"Through education, to prevent the harmful consequences of problem gambling in the community."
Some Newspaper Reports of Gambling-Related Matters Published in Victoria, Australia from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 1999
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4 January 99
Herald Sun
"Raffle's Crown glory"
by Tom Salom
The 113 year-old Raffles pub in Buninyong is being raffled with proceeds going to Australia's Olympic athletes.
4 January 99
Herald Sun
"Spiders and dreams bring lotta luck"
by Doug Button
Stories of Tattslotto winners told by Gerry Devine, Tattslotto public relations officer.
4 January 99
Age
"Bets on for new chief of TAB"
by Anne Hyland
TAB is searching for a new chief for the NSW TAB with the pending retirement of Mr Alan Windross.
4 January 99
Age
"Pakistanis face arrest warrants"
Arrest warrants have been issued for former Pakistani captain and batsman for failing to appear before a Lahore court on match fixing charges.
5 January 99
Herald Sun
"Great sailing nation being decided"
Tattersalls advertisement
Winners in the World Sailing Championships will be awarded a Tattersall's Winning Nations Trophy.
5 January 99
Herald Sun
"Core of state's corruption"
obituary
Hector Hapeta was a Queensland racketeer who was involved with gambling boss Vic Conte.
6 January 99
Herald Sun
"Wrong man claim as woman robbed"
by Sarah Dolan
An elderly gambler yesterday denied arming himself with a large stick and robbing a 77-year-old woman then losing the money on the pokies.
6 January 99
Herald Sun
"A yen for good luck"
by Reuters
With Japan in recession, stores are selling "lucky bags" with consumer goods. They are proving popular.
6 January 99
Age
"Pensioner robs woman to gamble"
Police allege a 67-year-old grandfather robbed a 76 year old woman and lost the money at the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
6 January 99
Age
"High-rollers whip up wild casino rides"
by Rod Myer
Casino shares have rallied but only Jupiters has delivered shareholders a gain over the last twelve months.
7 January 99
Age
"Shares in Crown hit 65 cents"
by Leonie Wood
Shares in Crown casino are rallying though they are still trading at a discount to the 11:1 PBL proposed offer.
7 January 99
Age
"Is sport killing itself?"
by Simon Barnes and Martin Flanagan
Philosophical articles tracing development of sport from play to moral guidance to entertainment.
7 January 99
Herald Sun
"Punters lose out"
letter to the editor by Disenchanted Punter of Frankston
Racing Victoria should have put in $1 million to keep up racing on Channel 31; not everyone can afford Sky Racing on pay-TV.
7 January 99
Herald Sun
"Tables turning at Crown"
by Miranda McLachlan
More than 3% of Crown casino's shares changed hands yesterday with rumours it was a cheap way into PBL.
7 January 99
Herald Sun
"Lucky town on a wining streak"
by DPA
A Spanish village with the name of Sort (which means "luck") won a huge lottery jackpot for the fourth time in five years.
7 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown presents"
Crown advertisement
Crown series of entertainments including Gina Lollobrigida, Kevin Wilson, Sally Yeh and George lam, Sunbury Festival, John Williamson, Gina Jeffries and The Four Kinsman.
8 January 99
Herald Sun
"New claims on bookie scandal"
by Michelle Coffey
Mark Waugh and Shane Warne will be quizzed today over sensational new claims the match they admitted taking money for was fixed.
8 January 99
Herald Sun
"Cricketer's crossroads"
by Ron Reed
Argues that Waugh and Warne have sullied the game's reputation.
8 January 99
Herald Sun
"A long life in focus"
by Sarah Hudson
Interview with Gina Lollobrigida.
8 January 99
Age
"How Warne dropped, gained and lost $5,000 in 1994"
by Greg Baum
Account of approach to Shane Warne at casino in Colombo. Interesting observations on one-day cricket. "The contrived nature of one-day cricket lends itself to upset results and the game is too cheap for anyone to care much about victory or defeat anyway. Retrospectively, it is a match that ought to excite suspicion."
8 January 99
Age
"State urged to stem rise in youth suicide"
by Sandra McKay
Father Peter Norden of Jesuit Social Services has criticized the government for not doing enough to tackle youth suicide.
9 January 99
Herald Sun
"Innocent"
Account of Pakistani judicial commission proceedings in Melbourne.
10 January 99
Herald Sun
"Cricket chief in bet denial"
by Rod Nicholson
Alan Crompton, former Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board, told the Pakistani enquiry that he denied in the strongest terms that he had been involved in a cover up. It was put that the ACB had used double standards in regard to the allegations against Malik and the treatment of its players. Crompton said the Australian players had not been accused of bribery.
10 January 99
Herald Sun
Charity faces funds threat"
by Sue Hewitt
The Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority is investigating Ambitions and Aspirations over $1 million in donations it allegedly did not pass on to the Ardoch Youth Foundation.
11 January 99
Age
"Chiefs meet in cricket's last chance to break even"
by Mark Ray
The International Cricket Council will at its meeting in Christchurch this weekend address the issue of match-fixing and the illegal betting industry. Discussion on seriousness of issues to cricket.
11 January 99
Herald Sun
"Shot man crime link"
by Tanya Giles and Paul Anderson
Mr Vincenzo Mannella, a convicted criminal, was shot dead outside his North Fitzroy home at the weekend. Chopper Read said Mannella was a frequent gambler with a taste for nightclubs.
11 January 99
Herald Sun
"More alcoholic youths seek aid"
by Helen Carter
More young alcoholics than ever are turning to Alcoholics Anonymous to beat their addiction.
11 January 99
Age
"Charities on brink as pokies trap poor"
by Sally Finlay
Victorian welfare agencies yesterday reported demand for their services has soared up to 20% because of the growing impact of poker machines.
11 January 99
Age
"The gospel according to Saul"
by Mark Riley
"The common thread of [the Canadian intellectual John Ralston Saul] is his contention that democracy has been hijacked by a corporatist elite, who have structured a system to satisfy the wishes of a selection of selfish-minded interest groups. In doing so, this elite of technocrats, bureaucrats, professional managers and propagandists has shut out the greatest assets of a democratic society - the voice and opinions of the people."
12 January 99
Age
"The Italian siren sounds"
by Gabriella Coslovich
Profile on visiting Gina Lollobrigida.
12 January 99
Age
"ICC gets muscle to tackle evils"
by Mark Ray
The ICC in Christchurch has set up a new code of conduct and a conduct commission to be run by three independent people.
12 January 99
Age
"Cricket chiefs act on match-fixing"
by Mark Ray
The nine Test-playing countries agreed to surrender significant powers to the International Cricket Council to deal with the crisis over bribery and match- fixing.
12 January 99
Herald Sun
"Ice storm - World-first technology puts alcohol in an icy pole"
by Miranda McLachlan and Greg Thom
Ice blocks in plastic tubes are to go on sale sparking fears they could become a fad with children. Consumer association advocate Gail Kennedy said it was placing an adult product in children's clothing.
12 January 99
Herald Sun
"Gambling debt clue to killing"
by Tanya Giles
Police are investigating whether heavy gambling debts were behind the execution-style killing of criminal Vincenzon Mannella.
12 January 99
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls funds upgrade for Warrnambool lifesavers"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has donated another $5,000 to the Warrnambool life saving club.
12 January 99
Herald Sun
"A taste for gambling"
by Kenny Weir
Restaurant review of Margo's on the casino riverbank.
13 January 99
Age
"Star City goes all out in Asian high-roller game"
by Lyndall Pickering
Star City has been wooing the high-roller market since December following the tax cuts. Indications were promising but Star is waiting for the Chinese New Year (February) figures. Star is aiming at 20% of the Australian high-roller market.
13 January 99
Herald Sun
"Ice pops get the big chill"
by Greg Thom and Miranda McLachlan
Laws will be changed in a bid to stop new alcoholic ice pops easily being obtained by children. Dr Michael Carr-Gregg said it was about targetting young people.
13 January 99
Herald Sun
Cartoon of a Met ticket machine alongside a poker machine with caption "Which machine has been offering the biggest payouts lately?"
13 January 99
Age
"Gambling may be the key to murder"
Mannella's gambling habit may hold the key to his murder.
14 January 99
Herald Sun
"How our kids fare - stress strikes young"
by Andrew Cummins
Melbourne psychologist and teacher Jenny Rickard says the increasing number of young people who were seeking therapy and relaxation courses was a sign of the times. Children are being allowed to take on too many activities.
14 January 99
Herald Sun
"What's on around Crown"
Crown advertisement
Outline of Italiafest expo from 10 - 22 January.
14 January 99
Herald Sun
Cartoon
by Knight
Showing Crown riverboat on bottom of Yarra with Kerry Packer in salvage submarine saying he had better hurry, there was a rumour it may be quite seaworthy after all.
14 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown hits the jackpot with $21 million profit"
by Miranda McLachlin
Crown surprised the market with a better than expected $21.37 million profit in the December half-year. Crown attributed it to cost cutting, buoyant pre- Christmas trade and better win rate from high rollers up from 1% to 1.47%.
14 January 99
Age
"Casino on a streak to profit"
by Leonie Wood
Crown half year report shows how potentially profitable casino could be.
14 January 99
Age
"Tables turning at Crown"
by Leonie Wood
Crown is still advocating the merger with PBL despite its good half-year result.
15 January 99
Herald Sun
"Pulling plug on pokies"
by John Dalziel
Article by spokesman for the Salvation Army calling for tougher action on poker machines to protect vulnerable Victorians.
15 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown tax rate cut"
by Sasha Baskett
The Premier Kennett has advised Crown casino is poised to get a high roller tax cut to match Sydney's Star Casino.
15 January 99
Herald Sun
"Air to fortune takes a gamble"
by Geoff Stead in New York
Account of Michael Jordan's problem gambling habits.
15 January 99
Age
"Kennett points to tax cut for casino"
by Clare Kermond
Premier says Crown's request for a high roller tax break would probably be approved. VCGA is yet to make a recommendation.
15 January 99
Age
"Packer's casino gamble turns up trumps"
by Leonie Wood
The PBL Crown merger proposal demonstrates impeccable timing by the Packers.
16 January 99
Herald Sun
"Backyard cockfighting flourishing"
by Mark Butler
According to the RSPCA, cockfights are taking place in Melbourne almost weekly with at least 20 fights at each meeting. The season runs from October to February. The birds wear metal spurs and bouts are almost always fatal to both birds.
16 January 99
Age
"Kennett threat to scrap FOI after row"
by Clare Kermond and Meghan Shaw
Following the release of the names of 51 nurses to convicted murderer Ashley Mervyn Coulston Premier Kennett said the State Government would not hesitate to scrap the FOI if this was the best way to provide absolute security for public servants. Legal groups and civil libertarians said the Coulson decision should not be used by the Government as an excuse to gut FOI.
16 January 99
Age
"Call for action to halt rise in suicides"
by Adrian Rollins
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released a report yesterday showing that in 1997, more Australians took their own lives than ever before.
17 January 99
Herald Sun
"Caffeine habit hard to kick"
Millions of coffee drinkers unknowingly hooked on caffeine would suffer similar withdrawal symptoms as drug addicts if they tried to kick the habit according to a study in Dorset, England.
18 January 99
Herald Sun
"New bay regatta makes us sail city"
by Kristin Owen
Melbourne has created a major event to be staged here with an internationally recognised sailing regatta with more than $150,000 in prize money.
18 January 99
Herald Sun
"Smokers depression link
by Tanya Taylor
People who are depressed or anxious are more likely to smoke, a study has found.
18 January 99
Herald Sun
"Will alcoholic ice pops encourage kids to drink?
Arguments for and against.
19 January 99
Herald Sun
"Parents go without to pay school bills"
by Wendy Busfield
A family with two toddlers can expect to pay almost $340,000 for a private education.
19 January 99
Herald Sun
"Tattersall's Australia Day fun run walk changed
Tattersalls advertisement
Advertisement for Tattersalls Australia Day fun walk. Entry fee is $20 for adults and $15 for children under 16. There will be a range of random spot prizes.
20 January 99
Age
"Capital city, where the top hands bid for fame and glory"
photograph by Mike Bowers
Elderly women players at the table at the Summer Festival of Bridge at Canberra.
20 January 99
Herald Sun
"Fire to hot for bookies"
by Adam Hamilton
A limited field and hot favourite will probably mean some bookies will apply to operate "fav-out" books for the Victoria Derby. Discussion of regulations governing bookies obligation to make a full book.
21 January 99
Herald Sun
"Don't feel sorry for boy wonder"
by Robert Craddock
Article saying don't feel sorry for Ponting; he has to learn to control his drinking.
22 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown's pokies blow"
by Miranda McLachlan
VCGA has denied Crown casino further poker machines.
22 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown loses pokies punt"
by Damon Johnston
22 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown loses pokies punt"
by Damon Johnston
The Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority (VCGA) has refused Crown casino's request for a further 1000 poker machines. Bill Lahey, the authority's director of gaming and betting refused to comment.
22 January 99
Age
"Gaming machine setback"
by Clare Kermond
The final decision on Crown's request for 1000 additional gaming machines now rests with the State Government but the Premier's stated position is that there was no need for more machines.
23 January 99
Herald Sun
"Grandad wins $15m"
by Jim Tennison
Victoria's largest lottery winner is a grandfather who isn't sure whether he should go back to work next Wednesday.
23 January 99
Herald Sun
"Hudcon future questionable"
by Miranda McLachlan
Hudson Conway has delivered an $18.05 million first-half loss amid growing speculation on its future. HudCon is struggling to find a reason to exist.
