban house with large internet gaming hoarding above it.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Lift fines for cockfights"

letter to the editor from Mrs Bunty Jackson, President of the Humane Society of Victoria

Persons involved with cock fights should have been fined between $50,000 and $75,000 and the money should have gone to the RSPCA.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Anyhow its not allowed"

by Matthew Pinkney

Argument that we are in the nanny state, we are being over-regulated. We should solve our problems through education.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Queue for net betting"

by Damon Johnston and Andrew Probyn

VCGA said there had been about 20 informal enquiries about interactive gaming licences.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Gamblers die in plane crash"

by KRT

Seventeen gamblers (and two crew) returning from a junket to Atlantic City died when their plane crashed.

23 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Merger plans mooted"

by Shane Templeton

Moonee Valley and VATC start talking on joining forces.

24 May 2000

Herald Sun

"12-year-olds fall prey to drug curse"

by Michelle Edmunds

High school survey shows that heroin use is rising among 12 year-olds with 4% of boys and 1% of girls trying the drug. 16% of year 10 students were regular marijuana users.

24 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Hold it, Steve"

by Ray Cleary, Chairman, Interchurch Gambling Task Force

Why is Premier Bracks planning to help spread internet gambling?

24 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Come into our net"

editorial

Canberra must enforce its moratorium on internet gambling until rules are in place to protect families.

24 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Bets are off for Packers"

by John Rolfe

Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and ecorp are building a global gaming web site after winning a five-year licence from the Tasmanian Gaming Commission. The site may be called Crown and will focus exclusively on the ex-Australian market.

24 May 2000

Age

"Laws put brakes on gaming player"

by Darren Boey

Aristocrat leisure expects only a modest improvement in full-year profit because of government regulations capping poker machines - NSW has 12 month moratorium and Victoria and Queensland have caps. The Australian Productivity Commission says Australia has around 180,000 slot machines ie 21% of the world total.

24 May 2000

Age

"Cronje's fall just the opening battle"

by Ashley Mallett

Ponders on why Cronje fixed games. Quotes Lord Harris in the 19^th century: "You do well to love cricket for it is more free from anything sordid, anything dishonourable than any game in the world. …'.

24 May 2000

Age

"ICC to hear Malik match-fixing tapes"

by agencies

24 May 2000

Age

"New racing board to have independent voices"

by Patrick Bartley

Ten person board with four independent members forecast. Hulls yesterday appointed barrister Katherine Bourke as the chairwoman of the Bookmakers and Bookmakers' Clerks Registration Board.

25 May 2000

Age

"Mother scoops Oz Lotto $6.1 million"

Mother and office worker from Epping wins lottery.

25 May 2000

Age

"Welcome to the age of killer technologies"

by Bill Joy

Too little thought is given to the consequences of the technological power that we are beginning to unleash.

25 May 2000

Age

"Nintendo delays Game Boy launch"

by Reuters

Nintendo is suffering components supply problems with Game Boy Advance. New machine will include email capability.

25 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Hulls hits new plan"

by Matthew Stewart

Hulls says he has grave concerns about the new racing industry proposal for the board.

25 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Dog steward 'a scoundrel'"

by AAP

Short article on Rodney Potter, former chief greyhound steward in NSW.

25 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown smoke plea"

by Fran Cusworth

Crown workers want smoking banned in the casino and 550 have petitioned the government.

25 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Kids shows too violent"

by Greta McMahon

A new study has shown that children are being exposed to more violence in G rated animated films than ever before.

26 May 2000

Age

"Website may face contempt charge"

by Darrin Farrant

DPP has complained about details of persons facing trial being posted on Crime Net internet database.

26 May 2000

Age

"Five years on, Malik gets life"

by Martin Blake

Pakistan cricket captain Salim Malik has been banned for life. A fast bowler has also been banned and six other players fined.

26 May 2000

Age

"Bastion's horses show form, but finish $8m short"

by Christopher Webb

Bastion's assets possibly include two Hong Kong betting syndicates and an interest in the Vanuatu TAB.

26 May 2000

Age

"More fix bans likely"

by Martin Blake

Account of Pakistani cricketers and corruption.

26 May 2000

Age

"Kapil offered bribe: ex-player"

by New Deli

Cricketer Prabhakar claims Kapil Dev offered him a bribe to throw a match in 1994.

26 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Telstra share relief"

by Louise Brannelly

Telstra rejected a proposal to buy Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd in March.

26 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Corruption cops"

by Ron Reed

Comprehensive account of Pakistani enquiry findings.

26 May 2000

Herald Sun

"He's gone"

by Michael Horan

Malik gets life ban.

26 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Young and very rich"

by Regina Titelius

List of Australia's richest men with Kerry Packer and Len Ainsworth.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Marc bites off big bet"

by Cameron Smith

Marc Grant is to try and eat 10 Big Macs in 20 minutes and bets are being laid.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Salim Malik's life after cricket"

Cartoon by Macca showing Salim Malik as repair man with name Salim's Mr Fix-It.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Waugh: Malik and I chalk and cheese"

by AAP

Mark Waugh and Shane Warne are adamant they have never taken money for fixing a game though they were fined last year for taking money from 'John the bookie' for pitch information.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Dog day afternoon"

by Ross Brundred

Greyhounds is the sport of the common man. But in the last five years its share of gambling revenue has gone from $201.6 million to $312 million. Profiles of trainers with family emphasis and colour photographs.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"$60,000 on Lions"

by Adam Hamilton

The first bet Vanuatu betting shop took for the week was $60,000 on Brisbane to beat the Tigers at $1.50. Footy Facts gives odds on teams.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Low pay the culprit"

by Mark Stephens

Pay the players more and it becomes more difficult for the bookies to bribe them.

27 May 2000

Herald Sun

"India at the heart of all corruption"

by Bruce Wilson

Indian cricket board is trying to blame everyone else.

27 May 2000

Age

"How a smoke ban was stubbed out"

by Victoria Button

Lengths the multinational tobacco giant was prepared to take to counter smoking bans by a council serving a population of 100,000 people in one far-flung corner of the empire. Representation to council, delay, pro-tobacco lobby groups stimulated, closer contact with council officers, officers invited to corporate box, Moorabbin merged, report uncompleted, no smoking ban.

27 May 2000

Age

"Murder a lifelong gamble for lovers"

by Duncan Campbell

Lonnie (Ted) Binion, son of Bennie Binion, has been murdered in Las Vegas by a former girlfriend and her lover. Ted Binion had been barred from operating the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas because he had developed drug and alcohol problems. He was murdered for the money ($14 million in silver coins) in his vault.

27 May 2000

Age

"Cricket has been caught behind"

editorial

Administrators must stamp out match fixing if they are to regain the public's trust.

12 May 2000

Age

"Is Hulls wearing too many caps"

by Tony Bourke

Hulls is trying to do too much and is making decisions too quickly.

28 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Lucky's wrong turn"

by Spiro Zavos

Accusation that former Australian captain, Herbert 'Lucky' Collins, a gambler and later bookmaker, influenced a test match in 1926.

28 May 2000

Age

"Corruption scandal is game's gravest crisis"

by David O'Reilly

Historian David Frith says corruption scandal is graver than the bodyline crisis.

28 May 2000

Age

"Horse crash: 1 dead"

by Debbie Cuthbertson

Van hits two runaway racehorses at Mt Eliza.

28 May 2000

Age

"Clubs talk of closer links"

by Tony Bourke

Talk of merger between VATC and MVRC.

28 May 2000

Age

"Lost Vegas"

by John Dennis

Account of visit to Las Vegas with pictures.

28 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Aid refused to girl in agony"

by Julia Coffey

Contractor's staff at a YMCA Eltham sports centre refused to give first-aid to a badly injured female basket ball player because the courts were not their responsibility.

28 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Warne vindicated"

Shane Warne is happy he has been vindicated in his accusations against Salim Malik.

28 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Punt could score big bucks for tipsters"

by Scott Podmore

Footy Win 2000 internet site gives punters a new betting system for betting on AFL matches.

29 May 2000

Age

"Fix tape turns heat on Indians"

by Mark Ray

Indian cricket is in disarray to day after transcripts of secret videotapes mage by match-fixing whistle-blower Manoj Prabhakar were released yesterday, implicating a number of Indian players and officials.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Malik tape in the post"

by Mark Dunn

Secret video tape claiming some Australian players were open to bribery may arrive at ACB headquarters today.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Bookies on police hit list"

Indian police are targetting a string of bookmakers.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Prabhakar tape names players"

by Agencies

Indian cricket is in disarray to day after transcripts of secret videotapes mage by match-fixing whistle-blower Manoj Prabhakar were released yesterday, implicating a number of Indian players and officials.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Betting on a winner"

by Karen Collier

Gambling escapes largely unscathed from the GST but small non-charities will be up for GST on small raffles and bingo proceeds.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Backing the TAB"

by Clive Henley

Bullish prediction on NSW TAB.