23 January 99
Herald Sun
"Night racing on track"
by Matthew Stewart
Paul Brettell, the chief executive of Moonee Valley Racing Club, envisages many of the races held at night. Account of other Australian night racing initiatives. Michael Eskander, bookmaker, says bookies turnover is down, the young generation comes to have a bit of fun, not to bet.
23 January 99
Age
"Found! Our $15m lottery grandpa"
by Kerry Taylor
Account of winner's excitement.
24 January 99
Herald Sun
"The six degrees"
by Polly Shulman
They say that any two people on the planet are connected by a chain of, at most, six acquaintances. Discussion of networks.
24 January 99
Age
"Poor play more, lose more, says pokies report"
by Royce Millar
Research by the Maribyrnong Council has related the density of machines to an index used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to rank municipalities across Australia according to socio-economic advantage. A Tabcorp spokesperson said the machines were put where there was demand.
24 January 99
Age
"Mob linked to Wall Street share fraud"
by Benjamin Weiser
Two reputed mob figures pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges they had participated in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of a stock.
25 January 99
Age
"Last resort for island casino: sell"
by Neale Prior
Christmas Island Resorts liquidator is to sell the Christmas Island casino by tender.
25 January 99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp a winner"
by Ian McIlwraith
Tabcorp Holdings shares are galloping ahead again following positive brokers' reviews and the VCGA declining Crown's application for more poker machines.
26 January 99
Age
"Analysts reject talk on Star City payment"
by Andrew Hobbs
The Sydney casino operator Star City Holdings is unlikely to make a capital return in lieu of preference share dividend payments.
26 January 99
Herald Sun
"Thank you George 10,000 times says dialysis patient"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls Community Dialysis Centre at StVincents Hospital which opened in December 1997 has performed its 10,000th dialysis treatment.
27 January 99
Herald Sun
"More dangers facing young"
by Loretta Hall
According to Open Family chief executive officer Nathan Stirling, all young people were now more at risk from the pervasive drug culture.
27 January 99
Herald Sun
"$700,000 track facelift to close Valley"
by Adam Hamilton
Harness Racing Victoria announced a $700,000 upgrade to Moonee Valley harness track.
28 January 99
Herald Sun
"Sad demise of a brave filly"
by Jon Anderson
Filly breaks leg in fall and is put down.
29 January 99
Herald Sun
"Court lets Crown bid succeed"
by Miranda McLachlan
Victoria's Supreme Court has paved the way for Crown shareholders to vote on the Packer family's $1 billion play for the casino.
29 January 99
Age
"Pokies profit may cost the RSL"
by Penny Fannin and Kerry Taylor
RSL clubs may be forced to pay rates on their gambling venues after a County Court hearing next month. 78 of Victoria's 347 RSL clubs have gaming machines. La Trobe council is arguing the land is not being used exclusively by the RSL as required by the legislation but also by the gambling operator.
30 January 99
Herald Sun
"Crown check plan"
by Vanessa Williams
Peter Day Consulting has recommended to the VCGA tighter controls on reporting requirements for high rollers and group tour operators.
30 January 99
Herald Sun
"Drinkers gulp at beer ruling"
by AP
Complaints have led to a court ruling that Bavarian beer gardens are to close at 9 pm.
30 January 99
Herald Sun
"Money and lotto"
by Ross Brundrett and Robyn Brundrett
Humorous article about wife's lotto ticket purchases and husband and wife's attitudes.
30 January 99
Herald Sun
"$800,000 bungle"
by Fay Burstin and Greta McMahon
Tabcorp has accidentally paid more than $800,000 into a Melbourne punter's bank account. The punter withdrew large amounts then went overseas.
30 January 99
Age
"RSL comes out fighting over pokie tax"
by Lyall Johnson
Mr Bruce Ruxton said welfare work for veterans would suffer if the RSL had to pay municipal rates. He also rejected claims by Rev Tim Costello that the RSL was perpetuating hardship on veterans by giving them an opportunity to gamble money they could not afford to lose.
1 February 99
Herald Sun
"Wheel of fortune"
by Kathy Lipari
Vidco, a gaming machine manufacturer, has manufactured an automated money wheel.
2 February 99
Herald Sun
"Tattersall's Ballarat Gift to be highlight of 13 exciting races on Sunday"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls is advertising the Tattersall's Ballarat Gift at Ballarat.
2 February 99
Herald Sun
"What a week ..."
A laverton man who lost his licence for drink-driving has won $622,000 in Tattslotto.
2 February 99
Herald Sun
"Punter took out $95,000"
by Norrie Ross and Glenn Mitchell
A punter known as "Footybet Bob" withdrew a large amount after $838,000 was mistakenly placed in his account the Supreme Court was told today.
2 February 99
Age
"PBL high ahead of Crown report"
by Leonie Wood
PBL is trading high in anticipation of a Rothschild Report detailing how Crown will fit into the PBL stable.
3 February 99
Herald Sun
"For the mug punter, it's chicken feed
by Ross Brundrett
Account of share traders at the Stock Exchange.
3 February 99
Herald Sun
"Rialto team on its high horse"
by Bob Hart
Rialto Management has blocked a proposal by Racing Victoria to run an advertising campaign showing a giant horse climbing the Rialto building.
3 February 99
Herald Sun
"PBL unscathed by slide"
by Luke Collins
PBL riding high on proposed Crown merger.
3 February 99
Herald Sun
"Big hand for Kerry"
by Peter Coster
Crown shares are now at 78 cents and PBL has surged 45 cents to $8.80.
3 February 99
Age
"Millions struggling to read and write: study"
by Carolyn Jones
Nearly half of all Australians aged between 15 and 64 have poor literacy skills with many unable to grasp everyday tasks such as reading a newspaper or a magazine.
3 February 99
Age
Thumbs up on Crown deal"
by Leonie Wood
Independent Rothschild report is bullish on Crown/PBL merger. "A report into the PBL/Crown merger by N M Rothschild & Sons and commissioned by PBL notes that about half of all betting in Australia is conducted on gaming machines that employ a games style suitable for an internet environment.
3 February 99
Age
"Experts in agreement on Crown's winning formula"
by Stephen Bartholomeusz
All three experts support the PBL/Crown merger.
5 February 99
Herald Sun
"Youth smoke worry"
by Sarah Dent
Health experts are concerned about the failure of anti-smoking campaigns to prevent the young from smoking.
6 February 99
Herald Sun
"Attack on gambling overdue"
letter to the editor from Laurel Jackson of East StKilda
Concern expressed about problem gambling. "Gambling is an industry now, but we must seek and find what corrective measures can be instituted to lessen its impact on vulnerable people.
6 February 99
Good Weekend
"Nightmare on Wall Street"
by David Thomas
How high-geared speculation on the bonds market brought the world's financial system to the verge of collapse.
6 February 99
Good Weekend
"The two of us - Lynda and Christopher Dean"
by Phil Thornton
Account of young couple who built a tea-tree oil business from nothing.
7 February 99
Herald Sun
"Crown brings on stars"
by Paul Stewart
Crown is bringing out the very famous Sally Yeh and George Lam; singer-songwriters who are worshipped throughout Asia.
7 February 99
Herald Sun
"Booze drug waits on OK"
by Murray Johnson
A new anti-alcohol drug, Campral, which suppresses the craving for alcohol could be available in Australia this year.
7 February 99
Herald Sun
"Waugh too hot a bet for the bookies"
by Robert Craddock
Centrebet will not make a book on the next Australian captain because punters only want to bet on Steve Waugh.
7 February 99
Herald Sun
"Receiving good odds"
Las Vegas reported a record betting spree on the Super-Bowl.
8 February 99
Herald Sun
"Bottoms up, then bingo"
Bob Hart
Dandenong bingo centre charges for water but Carrum Downs bingo centre give chilled water, coffee and tea free.
9 February 99
Age
"Cockfighting in a big way in Thailand
Thailand's leading agribusiness corporation has sponsored Asia's inaugural cockfighting championships. Rooster breeders from eight countries participated.
9 February 99
Herald Sun
"James Reyne's New Songs Plus Hits From the 70's with Babba at Tatts Pokies
Tattersalls advertisement
Entertainment at Tatts pokies venues.
9 February 99
Herald Sun
"Ted fonder of grapes and gamblers than China"
by Terry McCrann
Ted Kunkel has reason to smile.
CUB leisure and gaming group revenue up 50% in half year after buying Austotel pub group.
9 February 99
Herald Sun
"Flurry of action as gates fly open"
by Shane Templeton
Meadows dogs track opened last night. Queue 500 metres long.
10 February 99
Age
"Broking house tips casino roll"
by AAP
HSBC Securities has tipped a more upbeat year for the casino sector.
10 February 99
Age
"Government claims judge erred in law on FOI bid"
by Christopher Webb
Account of Supreme Court action by Victorian Government to overturn Judge Wood's ruling on FOI case re casino bidding documents.
10 February 99
Herald Sun
"I thought I scooped the pool - punter"
by Norrie Ross
Footybet bob believed he had scooped the pool when $838,000 appeared in his bank account with Tabcorp due to an error.
10 February 99
Herald Sun
"The cult of success"
by Lindsay Tanner
Greater freedom has been accompanied by greater isolation and loneliness for many. Family breakdown, crime, drug abuse, suicide gambling and juvenile misbehaviour have all increased considerably since the late '60s.
11 February 99
Herald Sun
Bet feud for trial"
by Jason Silverii
The action between Footybet Bob and Tabcorp will go to the Supreme Court on March 16.
12 February 99
Herald Sun
"Lottery is a gamble"
by Bob Hart
It is now a criminal offence for Victorians to purchase lottery tickets in lotteries that have not been specifically authorised by the Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority.
12 February 99
Herald Sun
"Punter sues TAB"
A prominent Perth jeweller is suing the West Australian TAB for $4.2 million he lost in bets in three years claiming he was allowed to bet on credit.
13 February 99
Herald Sun
Tattersalls advertisement showing the gangster fairy.
13 February 99
Herald Sun
"Punter's funds stay frozen"
by Norrie Ross
Footybet Bob's funds stay frozen as the Supreme Court refuses to lift an injunction.
13 February 99
Herald Sun
"60 and on top of his world"
by Michael Cameron
Andrew Peacock's 60th birthday with photograph of Ann Peacock and an account of Andrew Peacock's contacts amongst Washington's political elite.
13 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 1) - Marriage and children brought joy but the happy days were ending"
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
13/12/99
Age
"Police throw light on soccer betting scam"
British police are investigating a scam involving tampering with soccer lights to cause the abandonment of soccer games. It is believed Asian betting syndicates are behind the scam.
13 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 2) - I will either be shot by you, I will speak to the press or I will blow myself up"
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
14 February 99
Herald Sun
"Poor draw for club's pokies"
by Kate Ashley-Griffiths
The 106-year-old Kensington Bowling Club said it would close the five machines within weeks because it could not meet Tattersall's profit target.
15 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 3) - Beyond the glittering golden Tabaret doors lies the chimera of wealth. But the bills never stop."
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
15 February 99
Herald Sun
"Please explain, Kerry"
Allegation that Kerry Packer had abused bar staff at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney.
16 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 4) - Where did the money go? He worked, they lived frugally. But there was never enough."
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
17 February 99
Herald Sun
"Island gambles on net betting"
by Brian Walsh
Norfolk Island is proposing to establish an internet gambling industry.
17 February 99
Herald Sun
"Race scratching is a lucky bet"
by Bob Hart
Harold Park, NSW. Race four, which is reckoned unlucky by the Chinese, has been cancelled on the Chinese New Year.
17 February 99
Herald Sun
I though Saturday night's delay of the Tattslotto drawn by channel Seven was disgusting. More people are interested in it than a meaningless game of football.
Letter to the editor from Brian E of Edenhope.
17 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 5) - He plays again, the fifth card, a $5,000 win. Lights flashed at him ... his lucky day."
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
18 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 6) - 'No one comes near the car or lots of people will die.' He thought he'd be dead in five minutes."
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
18 February 99
Age
"Crown casino cafe sells half"
by Helen Shield
A half-interest in the All Star Cafe at Crown has been sold.
18 February 99
Herald Sun
"Suntan loses its attraction"
by Tanya Taylor
Tattersalls has put $1 million into Drummond Street cancer research institute.
18 February 99
Herald Sun
"Arabs face racing hurdle"
by Terry Brown
Arabs may race camels but not horses in Victoria. The VRC which controls all forms of Victorian horse racing is willing to let the Arabs race camels but has not agreed to a separate organisation racing horses.
19 February 99
Herald Sun
"Packer given sell order"
by Emma Blake
Kerry Packer's Fairfax Trust has been ordered to sell its holding in John Fairfax media group down to 15%.
19 February 99
Herald Sun
"Light relief for gamblers"
by Brian Carroll
Fremont Street (Glitter Gulch) has been turned into a pedestiran mall with a roof and sound and light show. This is to bring people back from the competition from the Strip.
19 February 99
Age
"Shielding poor from pokies growth"
by Sandra McKay
The number of people seeking help for a gambling addiction has doubled. In the year to July 1998, 3149 people registered with the Break Even counselling service, up from 1324 two years ago. The Labor Party (Hulls) is proposing regional caps to limit machines in poorer areas and banning people holding an office in a political party from controlling a gambling company.
19 February 99
Age
"Games man in sin bin for indoor sport"
by Chloe Saltau and Misha Ketchell
A visiting Commonwealth Games official was asked to leave Melbourne after requesting a prostitute and becoming 'over-amorous' with a prostitute at Crown Towers.
19 February 99
Age
"The Gambler (part 7) - I take my children to the snow. It was wonderful, I haven't spent money on the kids for so long."
by Gay Alcorn
Account of the Nick Vlahopanagos, the problem gambler who made a bomb threat against Crown casino.
22 February 99
Herald Sun
"Help on cyber casino"
by John Masanauskas
RMIT University is helping to develop one of Australia's first internet casino sites for Pacific Casino Management partly owned by the Jacobsen entertainment group. The government is seeking legal advice on whether Crown's casino monopoly extends to table games in cyberspace.
22 February 99
Herald Sun
"Bob's got an eye for a winner"
by Bob Hart
Account of painter Bob Dickerson's success with part ownership of Red Ivory.
22 February 99
Age
"Gambler accosted near casino"
A 28 year old man was grabbed and robbed of Crown casino chips outside Crown casino.
23 February 99
Herald Sun
"Tatts gives $250,000 towards medical pressure chamber"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has contributed $250,000 towards the new hyperbaric chamber at the Alfred Hospital.
23 February 99
Herald Sun
"Scouts prepared for sex"
by Loretta Hall
Scouting movement has advocated safe sex for teenagers.
24 February 99
Herald Sun
"Dual lotto winner jailed"
A rabbit trapper who won Tattslotto first division twice in six years has been jailed for three months.
24 February 99
Herald Sun
"Jackpot pokies result comes with a warning"
by Kathy Lipari
Aristocrat Leisure has reported an exceptionally strong first-half year result. Aristocrat was still awaiting licensing in Nevada. It was developing a machine for Japan and getting business from the machine changes in NSW and the freeing up of the market in Queensland.
24 February 99
Herald Sun
"Uncertain future for picnic races"
Picnic racing is under siege. Horses are paid to take part in TAB meetings but not picnic races. Some TAB races are cluttered up with horses that should really be racing in the picnic races.
24 February 99
Age
"ASIC probing Crown trades"
by Leonie Wood
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is investigating instances of unusual trading in the shares of the Crown casino group last year.
24 February 99
Age
"Aristocrat pulls off record result"
by Kevin Morrison
Account of good result for Aristocrat.
25 February 99
Herald Sun
"Racing to make a $41.5 m stand"
by Fiona Byrne
The VRC is building a new stand and embarking on a membership drive.
25 February 99
Herald Sun
"Drug fear on hyper kids"
by Keith Moor
Latest federal health department figures reveals a massive increase in ADHD scripts from 9940 in 1990 to 209,100 in 1997. Treatment rates for attention deficit disorder ADD are as high as 30% to 40% of the class. Some Australian ADHD children are being bullied at school to hand over their drugs for recreational use.
25 February 99
Herald Sun
"Off lightly"
by Michael Horan
Shane Warne and Mark Waugh should have served long suspensions for dealing with an illegal bookmaker in 1995 a cricket inquiry has found. Life bans should be considered for cricketers betting or taking bribes.
25 February 99
Age
"VRC hopes its grand $41 m punt will come home"
by Tony Bourne
Account of Flemington Racecourse's new members' grandstand.
25 February 99
Age
"Inquiry slams ACB"
by Greg Baum
Account of the QC inquiry into the Warne/Waugh affair. ACB honest but decision was mistaken.
26 February 99
Herald Sun
"Punters wager $1,000"
Victorians spent more than $1,000 each on pokies and at the racetrack with Tabcorp Holdings in the past six moths, up $100 on the previous year. A 13% jump in profits with pokies players contributing $
352 million.
26 February 99
Herald Sun
"Family break-ups soar"
by Sarah Dent
A record surge in marriage break-downs ha seen the number of Australian children living with only one parent soar to one million for the first time. 21% of children had one parent living outside the household.
26 February 99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp's TV bet pays off"
by Miranda McLachlan
Tabcorp's wager on pay-television racing and upgraded pokie venues has paid handsomely with the group's first-half takings up 18.3% to $71.5 million.
26 February 99
Age
"Tabcorp investors in the money"
by Leonie Wood
Tabcorp's good half-year result. Pay-TV on Sky Channel - greyhound racing in early evening - but biggest cash flow came from poker machines. Daily take from each machine rose from $170 to $190. Wilson queried whether Tabcorp could satisfy demand after 2000.
27 February 99
Herald Sun
"Pokie boast backfires"
by Fay Burstin
Poker player played a faulty poker machine at a Chadstone hotel last year. He boasted about his winnings and the venue had him charged with theft. Magistrate Jack Tobin found him guilty, fining him $250 and ordering him to repay the money.
28 February 99
Herald Sun
"Glenroy club a poor bet"
by Felicity Dargan
Another bowling club is being stripped of its poker machines by Tattersalls after falling short of its target by $2000.
28 February 99
Herald Sun
"Luck runs out for the Lotto larrikin"
by Sarah Harris and Sarah Stuart
Two time Tattslotto winner Raymond Nobby Williams went to jail this week. His wife, said she wished they had never won a cent; the money transformed her husband.
28 February 99
Herald Sun
"The meek need help"
editorial
The government has created a business duopoly and has relinquished its responsiblity to small community groups lacking the commercial acumen of the casino and major hotels.
28 February 99
Age
"Crown to move out of the spotlight, under PBL wings"
by Malcolm Maiden
Maiden makes the very interesting point that it is going to take bigger things in Crown to trigger the continuous disclosure requirement for PBL.
1 March 99
Herald Sun
"You can't buy happiness"
by Kay O'Sullivan
US psychologists have found that people who see value in relationships, self- development and helping others are happier than those who seek wealth, fame and physical attractiveness.
1 March 99
Herald Sun
"Where's the security"
letter to the editor from Tonia B of Airport West
Crown casino criticised for not having adequate security to prevent cars being broken into.
1 March 99
Herald Sun
Free heroin for heroin addicts, what next? Free casino chips for gamblers ...
letter to the editor from K King of Forest Hill
2 March 99
Herald Sun
"Frankie and Lucky in Tatts seniors week tribute"
Tattersalls advertisement
Two of Australia's most popular cabaret singers, Frankie Davidson and Lucky Star will appear at Tatts pokies venues.
2 March 99
Herald Sun
"Pupils go Dutch in cannabis cafes"
by PA
Dozens of Berkshire schoolchildren will visit Amsterdam's cannabis cafes this summer as part of a police drug education project. A spokeswoman for the National Confederation of Parent Teacher Association said there was a danger that too much information about drugs would encourage children to experiment.
2 March 99
Herald Sun
"Melbourne is now sin city"
by Tanya Giles, Kristin Owen and Mark Buttler
Melbourne has outstripped Sydney and its notorious red light district of King's Cross as the nations capital of sex and sleaze, police said yesterday. A spokeswoman for a legal brothel said outlaw parlours were booming and it was well-known organised crime had infiltrated the illicit industry.
3 March 99
Herald Sun
"After placing your bet on a pokie, press all the buttons to confuse its computer"
G-line advertisement
3 March 99
Herald Sun
"Task force hits anti-gambling ads"
by Glenn Mitchell
A $5 million Victorian Government anti-gambling campaign came under attack within minutes of being launched yesterday. The Interchurch Gambling Task Force attacked new television advertisements aimed at 'at risk' gamblers as useless. The Women's Health Service for the West found there were strong links between domestic violence and gambling.
3 March 99
Age
"Pokies didn't pay so Tattersall's took 'em away. These people turned green."
by Sian Watkins
This week Tatts removed Glenroy Bowls Club's five pokie machines.
3 March 99
Age
"Problem-gambler ads labelled pathetic"
by Meaghan Shaw
Tim Costello said the ads were pathetic and unconvincing.
4 March 99
Age
"Police check games float at Celtic Club"
by Fergus Shiel
Police are investigating a report of discrepancies in the gaming float at Melbourne's troubled Celtic Club.
4 March 99
Age
"Legislators take a flutter on the net"
by Leonie Wood
Roger Hallam, Minister for Gaming, is trying to make internet gambling a safe pastime in Victoria. US legislators are looking at banning credit card companies from handling transactions linked to internet gambling sites. Queensland legislation has loopholes and Tasmanians can only gamble with the operators of the Wrest Point Casino. Ross Wilson is arguing checks as stringent as those applied to telephone betting accounts but even then he is concerned about what he sees as the increased action in gaming over wagering and minors playing. Hallam contends that Crown's rights do not extend to gaming on the internet. Crown disagrees.
4 March 99
Age
"It's odds on PBL will win Crown prize"
by Leonie Wood
Merger deal expected to gain overwhelming approval from Crown shareholders.
5 March 99
Herald Sun
"Packers' Crown jackpot"
by Miranda McLachlan
Kerry and James Packer have their own casino, Melbourne's $2.1 billion icon Crown after shareholders in two cities endorsed the takeover yesterday.
5 March 99
Herald Sun
"Hudcon on investment trail"
Hudson Conway may look at other investment opportunities after the Packer takeover is completed.
5 March 99
Herald Sun
"At Crown, its Kerry's call"
by Peter Coster
Jocular account of journalists present when Packer called Lloyd Williams.
5 March 99
Age
Cartoon showing how lap dancing is a traditional activity with a proud and joyous history involving dancing a miniature fox terrier on the lap.
5 March 99
Age
"Lloyd moves closer to his mates at PBL"
by Christopher Webb
Short account of success of Crown PBL merger.
5 March 99
Age
"Crown shareholders approve 'star' union"
by Leonie Wood
Account of success of merger. Lloyd Williams yesterday threatened that Crown would take legal action against the Victorian Government if it legislated to allow any other Victorian gaming operator to supply casino games on the internet.
6 March 99
Herald Sun
"Now Bond butts out"
In the next Bond film, 'The World is Not Enough' Bond does not smoke.
6 March 99
Herald Sun
"News nets $35 m from NSW TAB sale"
News Corporation is believed to have sold its 5% holding in the NSW TAB for a profit of $35 million.
7 March 99
Herald Sun
"Schools lose bingo revenue"
by Felicity Dargan
Schools, sporting clubs and community organisations that rely on bingo revenue are abandoning the game because they cannot compete in the deregulated industry. Bingo operators were cutting each other's throats offering big jackpots.
9 March 99
Herald Sun
"'Bulletproof' Packer tells"
by Ian McIlwraith and Miranda McLachlan
Kerry Packer sees himself as the bulletproof billionaire. Account of Packer appearing before the Australian Broadcasting Authority which decided he did not control Fairfax.
9 March 99
Herald Sun
"Mark your valuables free this Saturday"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls is involved in the 'Mark it in March' project where people can take valuables to some Tatts pokies venues and some Tatts lotto outlets to have them marked or engraved free of charge. Police officers will be on duty in areas set aside at allocated sites to mark mobile phones etc. Tattersalls has donated $1 million to neighbourhood watch.
10 March 99
Age
"ANZ cuts exposure to gamble of gaming"
by Leonie Wood
ANZ has cut its exposure to the casino industry in Queensland. It had already cut its exposure to Crown in Victoria.
10 March 99
Herald Sun
Glenroy Bowls club losing its poker machines good news, perhaps less Tattersalls advertising.
Letter to the editor from Jocelyn Hunter of Vermont South
10 March 99
Herald Sun
"CUB boss serves up the profits he ordered"
by Kathy Lipari
Hotels are a very big driver for CUB in the future. Fosters now owns 160 hotels/pubs throughout Australia with more than 5,000 gaming machines.
11 March 99
Age
"Half of students binge drink: report"
by Darren Gray
Student binge drinking and smoking were on the rise according to a Victorian Department of Human Services report. The department still supported the current emphasis on educational and preventive programs on legal drugs, particularly alcohol and tobacco.
11 March 99
Age
"Gambling industry seeks tax overhaul"
by Leonie Wood
A group of gambling operators put in a submission to the Productivity Commission arguing that gambling was subjected to 'arbitrarily high and discriminatory' state based tax systems and regulations which skewed gamblers' spending patterns, impeded industry productivity and proved costly to administer. Gambling operators do not though want the federal government assuming control but they do want deregulation of gaming machine manufacturers.
11 March 99
Herald Sun
"A wedding made for high society"
by Kim Wilson
Account of Michael Krogor's marriage to Ann Peacock attended by Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and John Howard.
11 March 99
Herald Sun
"Bigger prize lottery push"
by Michael McKinnon and Miranda McLauchlan
Punters would receive higher payouts if lotteries were not restricted from operating interstate, an Access Economics report has said. No evidence that lotteries habit forming like races and pokies. ACIL Consulting lodged a submission claiming 'It is wrong to blame gambling as an industry for difficulties experienced by a small number of people with deep-seated personality disorders."
11 March 99
Herald Sun
"Student heroin shock"
by Helen Carter
Statistics on high use of drugs by school children.
12 March 99
Herald Sun
"Fury greets toy pokies"
by Greg Thom
Psychologists, parents groups and gambling critics said Target should not sell toy poker machines which dispensed lollies. "I can't believe anyone would make something like this available for kids" child psychologist Dr Janet Hall said.
12 March 99
Herald Sun
"Branding against theft"
information on where to have valuables marked (including Tattersalls venues).
12 March 99
Herald Sun
"Star City plays its cards right"
Star City has made a profit of $16.9 million for 1998 after a loss of $56.8 million in 1997.
12 March 99
Age
"Laws make bingo go bung"
by Sian Watkins
Removal of 600 book and 70% player return limits has resulted in the big bingo operators cutting margins, squeezing themselves and their clients and pushing out the small operators.