29 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Day at races with a twist"

by Adrian Dunn and pictures by Andrew Tauber

Account of the Yarra Valley Great Victorian Steeplechase carnival at Yarra Glen with fun races involving ferrets and hounds.

30 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Babba with Abba's hits at 25 Tatts Pokies Venues"

Tattersalls advertisement

Itinerary for touring Babba group at pokies venues.

30 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Bookie sues over assault"

by Kelly Ryan

Bookmaker punched by gambler at Crown gaming table sues Crown for lack of care.

30 May 2000

Herald Sun

"ACB inserts fix clauses"

by Michael Horan

Australian cricketers support new contractual clauses requiring them to declare any knowledge of match-fixing or bribery.

30 May 2000

Age

"Gambling and crime inquiry abandoned"

by Hugh Martin

Research into a link between gambling and crime has been abandoned by the VCGA because of a lack of available data - no systematic recording of the reasons people commit crimes by police, the courts or correctional services.

30 May 2000

Age

"Gambler sues over roulette table fight"

by Stathi Paxinos

Bookmaker punched by gambler at Crown gaming table sues Crown for lack of care.

30 May 2000

Age

"Gamble on"

by A moratorium on internet gambling may not be affected by the recent granting of licences according to the Acting Communications Minister.

31 May 2000

Age

"Fight for a $1.8m Tatts windfall"

by Peter Gregory

Dispute over ownership of half Tatts winnings.

31 May 2000

Age

"Bid to extend tobacco advertising ban"

by Darren Gray

Tobacco sponsorship is to be forbidden at major sports events if federal law passed. Removes international event exemption from existing state laws.

31 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Mates feud over $1.8m"

by Wayne Howell

Dispute over Tatts winnings.

31 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Luck of the draw"

Famous names abound at Crown casino - Justin Madden, Linda Lovelace and Melanie Goodluck.

31 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Gaming kit for teens"

by Felicity Dargan

Melbourne Citymission is developing an education kit for students about gambling. Concerned about children graduating from Timezone to poker machines and about internet gambling. Mr Ray Cleary has spoken to Mary Delahunty and hopes the education kit would be introduced into the curriculum.

31 May 2000

Herald Sun

"Inside the heroin room"

by Glenn Mitchell

Front page article with colour photograph of Wesley Central Mission's Tim Langley and the Mission's $500,000 heroin injecting room.

1 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Riddle of the missing lawyer"

by Paul Anderson

A Melbourne lawyer, Keith William Allan who is prominent in the harness racing industry is missing. It is believed a large sum of money is missing from his trust account and he has been receiving threats.

1 June 2000

Age

"Are crime and gambling linked: incredibly the Casino and Gaming Authority cannot tell us."

editorial

Six years after the opening of the state's first casino, the body entrusted with overseeing gambling has no substantive evidence of any link between gambling and crime. The question warrants a more vigorous and credible effort by the authority.

2/5/2000

Herald Sun

"Lost lawyer's secret life of gambling"

by Paul Anderson

A missing lawyer feared murdered was heavily in debt after gambling away tens of thousands of dollars.

2/5/2000

Herald Sun

"Jockeys hurt in crash"

Two English jockeys who had ridden in Australia were injured in a plane crash in England.

2/5/2000

Age

"Report slams Libs over secret pre-election boost"

by Tony Wright

The Australian Electoral Commission has attacked the use of trusts such as the Greenfields Foundation to hide the source of moneys paid to political parties.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Miracle escape"

by Christine Middap

Long article on English aeroplane crash involving jockeys Dettori and Chchrane.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Jaw broken in casino brawl"

by Michael Gleeson

A StKilda man suffered a broken jaw in a fight at Crown casino on Monday morning.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

"One job after win"

A Keysborough woman in her 20s quit two of her three jobs after winning $5 million on Powerball.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Drinkers shun pokies"

by Inga Gilchrist

AHA survey - Melburnians think that pokies have been bad for pubs but that pubs are better than 10 years ago. Melburnians were also concerned about cigarette smoke. AHA was happy with cap on poker machine numbers.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon

by Knight

Cartoon of Cronje with devil offering him money and snick-o-metre machine playing backwards saying 'Take the money Hansie, take the money'.

3 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Satan made me do it"

by Mark Stevens

Hansie Cronje has said that Satan made him take money from a bookie.