12 March 99
Age
"Run up to Christmas turns casino round"
by Morgan Mellish
Strong hotel occupancies and improved gambling revenue in the lead-up to Christmas have helped Star City return to the black for the 12 months to December.
13 March 99
Herald Sun
"Pokies toys dumped"
by Greg Thom
Target Stores have withdrawn lolly-filled toy poker machines form sale following a community backlash.
15 March 99
Herald Sun
"The day a Liberal princess married her Mr Right"
by Corrie Perkins
Account of the wedding of Ann Peacock and Michael Kroger.
15 March 99
Herald Sun
"Risky gamble pays, so far"
MBA students at a school in Philadelphia have been borrowing to invest on the stock market. Borrowing enables big winners and losers. Account of winners and losers.
15 March 99
Herald Sun
"Laos finds life is a lottery"
by AAP
Monthly state lottery has proven very popular in impoverished Laos.
16 March 99
Herald Sun
"Deserving youngsters were Tattersall's guests at Grand Prix"
Tattersalls advertisement
Four groups of deserving youngsters were guests of Tattersalls at this year's Australian Grand Prix. Aged between 13 and 24 these young people were selected by four organisations supported by Tattersalls - Youth at Risk, Cottage by the Sea, Very Special Kids and Challenge Cancer Support Network. In addition, Tattersalls provided some free tickets to Reach Youth.
16 March 99
Herald Sun
"Royal mum owes $10m"
by Chris Manly in London
The Queen Mother's lover of horse racing is well known. As an owner, she has had 400 winners since 1949.
17 March 99
Age
"Teen gambler traded $4m on stock market"
by AAP
A 17-year-old appeared in a Sydney children's court pleading guilty to nine counts of obtaining money by deception. The boy, who was said to have a gambling problem, conducted a round robin cheque scheme taking down a bank and investment company for about $85,000.
19 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Plea from pokie addict"
letter to the editor by D Chappel of Chelsea
Poker addict seeks free coins to support addiction (reference to free heroin trial proposed).
19 March 1999
Age
"Cabinet to ban cyberporn"
by Adrian Rollins
Key politicians back government plans to regulate the internet.
19 March 1999
Age
"Heroin users' starting up age plummets into teens"
by Darren Gray
A national report shows a continuing drop in the age of first-time heroin users.
20 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Vics in scramble for rich egg race"
Greyhound, Poetic Reward's, prospects for the Golden Easter Egg series.
21 March 1999
Herald Sun
"You paid for his 'party house'"
by Felicity Dargan
A charity for disabled children has received $632,376 in donations but has expended only $660.
22 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Probe promised on charity man"
by Andrew Probyn
Disabled charity to be probed by the Office of Fair Trading.
22 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Anger at star's TAB ad"
The use of Tasmanian cricket star Ricky Ponting to promote gambling has been branded outrageous by Tim Costello.
23 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls Provides $1 Million Towards New Cancer Research Institute"
Latest in 30 year relationship between Tattersalls and the Anti-Cancer Council.
23 March 1999
Age
"Packer: lift most rules on media"
by Peter Wilmoth
Cross-media and foreign ownership restrictions need to be lifted in the national interest according to James Packer.
23 March 1999
Age
""Last roll of the dice"
by Peter Wilmoth
Packers are relaunching the Bulletin.
24 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Lift foreign media curbs, urges Packer"
by Doug Button
Cross-media and foreign ownership restrictions need to be lifted in the national interest according to James Packer.
24 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokies jackpot for Tattersalls"
by Damon Johnston
Tattersalls has reaped a record $130 million profits in its 97/98 annual return.
24 March 1999
Herald Sun
"TAB has a punt on Tatts"
by Kathy Lipari
Gaming and wagering group NSW TAB has purchased Tattersalls Gaming Systems.
25 March 1999
Age
"Packer media call falls on deaf ears"
by Caroline Overington and Adrian Rollins
Changes to foreign ownership by Packers fall on deaf ears. Kerry Packer says press should stop investigating Keating piggery affair.
24 March 1999
Age
"Packers set to go to the movies"
by Jane Schultz
Packer's CPH seeks to purchase options giving it 17.1% of Hoyts.
24 March 1999
Age
"Packer Hoyts deal may not be quite the gem it appears"
by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis of Packer push into Hoyts.
25 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Hoyts takeover bid"
by Sean Smith and Kathy Lipari
Packer's CPH seeks to purchase options giving it 17.1% of Hoyts.
25 March 1999
Herald Sun
"It's the Kerry show screening at a Hoyts near you"
by Terry McCrann
Analysis of Packer Hoyts bid. Noteworthy that theatres are not essential to PBL integrated media and communications development vision.
26 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Curb pokies dragon"
by John Dalziel
Dalziel argues for amelioration of poker machine action and information to be given to players.
26 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambling help"
Gambling addicts have been offered $21 million in services over the next 3 years. Hulls says this is only 8% of community support fund revenue compared with 15% previously.
27 March 1999
Age
"School heads ponder random drug testing"
by Carolyn Jones
Britain's Eton College may have done it but Melbourne's private schools are not enthusiastic about testing students for drugs.
27 March 1999
Age
"Departing manager gives Kroger a last word of advice"
by Christopher Webb
Letter of resignation to Kroger from Faberge store manageress.
27 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Hoyts rebuff to Packer"
by Emma Blake
28 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto luck in Taylors Lakes"
by Kate Ashley-Griffiths
Two lucky Taylors Lakes women will share in almost $450,000
28 March 1999
Herald Sun
"John revives spirit of '49"
by Michelle Rose
Account of past winner of Stawell Gift (foot racing) and how his father won 3,500 pounds betting on him.
28 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Bars offer games older people play"
by Mark Phillips
EDG Entertainment has opened Galactic Circus at the Crown complex which has an emphasis on games that can be played for prizes.
29 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Back young who fight drugs"
by Paul Gray
David Nguyen and Thanh Vu are staging a play Dragon's Lair aimed at educating the Vietnamese community against drugs.
29 March 1999
Age
"James goes into town in buying frenzy"
by Jane Schultz
Account with lists etc of massive buy up by Packer empire of strategic stakes in the entertainment and communications sectors.
30/3//99
Herald Sun
"Jade Harley, Australia's King of Country Rock at Tatts Pokies in April"
Tattersalls advertisement
31 March 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto man keeps job"
A Fountain Gate labourer who won $1.2 million in Tattslotto turned up at work yesterday because he did not want to leave his mates short-handed.
31 March 1999
Age
"Tabcorp ups the take on trifectas"
by Andrew Eddy
From 1 July Tabcorp will be deducting a rate of 20% from Supertab trifecta pools. This adds on an increase of 1% last year but will enable pools to include money from SA and WA.
1 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Gamblers to play 'n pray"
Melbourne's Crown casino may be the site for a Planet Holyland restaurant themed on a church.
1 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Teen heroin use trebles"
by Helen Carter
National Drug Strategy Household Survey results show disturbing trend, particularly amongst females.
2 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer's Hoyts plan"
by Andrew Hobbs
Suggested Packer strategy for Hoyts holding.
6 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Sharene Shocked to Win Bendigo Sports Star Award"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls sponsors award to netballer. The Victorian Minister for Sport, Mr Tom Reynolds, presented the award at a gala dinner.
6 April 1999
Age
"Heroin: the bogeyman of the frightened '90s"
by Gay Alcorn and Nicole Brady
On Friday, the nation's leaders will meet to discuss strategies to combat the heroin crisis. Only 15% of people who try heroin become addicted to it.
7 April 1999
Herald Sun
Crown advertisement for Crown Palladium including Jaya, Alkaios, Al Martino, Julie Anthony, The Drifters, Shake Rattle and Roll, Gene Pitney and Renee Geyer.
7 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Peace in punting duel"
by Jason Silverii
Footybet Bob settles tussle with Tabcorp.
8 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Punt on VAFA?"
by Jon Anderson
Proposal by Capital Sports in Canberra for betting on Victorian public schools old boys' football matches.
9 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Gaming explosion"
by Matthew Horan and Michelle Coffey
Victorian lose $819 a year bet on the horses, poker machines, lotteries and at the casino. This is up 63% on three years ago. Average Australian figure is $634.
10 April 1999
Age
"That sinking feeling"
Proposal for Titanic style boat in Las Vegas.
10 April 1999
Age
"Gambling goes on line up north"
First Australian internet gambling site opens in Lasseters Hotel Casino in Alice Springs.
10 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Boost for female riders"
by Michelle Edmunds
VRC to install better facilities for female jockeys. Also, the VRC has upped the ante to seven days a week racing and most jockeys are now living out of their cars.
11 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto winners on dole"
by Kara Lawrence
Less than a year after winning $500,000 two lottery winners are down to their last $20,000 and are on the dole.
11 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Anti-smokers call for lolly ban"
Candy sticks that resemble cigarettes such as Fads should be banned in Victoria according to an anti-tobacco lobby group.
11 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Safer cigarettes kept from public"
by Kate Ashley-Griffiths
Tobacco companies shelved plans for safer cigarettes because of their dilemma that a safer type of cigarette would raise the question as to why the more dangerous one was still being marketed.
11 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Kroger keeps party waiting"
by Gerard McManus
Speculation whether Kroger will run for pre-selection.
11 April 1999
Age
"It's time to grow up about kids and drugs"
by Michael Carr-Gregg
Carr describes "harm minimisation". Harm minimisation drug education tries to educate young people about rather than against drugs. It is non-judgmental and respects the right of young people to make their own decisions.
12 April 1999
Herald Sun
"A risky wager"
editorial
Editorial against internet gambling.
12 April 1999
Age
"PBL bid on Crown tied in red tape"
by Leonie Wood
The approvals process for the PBL/Crown merger is taking longer that expected because of VCGA approval lead times.
13 April 1999
Age
"Bingo operator sentenced"
by Sue Cant
A key figure in the bingo industry skimmed profits from football clubs and charities after the introduction of poker machines bankrupted him. He stole $8666 and received a four-month suspended sentence.
13 April 1999
Age
"OneTel deal gets the thumbs up"
by Kevin Morrison
PBL puts cash injection into telephone company/internet service provider, One Tel.
13 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts Helped RSPCA On All Creatures Day"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls sponsored the pet care exhibition "Caring for your pet". Other entertainment at the RSPCA day were the Carlton Clydesdales, children's entertainment from the Kangaroo Creek Band and other musical features.
13 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Bingo king's number is up"
by Greta McMahon
A bingo baron duped fundraising groups out of thousands of dollars by fiddling with prize money records for his own profit. Account of court proceedings.
13 April 1999
Herald Sun
"How you can help to drug-proof your children"
by Lynne Holroyd
Parents setting a good example are the best way to avoid drug abuse in children. Alcohol is a gateway to illegal drugs.
14 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Camels racing? you bet"
Punters will be allowed to bet on camel racing in Victoria for the first time following a decision by Sport Minister Tom Reynolds.
14 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Facts on pokie numbers"
letter to the editor from Peter Gillooly, Chief General Manager, Tattersalls
Letter to the editor contradicting statements made by Rev Tim Costello. Tattersalls not asking for limit of 45,000 machines but content with government review. Tattersalls competes with Tabcorp.
14 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Myers pay tribute to founder"
by Sasha Baskett
Account of Michael Myers' speech to Philanthropy Australia with his account of Sidney Myer's philanthropy and Michael's belief that philanthropy needs to become an intrinsic part of the Australian way of life.
15 April 1999
Age
"Call for gambling support in jail"
by Sally Finlay
Nicholas Stewart Matthews, 24 pleaded guilty to six counts of gambling-related crime. The court heard that to support a growing gambling addiction, Matthews used a meat cleaver to rob the Parkdale and Cranbourne Pizza Hut stores in November last year. The former employee of both stores was charged with two counts of armed robbery along with four counts of theft for stealing from friends and family. Judge McInerney expressed concern there was no counselling at Port Phillip prison.
15 April 1999
Age
"Casino chief to tower's rescue"
by Paul Robinson and Ian Munro
The chairman of Crown casino said he was prepared to invest up to $100 million to save the world's tallest building project at Melbourne's docklands.
15 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Million-dollar hitch - Networks told new game shows illegal"
by Glenn Mitchell
VCGA has written to both channels 7 and 9 advising them their intended games shows are illegal. Channel 7 last night defied the ruling and channel 9 intends to follow suit. The shows are channel 7 - $Million dollar chance of a lifetime with Frank Warrick and Channel 9 Who wants to be a millionaire with Eddy McGuire.
15 April 1999
Herald Sun
"It's raining jackpots at Crown Pokies"
Crown advertisement
Full page advertisement showing photos of jackpot winners.
15 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Addict admits masked thefts"
by Sarah Dolan
A gambling addict donned a Halloween mask during a robbery on a Pizza Hut restaurant he used to manage.
15 April 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon
Knight on Jeff's preamble
Includes verse of:
Our nation's early success
was on the back of the merino
Today we owe it all to those who lose
on the pokies and casino.
15 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer wins again with Crown profit"
by Miranda McLachlan
Good fortune for Packer as Crown casino returns to good form with profit of $14.9 million.
16 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Legal storm hits TV shows"
by Glenn Mitchell and Robert Fidgeon
WA and SA regulatory authorities have doubts on Victorian million dollar game shows.
16 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambler first to get help in jail
by Sarah Dolan
Pizza Hut bandit will get counselling in jail.
16 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino deals everyone a share of PBL's win
by Terry McCrann
PBL/Crown deal still good because of tax losses and PBL-Crown gambling brand on the internet.
17 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Betting giant's Star on the rise"
by Miranda McLachlan
Victorian poker and betting powerhouse Tabcorp Holdings is confident about it s $1.1 billion dollar play for Sydney's Star City casino.
17 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Sydney shift a winning punt"
by Terry McCrann
Acquisition of Star City will be good for Tabcorp ensuring it will remain one of the major players in gambling.
17 April 1999
Herald Sun
"The casino wheel turns"
editorial
Kennett may have to change his tune on Star City if it is acquired by Tabcorp.
17 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Merger a safe bet, says Tabcorp"
by Miranda McLachlan
Analysts commended Tabcorp's $1.11 million merger proposal with Star City.
17 April 1999
Australian Financial Review
"Tabcorp takes $1.1bn punt on casino"
by Simon Evans
Account of proposed Tabcorp offer for Star City.
17 April 1999
Australian Financial Review
"Regulators, rivals could quench Wilson's burning ambition"
by Ivor Ries
Reminder that Tabcorp Star City merger must pass Victorian regulators. Move into NSW weakens VCGA control over Tabcorp.
17 April 1999
Age
"Wilson's Star act thoroughly rehearsed"
by Malcolm Maiden
Account of Tabcorp/Star City proposal.
17 April 1999
Age
"Tabcorp buys into Star City potential"
by Helen Shield
Upbeat account of Tabcorp's offer to Hurrahs Entertainment
18 April 1999
Age
"Account of charity run by twice-bankrupted property developer who runs the Kids at Sea program.
18 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Third charity targeted"
by Felicity Dargan
A third Victorian charity, Adrium Charitable Association Incorporated formed to help people with muscular dystrophy is being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading.
18 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts' heirs stay secret"
by Kate Ashley-Griffiths
Hulls criticises Tattersalls for retaining anonymity of its beneficiaries, accusing it of being a secret society.
18 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Cheaper punt on Tabcorp"
by Mark Phillips
Tabcorp Holdings High Yield Instalment securities will list tomorrow morning.
19 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Racing over a hump"
by Tanya Giles
Account of camel races at Geelong.
19 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp may have to lift Star bid"
by Ian McIlwraith
Speculation on sufficiency of Tabcorp offer for Star.
19 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Gaming float stalls after ASIC steps in"
by Ian McIlwraith
The ASC has forced Consolidated Gaming Corporation to return cheques for $3.5 million to potential investors on the basis it did not adequately outline the risks in the prospectus.
19 April 1999
Age
"Ceiling on pokies may be changed"
by Sandra McKay
The Gaming Minister, Mr Roger Hallam, said the ceiling of 27,500 machines was putting pressure on the smaller clubs and may have to be reviewed.
19 April 1999
Age
"Star City loses in punt on high rollers"
by Leonie Wood
Star City this week is expected to reveal it lost heavily to high rollers.
19 April 1999
Age
"Calling the bluff on online gambling potential"
by Glen Barry
US figures on internet gambling a beat-up. US authorities coming down on internet operators. US upset with Australian state governments move to legislate for internet gambling.
20 April 1999
Age
"Tabcorp in Star City ultimatum"
by Anthony Hughes
Tabcorp says it will not pay more to Leighton Holdings for its 15% share in the management contract.
20 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Banks Emerging in National Rowing with Tatts' Aid"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has played a significant role in the Banks Rowing Club and a few years ago its support was extended to sponsorship of the Banks Talent Identification program.
20 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Kerry's not about to forgo the pleasure of his local"
by Terry McCrann
Interesting analysis of the manoeuvring of the big three gaming corporations, PBL/Crown, Tabcorp and Tatts and also Fosters Brewing Group. Query where this will leave TAB (NSW) - it will likely be absorbed by Tabcorp.
20 April 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon in Learn section under article on business courses.
by Holden showing a young man playing the pokies saying to girlfriend he prefers to think of it as a high risk investment.
21 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Packers load up with heavy financial firepower"
by Terry McCrann
Growing relationship between James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch in competitor/partnership mix.
22 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Star City's luck runs out"
by Miranda McLauchlan
Poor performance by Star City because of bad table yield. Poker machine return good and reasonable hotel occupancy rates.
22 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Dye gambling probe"
by Ray Thomas
Champion jockey Shane Dye will face a steward's enquiry into his gambling activities at Crown Casino.
22 April 1999
Age
"Unlucky streak bedevils Star City"
by Leonie Wood
Article on poor performance by Star City. Analysts are worried about a fall off in the mainstream table games down to $4014from $4412 per table per day.
23 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Dad to sue over son's expansion"
by Kelly Ryan
Child expelled for smoking. Parent to sue school for breach of contract to educate child in return for fees.
23 April 1999
Herald Sun
Letter to the editor arguing about advertising and sporting sponsorships by alcohol manufacturers even though it is as addictive as nicotine and causes more social problems.
By Fair's Fair, Warragul
23 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Money, money, money ... it's a poor man's whirl"
by Jill Singer
Quiz gambling shows on Channel 7 and Channel 9 are showing healthy ratings. Winner wins $125,000, stakes it and ends up with $32,000.
23 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer punt probably also a winner for Tabcorp"
by Terry McCrann
Packer bid for cash caused slide in market for gaming shares.
24 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Bet all night"
The opening of the State's first 24-hour bookmaking operation last night at Flemington Racecourse is touted to be the forerunner of a $2 billion a year sportsbetting bonanza.
24 April 1999
Herald Sun
Letter to the editor claiming poker machine payouts have been lowered.
By Laurie McEvoy, Burwood East
25 April 1999
Australian Financial Review
"Best of times, worst of times"
by Ivor Ries
Analysis of share movements on Tabcorp and TAB NSW.
24 April 1999
Age
"Victoria leads gambling rush as losses soar"
by Andrew Darby
Analysis of increased Victorian gambling spending.
25 April 1999
Age
"Accountant hits charity audit claims"
by Murray Mottram
More on Kids at Sea charity.
25 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Viewing punters the likely losers"
by Tony Bourke
Speculation as to whether free to air horse race telecasts will continue.
26 April 1999
Age
"Celtic Club manager sacked"
Club has dismissed its gaming manager.
26 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Small clubs the big losers over pokies"
letter to the editor from G M Hume
Argument that small clubs are being forced out by large 24-hour venues.
26 April 1999
Herald Sun
letter to the editor arguing pass GST to include food but ban gambling; this would even out the effect on the poor.
From J Mirfin of Kew
26 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Fraud remains major corporate problem"
by Annie Lawson
Staff members are responsible for more than 45% of corporate crime.
27 April 1999
Age
"Major new players up the ante in gambling sector"
by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Article looks at PBL and Tabcorp acquisitions and the pressures for further rationalisation and change.
27 April 1999
Age
"Billboard raises players' ire"
by Caroline Wilson
Large photographs of football scenes have created tension with some of the players. Some wanted money and others (Lockett and Carey) did not want their pictures outside the casino. Lawyer ventures opinion photographs of football scenes do not infringe copyright.
27 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts Gift for Children Marks HeritageDay"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls donated $4,500 for the restoration of the Victorian Services for Deaf Children fountain. A pensioner from Blackburn won $1.1 million.
27 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Fare bet"
by Simon Plant
Poker machine clubs are tempting diners with more exotic food says Peter Coop of the Manningham Club.
28 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Exchange chooses not to give away its future"
by Terry McCrann
Article on proposed merger of ASX and Sydney Futures Exchange. "Despite what many people might think, the stock exchange is not just a more sophisticated form of TAB agency, racetrack or - Lloyd forgive me - casino. ... The stock exchange and the business done in and around it, is the absolutely fundamental driver of our free enterprise system. Take it away and we're almost literally back to the trees.
28 April 1999
Herald Sun
"It's a grand place to be"
by Tim Habel
Article on the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool.
28 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Punting on live Derby telecast"
by Shane Templeton
Victorian punters will be able to bet on the Kentucky Derby which will be televised via Sky.
29 April 1999
Age
"Casinos win a break on GST"
by Mark Forbes
Crown Casino has won GST exemption from the Federal Government for payments and commissions to high roller gamblers.
29 April 1999
Age
"Tax check cloud over Celtic Club"
by Fergus Shiel
Allegations that Celtic Club failed to provide for tax payments.
29 April 1999
Age
"Tabcorp offer leaves Star investors cold"
by Kevin Morrison
Small Star City shareholders told the AGM they were against the Tabcorp takeover.
29 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Stumped by the $500,000 question"
by Doug Button
Story and photograph of channel 9 contestant in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
29 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Taking a gamble with the cuppa"
Tattslotto numbers on 2 litre milk bottles.
30 April 1999
Age
"GST break for casinos in jeopardy"
by Adrian Rollins, Mark Forbes and Carolyn Webb
Senator Harradine may scuttle Government plans to give Crown casino tax concessions for its red-carpet treatment for high rollers.
30 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Bid to make gold, prizes tax-exempt"
by Michael Harvey and Glenn Mitchell
Gold bullion, lucrative share portfolios and life-time pensions are among further high-roller prizes Crown casino wants exempted from the GST.
30 April 1999
Herald Sun
Why isn't Tattslotto drawn like the Keno where you see the ball all the time?
Letter to the editor from Just Wondering, Dandenong.
30 April 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Ron Walker fronting up to GST amendments counter for express service with Brian Harradine waiting in another queue.
30 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Champagne life on the run"
by Francis O'Shea, Tim Barlass and Philippa Walsh
A security guard who disappeared with $500,000 is living the high-life in luxury hotels and is believed to have spent some time in the Star City high-rollers' room.
30 April 1999
Herald Sun
"Don't wish for too much more upon a Star"
by Terry McCrann
Higher bid from Tabcorp most unlikely.
1 May 1999
Age
"State compo for casinos on GST"
by Phillipa Hudson and Gabrielle Costa
State governments will be forced to compensate casinos if they are hit with a multi-million dollar GST bill.
1 May 1999
Age
"Man sues Sydney casino for losses"
Alleges Star City induced him to gamble and let him gamble when drunk.
1 May 1999
Age
"ACA defends high-roller bid"
by Leonie Wood
Peak lobby group Australian Casinos Association defended the GST high roller amendment.
1 May 1999
Age
Cartoon showing GST casino and Peter Costello as croupier raking in the small players' money for the high rollers.
1 May 1999
Herald Sun
"GST guarantee fails"
by Michael Harvey
Harradine remains unconvinced that GST casino amendment should pass.
1 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Punters losing"
Victorians lost 16% more in gambling last year than in the previous year.
2 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts gift packs just the ticket"
Mothers day Tatts gift packs with selection of lottery tickets and scratchies.
2 May 1999
Age
"Casino ire rekindles ASP scrutiny of links"
by Shaun Carney
Federal Parliament re-kindles attack on Liberal Party/Crown casino connections.
2 May 1999
Herald Sun
"National racebook odds firm"
by Tony Bourke
Racing Victoria has a proposal before the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board for a National Racebook. This would reduce printing costs.
3 May 1999
Herald Sun
Pokies are paying less and bingo centres are getting very little. There should be an enquiry.
3 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Tough and gruff"
by John Ferguson
Profile on Ross Wilson, Chief of Tabcorp.
3 May 1999
Age
"Punter to take legal action"
by Lyall Johnson
Card counter is using Slater and Gordon to make a claim to the VCGA that he is being discriminated against by Crown Casino.
4 May 1999
Age
"Crown admits lottery charge"
Crown casino pleaded guilty to a charge of conducting a trade promotion lottery without a permit. Magistrate held offence trifling and ordered Crown to pay costs of $5,500. Charges were dropped against general manager of entertainment and events, Jamie Bartels.
4 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Burns Cotton and Morris at Tatts Pokies This Month"
Tattersalls advertisement
Three Australian recording artists at Tatts Pokies venues.
4 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino blunder"
by Fay Burstin
Crown casino found guilty of running the Crown Blackjack Wheel with an expired permit.
4 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambler takes on Crown"
by Glenn Mitchell
Card counter who is appealing to VCGA yesterday lost $14,000 in 40 minutes at Crown.
5 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Taking a punt on gamblers"
by Kristin Owen
Account of Treasury estimates for gambling revenues - 16% rise forecast. Graph showing rise in poker machine taxes.
5 May 1999
Age
"Card counting banned in US"
Professional card counters had been unsuccessful in overturning bans in the USA.
6 May 1999
Age
"Crackdown on sex trade"
by Mark Forbes
Sweeping changes will curb illegal brothels and drive criminals out of the sex industry.
6 May 1999
Age
"Huge State tax on internet gambling"
by Leonie Wood
The Victorian Parliament is enacting tough legislation with high probity standards, consumer protection, 85% gaming operator hold and 50% tax. Tattersalls is expected to become the first licensed internet gaming operator in the ACT. Industry is dismayed at tax rate.
6 May 1999
Age
"Gambling hits families hard"
letter to the editor from Michelle Old
If average $2000 debt per household was of concern to Commission of Audit then why can expenditure of $8,500 per adult on gambling be considered constructive?
6 May 1999
Herald Sun
Mr Howard wants to give a GST exemption to high rollers but make pensioners pay the tax on their food. The GST must be stopped.
6 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts gambles on a world of dreams"
by AAP
Tattersalls does not deal in gambling, it offers dreams and entertainment according to Chief Executive, Peter Gillooly.
6 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Falls prompt review"
by Tim Habel
The steeplechase course has been modified for today's famous Grand Annual Steeplechase in the wake of seven falls out of 12 runners in a sensational Novice Steeplechase yesterday. One horse died. In 1994, seven of the 11 horses fell and three died.