3 June 2000

Age

"State challenge on net gaming"

by Megan Shaw

The Victorian government ysterday challenged the Commonwealth to put up or shut up on internet gambling. Pandazopoulos said it was impossible to ban internet gambling and it was best to try and ensure consumer protection.

3 June 2000

Age

"Jockeys in miracle escape after air crash"

by London

Account of English aeroplane crash involving jockeys who had ridden in Australia.

3 June 2000

Age

"Disgraced Cronje lays blame at Satan's door"

by agencies

Cronje confession.

4 June 2000

Herald Sun

"The dangerous skies"

by Rod Nicholson

Account of plane crashes involving sportsmen including two English jockeys who rode in Australia.

4 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Last chance to win house"

Henly Properties advertisement

Collect seven Smile for Life tokens and send them in to win a house and land.

4 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Cronje does not blame the devil for his woes: pastor

by Johannesburg

Church leader says Cronje accepts he is to blame.

4 June 2000

Age

"Its time to tip a bucket on it"

by Peter Hanlon

Article on the vagaries of footy tipping competitions - normally won by the 63 year-old Polish cleaner who is totally ignorant about football.

5 June 2000

Age

"Air crash jockey may reign in his career"

London

Jockey Cochrane injured in British plane crash may give up racing.

5 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Pistol packing Packer"

by Nick Richardson

Kerry Packer kept a gun in the top drawer of his desk and once pointed it at the head of an executive during a row over ratings according to a book on the Nine Network.

5 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Millionair is a job for life"

by Karen Collier

The average Australian earns $1.6 million over a 40 year career. A medical specialist can expect to earn $3.7 million.

5 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Gaming group gets lucky"

by Louise Brannelly

The timing looks good for online gaming group Gocorp.

5 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Big bucks in Labor's name game"

by Damon Johnston

Corporate naming rights for Labor's state ministera dn federal frontbenchers are up for grabs. KPMG is sponsoring Attorney General Hulls and Tabcorp is sponsoring Gaming Minister Pandazopoulos.

5 June 2000

Herald Sun

"New maths method makes grade"

by Michelle Edmunds

Australian Catholic University has developed a new method of teaching primary school arithmetic.

6 June 2000

Age

"Heroin operation 'run from Crown'" - Crown used as drug trader's HQ, court told"

by Steve Butcher

Magistrate's court proceedings - heroin dealer could very publicly gamble and give the appearance to the world he was a wealthy high-roller whereas he was actually organising heroin deals. Gambling was cover for his Hong Kong to Melbourne trips.

6 June 2000

Age

"Chip rush for Playstation 2"

by Yuka Obayashi

The Sony group will back up Playstation as a future network information device.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Crown presents"

Crown advertisement

Coming Palladium attractions: Jerry Lewis, Vonda Shepard, Don't Dress for Dinner, Wog Story with Nick Giannopoulos, Karen Knowles and Bobby Rydell.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Casino boss leak claim"

by AAP

Allegation that Crown staff leaked security video footage of Casino brawl to Channel Nine.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Matt's selection is a win for the environment"

Tattersalls advertisement

Matt Welsh the swimmer is part of the Tattersalls Champions Dream program. Matt has won Olympic selection and Tattersalls will make a $10,000 donation to Matt's chosen beneficiary Greenfleet which plants trees to reduce car emissions.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Lotto rift cash in bank"

Half Tattslotto winnings will be placed in bank until Supreme Court decides dispute over ownership.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

Cartoon

by Knight

Showing Satan's Sports Stars Management.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Fix enquiry ready to roll"

by Michael Horan

Tomorrow is the opening day of the South African inquiry into cricket corruption.

6 June 2000

Herald Sun

"Jones fears for life"

from AAP

Dean Jones said he feared for his life if he disclosed the name of the player who introduced him to a bookmaker.

7 June 2000

Age

"No show lotto winner leaves $1m

An unclaimed $1 million Western Australian lottery prize reverted to the community yesterday.

7 June 2000

Age

by adrian Rollins

The VCAT ha upheld a decision by the Liquor Licensing Commission to reject Mr Mathieson's plan to open a hotel in Heidelberg West with 80 poker machines. But Liberals Mark Birrell and David Davis are concerned such outcomes could force more poker machines into Burwood with its low concentration of gaming machines.

7 June 2000

Age

"Woolmer claims Cronje tried to sack him"

by Greg Baum

Woolmer, the South African coach said Cronje had so much influence he tried to have Woolmer sacked.

7 June 2000

Age

"Teacher must learn the maths"

by Jan Thomas

A new book issues the challenge to educators to rethink the way mathematics is taught.

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