7 May 1999
Age
"Sour twist in milk lottery"
by Carolyn Webb
Anti-gambling groups and the State Opposition have attacked a Tattslotto promotion on millions of milk bottles saying it hijacks a staple food to sell gambling to children. Tattersalls public affairs manager, Mr Lance Behan, said it was legal for Victorians under 18 to play Tattslotto.
7 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Crowning insult"
letter to the editor from F Timmerman of Brunswick
GST exemption for casino unfair.
8 May 1999
Herald Sun
GST break for millionaire gamblers is unfair
Gerald Freestone, Frankston
8 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Aristocrat's TAB jackpot"
by AAP
Aristocrat has won the contract for the worlds largest gambling machine network rollout in a deal NSW TAB.
8 May 1999
Age
"Club gets the booby prize, a $500 fine"
by Steve Butcher
North Melbourne Football Club Social Club fined $500 for conducting an illegal lottery.
9 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Fine Cotton rides again"
by Derek Ballantine
Mini-series on ring-ins on the race track including the Fine Cotton affair.
9 May 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon on Shane Warne and addiction to cigarettes.
10 May 1999
Age
"Scouts website too much of a gamble"
by Garry Barker
The Scouts are abandoning one internet service provider and moving to Australian Netlink to avoid gambling advertising. Gamingclub.com immediately replied to the scouts stating that any youth-oriented site definitely did not fall into their advertising target group and promising immediate action with the service provider.
10 May 1999
Herald Sun
"All bets off on GP driver win"
by Kristin Owen
Victoria's gambling watchdog could scrap betting on the wining driver in the Australian Grand Prix.
10 May 1999
Herald Sun
A regular poker machine player wonders whether the machines are as good as they used to be.
Letter to the editor from Another Twenty Please of Footscray
5 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp's bet on Leighton founders"
by Miranda McLoughlin
Leighton Holdings has snubbed a $36 million offer from Tabcorp Holdings to buy a stake in the management of Star City Casino.
5 May 1999
Herald Sun
As a pensioner I pay for my daily bread while millionaire gamblers avoid the GST, what a joke.
Letter to the editor from Alice Charles, Pascoe Vale.
5 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino plunge the answer"
letter to the editor by P Guinea, Hoppers Crossing
Satirical letter on how Liberals have saved Victoria with gambling and selling off public utilities.
9 May 1999
Age
"Disguise the man to break the bank"
by John Elder
Up-beat article on Andrew Scott the card counter recounting his substantial assets and income.
9 May 1999
Age
"Keeping your options open"
by Richard Salmons
Long article on the options market.
11 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Odds uneven in field of dreams"
by Karen Collier
Article on odds with table of odds for lotteries (Powerball, Oz Lotto and Tattslotto) and some gambling games.
11 May 1999
Age
"Still a dry argument in the east"
by Kerry Taylor
Restaurateurs angry over Box Hill's dry liquor laws.
11 May 1999
Age
"Poor PR on casino GST"
by Leonie Wood
Tim Costello admits he got it wrong on casino GST exemptions.
11 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Rosemary Gets Tatt's Award For 'Guts and Determination'"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls gives Tattersall's Enterprise and Achievement Award to 16 year-old paralympian Rosemary Coombes.
11 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Message from a bottle"
by Lynne Holroyd
Research into underage drinking should sound major alarm bells for parents.
11 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Hudcon executive quits"
Barry Hamilton has resigned as an executive and director of Hudson Conway.
12 May 1999
Age
"Packer in control after Hoyts' architect quits"
by Jane Schultz
CPI has obtained full control of Hoyts after Peter Ivany announced the surprise sale of 11.2% of his holding to Mr Packer.
13 May 1999
Age
"No gold star"
by Michael Bodey
Article on "Celebrity" a Woody Allen film showing a craps table scene.
13 May 1999
Age
"Relax content rules, says network"
by Jane Schultz
Seven network advised the Productivity Commission that it was well advanced in developing digital platforms exploring opportunities with the internet, datacasting and related services.
13 May 1999
Age
"Datacasting fee unfair, Seven tells inquiry"
by Jane Schultz
Seven network opposes datacasting charge.
13 May 1999
Herald Sun
Full page advertisement by Crown casino advertising free pokies credits.
14 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Powerbrawl - the lotto numbers that brought $12 mil, and a court fight"
Lover sues house painter who won $12 million in Powerball. $8 million transferred overseas as gifts.
15 May 1999
Age
"Arbitrator for HRB dispute"
by Tony Bourke
The Harness Racing Board is going to an independent arbitrator to decide on its dispute with the racing industry over a more equitable sharing of TAB distribution.
15 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Gaming umps cite TV grab for cash"
by Nicola Webber
The VCGA confirmed it was looking into a contest held on Channel Seven's Live and Kicking.
15 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Hoyts falls, casino awaits"
by John Rolfe
After a seven-week assault, the Packer family has grabbed ownership of Australia's biggest cinema chain, Hoyts. PBL is still awaiting approval by the VCGA of its Crown takeover.
15 May 1999
Age
"Score heads off an illegal gambling bonanza and goals"
by Michael Lynch
Soccer World Cup is to be held in Asia and there is concern about illegal gambling and corruption. It is claimed that 90% of Singapore soccer matches are fixed.
15 May 1999
Age
"Self-interest rules broadcasting debate"
by Jane Schultz
Comment on effects of technological convergence in newspaper/TV industry.
16 May 1999
Age
"Tabcorp investigation"
Advertisement by NSW Casino Control Authority seeking probity submissions on Tabcorp.
16 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Tragic end for two hurdlers"
by Andrew Eddy
Two horses put down after Mosstrooper Hurdle at Caulfield.
17 May 1999
Age
"Crown our top tourist drawcard"
by Philip Hopkins
Crown casino received 9 million visitors in 1995, the latest figures available. Crown says now 12 million with 15% overseas visitors.
17 May 1999
Herald Sun
Complaint about poker machine odds
Letter to the editor by Once Bitten, Croydon
17 May 1999
Herald Sun
Victorians gambled $8,500 last year, a far greater evil than state debt of $2,300 each.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Overcoming Downs Syndrome Earned Michael Tatts Award"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls Enterprise and Achievement Award given to 24 year old Downs Syndrome student who passed his VCE.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Hitting the net - sport moves to cyber"
by Andrew Cummins
The Sportnet service will enable sports fans to buy tickets, merchandise etc at the same time as they watch the game on digital TV.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Winners lay low"
Two Tattslotto winners from Bendigo and Carlton have won $515,000 but neither has yet claimed his prize.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"TAB workers escape fire"
East Burwood TAB workers had to smash a window to escape after their deadlocked agency caught fire.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Keep out, say Packers to new free TV entrants"
by AAP
PBL has called for a freeze on new entrants into the free-to-air broadcasting arena.
18 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Punter hits the jackpot"
An English punter won $1.5 million on a $320 soccer bet.
18 May 1999
Age
"Maclellan warns councils not to meddle in gambling"
by Manika Naidoo
Mr Rob Maclellan, the Minister for Planning and Local Government, has written to the councils advising them to drop plans for the establishment of responsible gaming for operators of poker machine venues.
18 May 1999
Age
"PBL urges end to cross-media laws"
by Jane Schultz
PBL argues for abolition of the cross-media and foreign ownership restrictions in Australia's media.
18 May 1999
Age
"Net casino bets on Australasian punters"
by Glenn Mulcaster
A Vanuatu business has opened for Australasian and Asian internet gaming and sportsbook business.
19 May 1999
Herald Sun
Crown advertisement presenting Tom Jones, Akjaios, Spirit of the Dance, Judith Durham, Renee Geyer, Donald Cant, La Vavalleria Rusticana and Shaam-E-Rangeen.
19 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Loser can sue casino"
A businessman who gambled away more than $3 million was yesterday given approval to sue a casino for damages.
19 May 1999
Age
"Gambler who lost $3 million to sue casino"
Sydney businessman Alexander Preston may sue casino for enticing him to gamble. Note re Minister for Planning McLellan telling local councils to drop plans for their own gaming charters.
20 May 1999
Age
"Gangsters thrive in Japanese business"
Brief account of Japanese companies caving in to extortion demands from Japanese gangsters.
21 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Second casino on the cards"
by Damon Johnston
Hallam says rural based consortia have lodged bids for casinos in Warrnambool and Mildura.
21 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Kroger feud flares"
by Damon Johnston
Premier Kennett tells Kroger to keep out of State preselections.
21 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Bookies rue call on wides"
High number of wides in World Cup cricket will cost bookies dearly.
21 May 1999
Age
"Second casino for Victoria still on table"
by AAP
Hallam says Victorian Government has not made a final decision on a second casino.
22 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Betting off"
Premier Kennett says a green light for a second casino is unlikely.
22 May 1999
Herald Sun
"PBL, casino investors in box seat"
Investors smart enough to be registered owners of Crown or PBL shares will be in the box seat for the Ecorp float.
22 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Let's draw the line"
Editorial
Argues we have enough gambling opportunities and do not need a second casino.
22 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Kennett no to new casinos - for now"
Premier Kennett believes Victoria does not need another casino.
22 May 1999
Age
"The man who put racing on the map"
by Peter McFarline
Profile on recently deceased trainer Colin Hayes.
23 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Bankrupt numbers on rise"
by David Wilson
10.4% increase over preceding three months. Growth of gambling could contribute.
24 May 1999
Age
"Crown casino could be target for class action"
by Manika Naidoo
Mark Walter, a solicitor with Slater & Gordon, says a class action may be possible against Crown casino if the NSW action is successful.
25 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Luck starts with a heart attack"
by Mike Edmonds
Bill Morgan who had a heart attack won a new car with a Tattersalls scratchie.
25 May 1999
Herald Sun
Arthur Boyd Tapestry Given to Botanic Gardens by Tattersalls
Tattersalls advertisement
Tapestry will hang at Observatory Gate Visitors Centre at the Botanical Gardens. The centre was paid for with Community Support Fund moneys.
25 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino papers fight"
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal began hearing the Government's appeal against the VCAT decision to release casino tender documents to the State opposition under FOI.
25 May 1999
Age
"State bid for casino secrecy"
by Sally Finlay
More detailed account of FOI proceedings. Douglas Graham, Solicitor General using defence that documents protected by Casino Control Act.
25 May 1999
Age
"PBL hit by Ecorp backlash"
by Kevin Morrison
BPL fell 3% yesterday because some shareholders would get little access to Ecorp float and because of VCGA delay in processing planned merger with Crown.
26 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Luckiest man alive"
by Ben Hart
Front page article on Bill Morgan who won a car with a scratchie won a further $25000 when he scratched a ticket in front of the cameras.
26 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Making news headlines"
by Robert Fidgeon
Although the two, million dollar quiz shows on channels 7 and 9 have been successful, they are being moved out of the prime 7 pm time slot to 5.30 because 7 and 9 both want the prime time slot for the news.
26 May 1999
Age
"There's luck and then there's Bill Morgan"
by Fergus McGuire
Further story on Bill Morgan who won a car and then $250,000 on scratch tickets.
26 May 1999
Age
"Wait begins on casino bid case"
by Peter Gregory
Court of Appeal reserves its decision in casino bid case.
27 May 1999
Herald Sun
Lloyd Williams should pay for some clocks at the casino.
Letter to the editor from Very Sneaky of Croydon.
27 May 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Kennett saying his government had taken a broom to Victoria's financial affairs and showing room full of secret documents with the door being propped shut with a broom.
27 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Banned - How the Liberal Party tried to block Ann Peacock from a Kooyong Branch"
Michael Kroger's wife, Ann Peacock, daughter of Andrew Peacock was refused admission when she tried to join Auburn North Branch of the Liberal Party of which Nigel Kibel was president.
27 May 1999
Age
"Son stole $1920 to save mother"
by Steve Butcher
A service station console operator stole $1920 over two days and planned to gamble it up to $130,000 at Crown casino so he could pay for an operation for his gravely ill mother who needed a new kidney.
27 May 1999
Age
"PBL forced to defend free-TV restrictions"
by Jane Schultz
PBL argued that no more free to air TV licences should be granted.
27 May 1999
Age
"Crown fits tightly on to PBL's cool head"
by Leonie Wood
Yesterday the VCGA formally approved the casino's merger with the Packer-controlled PBL.
27 May 1999
Age
"Telstra tests interactive TV system"
by Jane Schultz
Telstra is developing an interactive TV system that could bypass the current digital TV debate, thwart the hopes of potential datacasters and be broadcast without regulation. Telstra's Big Pond could be used to run in tandem with broadcast TV and offer datacasting services. The technology is in effect an internet application and appears to be beyond regulation under existing controls.
28 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Lady Renouf's fury - Threat to quit Libs over daughter plan"
by Damon Johnston and Fran Cusworth
A furious Lady Renouf threatened yesterday to sever a life-long involvement with the Liberal Party.
28 May 1999
Herald Sun
Up to 180,000 Victorians are believed to be problem gamblers. We don't need another casino.
Letter to the editor from One's Enough of Geelong
28 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Lego lands in hi-tech strife"
by Adam Harvey and Regina Titelius
Plastic brick sales are down as children turn to video games.
28 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Bail on $1.8m robbery"
by Vanessa Williams
A man stole $1.8 million from the ANZ Bank by exploiting a glitch in cash teller machines at pokies venues. He laundered the cash at the venues and claimed it as legitimate winnings.
28 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Dog school"
A greyhound trainers course is being run by VUT in conjunction with the Greyhound Racing Control Board. The course is a component of the Australian Racing Project between VUT and the Australian Racing Industry.
28 May 1999
Age
"A new Mr Rich emerges, but Packer still rules"
by Richard Salmons
Kerry Packer has enjoyed another year of spectacular wealth accumulation adding more than $1 billion to bring his wealth to $6.4 billion.
29 May 1999
Age
"Internet a snip for Packers"
by David Elias
PBL is turning vertical integration into a multi-media art form. Ecorp's online sites are so thoroughly intertwined with the Nine Network nd the Packers' diverse stable of magazines they make for a seamless transition from the real world to the virtual environment of ninemsn.
30 May 1999
Herald Sun
"$20m lotto plan to farewell 1999"
Tattslotto officials are planning a millennium Superdraw for New Years' Eve, which is a Friday.
1 June 1999
Herald Sun
"School of the road for kids who don't seem to fit in"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has donated $5,000 to School of the Road, an alternative school for children who needed an alternative to normal schooling.
1 June 1999
Age
"Query over break-in at Celtic Club"
by Fergus Shiel
Suggestions have been made that a safe-cracking at the Celtic Club may have been designed to frustrate an audit.
1 June 1999
Age
"Analysis of bookmaker gets policy board airing"
by Tony Bourke
Bookmakers and national marketing were high on the agenda of the Australian Racing Board yesterday when it met in Melbourne to discuss wide-ranging issues from racebooks to safety vests.
2 June 1999
Herald Sun
"All change as poll looms"
by Damon Johnston and Kristin Owen
Change of Liberal Party State ministers is to occur. Poll is firming for 9 October.
2 June 1999
Herald Sun
"9 wins $m race"
by Robert Fidgeon
Channel 9's show Who Wants to be a Millionaire blitzed Seven's $Million Chance of a Lifetime.
2 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokie addict gets chance"
by Vanessa Williams
A Victorian police civilian worker stole $9560 from her bosses to feed the pokies.
2 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Seems simulated game's a goer"
by Shane Templeton
The simulated racing game, Trackside, is emerging as an early success. It is being trailed at five venues including Moonee Valley Tabaret. Is it a wagering or gaming product?
3 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Don't gamble with lives"
letter to the editor from Liz Thomson of People Against Pokies Inc
Expresses concern about pokies and gives glowing praise to Free Yourself Program run by Gabriela Byrne. People Against Pokies has been formed to expose the unknown part of the story about poker machines.
4 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Just being a farmer is an obvious form of gambling. You roll the dice and see what price you get at the market, never mind the pokies. Gambling problems no way.
Letter to the editor from John King of Euroa
4 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Handy bucks"
Tattersalls lift-out advertisement
Single high-quality gold-leaf coloured page offering jackpots for those playing at Tatts Pokies venues.
4 June 1999
Age
"Another Crown approval"
by Jane Schultz
The Victorian Gaming Minister, Roger Hallam, has approved the PBL/Crown merger and PBL may apply to the Supreme Court for approval of the scheme of arrangement to finalise the deal.
5 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Put your faith in bricks and bumpers"
by Peter Waters
Crown Entertainment complex has won the top honour in the Property Council of Australia awards.
5 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Born again bunny"
by Lynn Barber
Hugh Heffner has rebuilt the Playboy empire. The London Playboy Club lost its gaming licence, which was a financial catastrophe because it was generating 85% of the company's profits.
5 June 1999
Tabcorp's billion-dollar wish upon Star
By Tracey Joynson
Article on proposed Tabcorp share swap for Star shares.
5 June 1999
Age
"Star City poised to spurn Tabcorp"
by Leonie Wood
Star City appears set to reject Tabcorp's proposed scrip-plus-cash bid.
6 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Granny denied $48,000 win"
by Chris Griffith
Gambling grandmother Irene Borovikova was elated when her poker machine signalled a $48,000 windfall but the Conrad Jupiter's Casino refused to pay saying the machine was faulty.
6 May 1999
Herald Sun
"Odds uneven in the sports field"
by rod Nicholson
Sports betting is taking off but Victoria is missing the bandwagon.
7 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambling view discarded"
letter to the editor from T Wakely of Thornbury
Gamblers should get a grip and take responsibility for their lives, nobody pushes people into the venues, it is their choice.
8 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Greenfleet Receives Environmental Commendation - With Help From Tatts"
Tattersalls advertisement
The Greenfleet Program (tree planting) was one of the finalists in the Community Category of the 1999 Banksia Awards. Photograph of child planting tree.
8 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Taxing time for Nott"
by Jon Anderson
Irony over complaint about turnover tax levied against Victoria's sports bookmakers.
8 June 1999
Age
"Sports-betting company primed for exchange listing"
by Eli Greenblat
Former Melbourne-based bookmaker, Mr Mark Read's proposals to float his sports betting company on the stock exchange.
8 June 1999
Age
"Star City advises against bid"
by AAP
Star City directors are likely to recommend against Tabcorp bid.
8 June 1999
Age
"Horse play"
by Fergus Shiel
A racy new exhibition captures the essence of the sport of kings. Theme is association between the entertainment industry and racing.
9 June 1999
Age
"Crown triumphs in property awards"
by Peter Semple
Crown complex given property award for stand alone complex noteworthy to Melbourne.
9 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Inquiry on link lottery"
by Genevieve Lally
The VCGA is investigating claims that City Link operator Transurban did not include some customers in the City Link earlybird incentive offer promotional lottery.
9 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Hot McProperty"
by Tracy Joynson
Corporate profile of McDonalds in Australia.
10 June 1999
Age
"Love stays after pokies loss"
by Stathi Paxinos
A 46-year-old mother of two stole #30,000 from the Financial Planning Association of Australia to feed a gambling habit.
10 June 1999
Age
"Vegas punts on 'mouthpiece for the mob"
by Reuters
Flamboyant lawyer Oscar Goldman who has defended some of organised crime's most notorious figures was elected Mayor of Las Vegas yesterday.
10 June 1999
Age
"Star City directors pan Tabcorp merge offer"
by Leonie Wood
Independent directors of Star City casino yesterday denounced Tabcorp's $1.2 billion merger offer as unfair claiming the scrip plus cash bid offered no control premium and undervalued the harbourside casino group.
10 June 1999
Herald Sun
"A smashing sight"
by Jeremy Kelly
A magistrate yesterday called Crown's casino fireball towrs pigeon roasters and agreed with a driver whosaid they were a distraction.
10 June 1999
Herald Sun
"When will Mr Kennett take that 10 cent tax off Tattslotto tickets? Victoria is the only state that pays it.
Letter to the editor from Alan Gall, Casterton
10 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Sweet mistake that's in a world of its own"
A Mars Bar promotion where some wrappers entitled purchasers to a free Mars Bar ran into problems when it was realised the wrappers could be identified.
10 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Mafia lawyer Vegas mayor"
by Reuters
Oscar Goodman who defended a number of organised crime figures including Spilotro and who played himself in the movie "Casino" has been appointed Mayor of Las Vegas.
10 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Star rejects Tabcorp bid"
by Drew Gibson
Star City directors recommended that Tabcorp's bid should be rejected.
11 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Cigarette machines butted out"
by Sarah Dent
Cigarette vending machines will soon be filtered out of restaruants, hotels and public places after a national agreement on tobacco control. 100% of children were able to buy cigarettes from the machines.
11 June 1999
Age
"Cigarette machine ban looms"
by Adrian Rollins
Article on proposed cigarette machine ban. Figures on teenage smoking.
11 June 1999
Age
"Ebet set to offer Tattersalls products"
The Australian internet racing and sports betting company Ebet Online has entered into an agreement to distribute Tattersalls lottery products.
11 June 1999
Age
"Board scotches Warne rumour"
by Mark Ray
The Australian Cricket Board last night denied reports that Shane Warne's Test career would end soon because of new revelations about the match-fixing affair.
11 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Taking a bet on the net"
by Annie Lawson
Ebet Online, a subsidiary of software gaming group Coms21, yesterday announced an agreement with Tattersalls offshoot Wintech Investments to distribute its range of Victorian-based lottery products offshore.
12 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Crown investors miss jackpot"
by Ian McIlwraith
Crown casino shareholders have been scaled back in their Ecorp entitlement.
13 June 1999
Age
"Poor hit hardest by pokies"
by Royce Millar
Poker machines are hurting manylocal economies by sucking money and jobs out of low-income areas according to a new report by the Victorian University of Technology. The study said the VCGA figures underestimated spending on poker machines by 900%.
13 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Brothel not the ticket in Ballarat"
by Sue Hewitt
The raffle of the Ballarat brothel Dalliance Encounters failed for lack of ticket purchasers and the brothel closed. Many locals opposed the brothel, the people of Ballarat being for the good family life.
14 June 1999
Age
"Nun honoured for her work with seriously ill children"
by Carolyn Webb
Sister Margaret Noone awarded the AM for her work with Very Special Kids.
14 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Helping families with sick kids"
by Loretta Hall
Sister Margaret Noone is awarded Order of Australia.
14 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Brokers line up for shot at TAB"
by James McCullough
The Labor Party waved through the privatisation of the Queensland TAB on the weekend.
15 June 1999
Age
"After the screen test, Net results uncover addictions"
by Alice Ghent
Psychologist Helen Petrie now a senior lecuter in psychology at the Unviersity of Hertfordshire examines the process of internet addiction.
15 June 1999
Herald Sun
"'Neighbourhood Volunteers Make State Safer Says Police Commissioner"
Tattersalls advertisement
15 June 1999
Herald Sun
Milking Lotto for all it's worth
By Greg Thom
Printing Tattslotto games on the side of milk containers resulted in a 6% increase in sales. Rev Ray Cleary head of the Inter Church Gambling Task Force criticized the promotion.
16 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer cyberspace has a lot of blue sky"
by Terry McCrann
Packer's Ecorp lists at 50% premium.
16 June 1999
Age
"Why poke the finger at gaming machines"
by Ross Gittins
For most punters, gambling is just another form of entertainment. Arguments in support of gaming and gaming machines.
17 June 1999
Herald Sun
"A pub with appeal"
Weekly raffles for meat trays and chicken dinners have so far brought in $1895.40 for Summerworld Hotels Good Friday 2000 fundraising campaign for the Royal Children's Hospital.
17 June 1999
Herald Sun
US punters' luck runs out
Revelations that punters in the United States are spending about $US600 billion a year and that more than five million of them are problem gamblers have provoked calls for a ban on any industry expansion.
17 June 1999
Herald Sun
"McEwan reclaims post amid rancor"
by Adam Hamilton
Tensions as attempts are made to move harness racing from an amateur sport to a professional industry.
17 June 1999
Age
"The truth about the poor and pokies"
by Kenneth Davidson
Access Economics report mentioned in Ross Gittins article was prepared for Tattersalls. Survey shows casino patrons recorded winnings of $132 million whereas industry data showed aggregate losses were $823 million.
18 June 1999
Age
"Tabcorp wins Star on beefier bid"
by Leonie Wood
Tabcorp yesterday won approval from the independent directors of the Star City casino group to proceed with its $1.2 billion merger proposal.
18 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Fake name bets scam revealed"
by Glenn Mitchell
A man placed bets with Melbourne and Darwin bookmakers under the names of unwitting sport and business figures.
18 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp plays cards right"
by Bloomberg
Tabcorp gets nod from Star City board.
19 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Crown's era on ASX ends"
by AAP
Crown will cease as a listed company in its own right on the stock exchange at the close of trading on Monday.
20 June
1999
Age
"Pokie hokey"
letter to the editor from Peter Dryden of Warrnambool
Letter critical of accuracy of VCGA reports.
20 June 1999
Age
"Councils count the social cost of gaming machines"
by Kerry Taylor
Comments of speakers at Victorian Local Governance Association meeting.
20 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Punter lands $2m jackpot"
South Australian punter picked the card to win nearly $2 million on a new TAB bet, Fortune 8.
21 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Attitudes are a-changin'"
by Terry Brown
Australians believe the spread of gambling needs to be slowed by promoting pokies as being as unacceptable as soft drugs.
21 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Bookie's advice true to form"
by Glenn Mitchell
Winner of the $2 million had invested $23,000 in Saturday's meeting and about $200,000 over the past two months.
21 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Few winners"
letter to the editor from Ray Cleary
The recent partnership between the Victorian Government and the gambling industry has tarnished the responsibilities and role of government. Need for advertising code and education program.
21 June 1999
Age
"The Collingwood Football Club Social Club"
Profile and photograph of Collingwood Social Club. It has 64 pokies down from 100.
22 June 1999
Age
"Crown chief decides to toss in cards"
by Jane Schultz
The chief executive of Crown Ltd, Mr Robert Riley, announced his resignation from Crown yesterday as Crown became an operating subsidiary of PBL.
22 June 1999
Herald Sun
By Paul Anderson
Animal inspectors and police have broken an alleged cockfighting ring after a raid on a farm on the city's western fringe. The RSPCA were involved. Cockfighting can lead to a charge of aggravated cruelty with a fine of up to $12,000.
22 June 1999
Herald Sun
Tattersalls advertisement
"Cameron McConville Starts His 1999 Season at Sandown This Weekend
Young up and coming racing driver, Cameron McConville, is being sponsored by Tattersalls.
22 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Ex Crown Chief hits the jackpot"
by Miranda McLaughlin
Robert Riley retires as chief executive of Crown Casino.
22 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Packers' royal flush"
by Miranda McLachlan
Kerry and James Packer celebrated a red letter day yesterday consummating their takeover of Crown casino while their fledgling Internet company Ecorp captivated stock market investors.
24 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino outplayed in takeover poker game"
by Terry McCrann
Star City casino directors should have held out for a bit more.
25 June 1999
Herald Sun
"A snapshot of our busy lives"
by Kate Hannon
ABS publication Social Trends 1999 mentions Australians are gambling more on lotteries, the races and pokies.
25 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Trial over bets fiasco"
by Jeremy Kelly
A punter lost $109,000 in a three-day spree while betting in his boss's name with a Melbourne bookmaker.
25 June 1999
Age
"Gambling mother left girl in rain"
Mother banned from Brisbane Treasury casino for leaving six-year-old daughter sitting in the rain on a park bench for more than an hour while she gambled.
26 June 1999
Age
"Wiley Willesee beats a bookie"
by Valerie Lawson
Mike Willesee bet $15 million on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day at Royal Randwick.
26 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Konami's gambles become a bit more serious"
by AAP
Konami Australia, best known for its video arcade games, is establishing a lucrative niche in the gaming machine market and considering a public float.
26 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Punt pays off in real world"
by Peter Waters
Phillip Green, principal of Barry Plant real estate agents at Rowville is having some success with a two-year-old filly.
26 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Blood sport"
by Paul Anderson
Account of cock fighting in Springvale. Sport is practised in Indonesia, Bali and Timor. Sometimes it is no rural properties, others in the back of a truck or at a barbecue in a back yard. Apparently there is also dog fighting.
27 June 1999
Age
"Tribunal backs local pokies policy"
by Royce Millar
Victoria's planning appeals tribunal has twice this moth backed local council gambling policies despite a Government directive that councils should stay out of gambling regulation.
27 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Margaret Stanford, croupier"
Margaret Stanford who is a roulette croupier, blackjack dealer at Crown casino who is married to Shane, another Crown dealer. Margaret's description of the perfect weekend.
28 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Crown seeks wage freeze"
by Michelle Edmunds
Dispute between Crown casino and Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union over wage conditions.
28 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Paks in booze claim"
by Glenn Stanaway
Pakistan's cricketers, under investigation over allegations they threw the Word Cup final against Australia, are now subject to claims they went on a late-night drinking and gambling binge before the game.
28 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Payout glitch angers punters"
by Adrian Dunn
Punters were distressed by a Tabcorp computer glitch.
28 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Tab's off and racing well"
by Clive Henley
Tracking NSW TAB's share price from 2.16 to 3.06.
29 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Punters rush to lose 11b"
by Glenn Mitchell
ABS gambling statistics considered. 41.5% increase from 94/95 to 97/98. Victorians lost $3.262 billion in 97/98. Top expenditure per head is NSW with $945, Victoria per head expenditure is $927. Pokies $6.4 billion, lotteries $1.6 billion, casinos $1.43 billion and races $1.42 billion.
29 June 1999
Herald Sun
"Top home grown acts at Tatts pokies in July"
Tattersalls advertisement
List of performers at Tatts pokies venues. Includes Normie Rowe.
29 June 1999
Age
"Sacked race-caller fights for job"
by Andrea Carson
A race caller sacked for failing to report a professional punter's attempts at race fixing is fighting to get his job back. The race caller was assaulted and he and his family were threatened.
30 June 1999
Age
"Scotch head calls for morals teaching"
by Carolyn Jones
The principal of Scotch College called for a greater emphasis on the teaching of morals.
1 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Secret plan to protect gaming"
by Damon Johnson
State gambling taxes could be cut to compensate the industry for the impact of the GST.
1 July 1999
Herald Sun
"McDonalds in probe - game prizes ruled invalid"
by Matthew Chares and Sarah Stock
A McDonalds Monopoly McMatch and Win competition is being investigated after more than 2000 claims for prizes were rejected. McDonalds is arguing some stamps are from last year's competition.
1 July 1999
Herald Sun
"A miserable partnership"
by Peter Coster and Glenn Mitchell
Half-page, tightly written article setting out the downside of poker machines - concentration in poorer areas, movement to big clubs and pubs, destruction of problem gamblers.
1 July 1999
Herald Sun
"King Kerry has Crown in hand"
by Ian McIlwraith
Kerry Packer took control of Crown casino and Hoyts on the same day.
1 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Winners and grinners"
Photograph of Salad Touch in near fall in the Saint Agrifo Trial Hurdle.
2 July 1999
Age
"McDonalds seeks contest answers"
by Darrin Farrant
McDonalds has set up an enquiry to be headed by former Federal Court judge Mr Trevor Morling QC.
2 July 1999
Herald Sun
"The cruel sport of cockfighting is rife. So what, it's part of some people's culture and we wanted multiculturalism, didn't we. Didn't we.
Letter to the editor from H Rosengren of Fitzroy.
2 July 1999
Herald Sun
"The cruel sport of sockfighting"
cartoon by Knight
2 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Our gambling epidemic"
letter to the editor from Ray Cleary
Letter condemning gambling and the government and calling for planning controls for local government to assess the social and economic impact of gambling on local communities.
2 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Gaming tax cut backed"
by Damon Johnston
A cut in gambling taxes to offset the GST has been defended by Government.
2 July 1999
Herald Sun
"McProbe - Azaria judge to head the great burger game inquiry"
by Regina Titelius and Mathew Charles
Customers have threatened legal action against McDonalds.
3 July 1999
Age
"Tiger gambles on kiss and wins"
by Steve Butcher
Richmond footballer Robert Powell found not guilty of assaulting a two-up dealer he kissed after a two-up win.
3 July 1999
Age
"$200,000 casino Mercedes torched"
A Crown casino chauffeur driven Mercedes was carjacked and burnt.
3 July 1999
Age
"Pokie gains not worth the pain"
by Valerie Ayres-Wearne (Good Shepherd)
$60 million was diverted from household resources on the Mornington Peninsula.
3 July 1999
Age
"The man who broke the bank walks free"
by Sara Webb
Nick Leeson, the rogue trader who shot to fame in 1995 when he brought down Barings Bank is due to walk free from Singapore's Changi prison tomorrow.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Sabotage theory - McDonalds rejects up to $20m in prizes"
by Regina Titelius
The VCCA is investigating whether there have been any breaches of gaming legislation in relation to the McDonalds Monopoly gambling dispute.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Lucky stop wins $226m"
A 21-year-old Minnesota woman who bought lottery tickets on the spur of the moment after she ran low on petrol claimed a $226 million Powerball jackpot. She will take the cash option of almost $120 million which will give her about $75 million after tax.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
"The man who broke the bank"
by Matthew Pinkney
Profile of Nick Leeson, the trader who sank Barings Bank.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon
By Mark Knight
Cartoon showing Ronald McDonald tearing up a McMatch and Win competition document with small upset children watching.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Casing in on casino
by Karen Collier
Profile of Crown Casino dealer Susan Awad.
3 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Tiger wins punt on two-up kiss"
by Jeremy Kelly
Richmond footballer Robert Powell was acquitted in the Magistrates Court of assault after kissing a female Crown two-up dealer in his excitement of winning.
4 July 1999
Age
"Making live to the machine in the sunless salon of chance"
by John Elder
Profile of small-hours pokie players.
4 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Heart attack claims Puzo"
Mario Puzo died yesterday aged 78 years.
5 July 1999
Herald Sun
"If I Saunders misses the excitement of a live Tattslotto draw so much … can I suggest he watch paint dry or grass grow.
Letter to the editor from Lotto Fan of Mill Park.
6 July 1999
Herald Sun
"If people are worried about the GST they should give up smoking, drinking and gambling.
Letter to the editor from Brian Wood of Dandenong.
6 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Neglected victims of drugs helped by Tatts award"
Tattersalls advertisement
Ms Jane Rowe of the Mirabel Foundation received the latest Tattersall's Enterprise and Achievement Award. Mirabel Foundation is a support group for children of drug addicts.
7 July 1999
Age
"Libs to cut VRC powers"
by Patrick Bartley
The State Government plans to legislate for a commission to run racing in Victoria after the next election.
7 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Bookies' odds vote on Friday
Availability of bookmakers odds might become tricky if the bookies vote yes on Friday. Bookies are to vote on charging for the copyright of their odds.
8 July 1999
Age
"Sports bet firm talks up tale of turnover"
by Eli Greenblat
International All Sports is soon to be floated. The company's online betting site had more than 3000 registered clients and bets on Wimbledon could be placed on line between serves.
8 July 1999
Age
"Aristocrat in year-end shift"
by Aap
Aristocrat has altered its business year to 31 December from 30 June to better align its business cycles in its main markets: Australia and the USA.
8 July 1999
Age
"Race clubs push own plan"
by Patrick Bartley
VRC officials have met with the Premier and submitted an alternative plan.
8 July 1999
Age
"Racing needs a compromise"
by Patrick Smith
The VRC is doing a pretty good job and appointing a government commission would be an overkill.
8 July 1999
Herald Sun
"McProbe delayed"
The publication of the report into the McDonald's fast food promotional competition has been delayed until tomorrow.
9 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Wallet trips up bungling thieves"
by Vanessa Williams
Two Tattslotto agency raids by a pair of inept bandits came unstuck when one dropped his wallet, a court was told.
9 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer eyes Hudcon"
by Ian McIlwraith
PBL is rumoured to be making a $320 million offer for Hudson Conway.
10 July 1999
Herald Sun
"$1.5m win shock"
A 30 year old woman won $1.5 million in Powerball.
10 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Life's a gamble - but some things you can't bet on"
by Terry Brown
Brown considers the odds on a wide ranging number of sporting and life events from picking a random greyhound quadrella to being killed by an asteroid.
8/7/99
Herald Sun
"So McDonalds has allotted $20 million for its latest competition. Wit would be better if it allotted this to reduce the cost of its hamburgers etc.
Letter to the editor from Fair Go of Mount Waverly
10/7/99
Herald Sun
"Anger as game probe clears McDonalds
Trevor Morling QC has cleared McDonalds and McDonalds will not pay out on more than 2000 claims. Angry customers vowed to take McDonalds to court.
10/7/99
Age
"Panel to pursue McMatch claims"
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called upon McDonalds to refute "the apparently credible and compelling evidence" of customers or it may take court action.
11/7/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon in colour showing Ronald McDonald telling a child it will not get a prize and then telling the child to have a nice day.
By Knight
11 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Take a gamble on a fun outing"
Travel article advising of the Come Horseracing Tour to the Happy Valley race course in Hong Kong.
12/7/99
Herald Sun
"More join Mac attack"
by Regina Titelius
Two class legal actions have been launched against McDonalds in Victoria and one in Queensland.
12/7/99
Herald Sun
"Scratch and win chips under fire"
The NSW government has ordered a review of Lays Chips Star Wars promotion offering scratch tickets with prizes up to $10,000. Demand for the chips has been so strong that some schools have banned their sale.
12/7/99
Herald Sun
"Bush clubs likely to finish long last"
by Brian Meldrum
Country racing clubs will push for equal representation on any new government body to replace the VRC; but the probably will not get it.
12/7/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts wins in South Africa"
by Tracey Joynson
Tattersalls will help set up South Africa's first national lottery
13/7/99
Herald Sun
"Stores may sue on Mac bungle"
by Regina Titelius
McDonalds franchise holders will consider legal action against the fast food giant if they are made to recoup the cost of a promotional bungle.
13/7/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts Melbourne Redbacks to Play at Home"
Tattersalls advertisement
News of the Tattersalls Melbourne Redbacks, the most successful team in the National Hockey League.
14/7/99
Age
"Hotels back call to boost pokie supply"
by Rod Myer
Hoteliers have strongly supported the call by Tattersalls' chief executive, Mr Peter Gillooly to lift the cap on gaming machines in Victoria by 5000.
14/7/99
Age
"Steroid implants found in raids by stewards"
by Patrick Bartley
Racing stewards have found steroid implants known as trembolone in horses.
15/7/99
Herald Sun
"Boy wrote $4m in dud cheques"
A teenage stock market gambler played a cunning and manipulative game by writing more than $4 million in dud cheques. He gambled away $1,000 a night and played in leagues clubs and the casino for two years although he was under age.
16/7/99
Herald Sun
"Rapist can stay here, says court"
by Mark Russell
A man from China was found guilty of sexual penetration without consent, withholding a person's liberty, threatening to harm and assault. His former girlfriend stole his life savings, slept with other money for her gambling addiction and was a liar, manipulative and argumentative.
16/7/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd's Hudcon jackpot"
by Miranda McLauchlan
Proposed Hudcon/PBL share swap.
16/7/99
Age
"Crown prince draws curtain on Hudcon era"
by Leonie Wood
Account of Hudcon/PBL share swap.
16/7/99
Age
"Laws did deal to back clubs in pokies push"
by Deborah Cameron and Anne Davies
John Laws was paid to be the voice of the Registered Clubs Association of NSW during a bitter battle with the pubs over market share. He also supported the Association's push for a lower tax rate.17/7/99
Age
"Gaming destroys families: report"
by Phillip Hudson
A landmark study says 330,000 Australians are battling serious gambling problems. Account of the federal Productivity Commission study.
17/7/99
Age
"Perth casino deals Newman a ban"
by Steve Butcher
Sam Newman has been banned from the Burswood Casino.
17/7/99
Good Weekend
"Mr Can-do"
by David Leser
Profile of Ron Walker
19/7/99
Herald Sun
"Gambling windfall"
by Reuters
Australian companies are tipped to become the dominant players in the world's booming internet gambling market according to Merrill Lynch if the USA prohibits internet gambling.
19/7/99
Herald Sun
"Jumps racing still faces major hurdles"
by Brian Meldrum
Jumps racing has provided the most entertaining racing over the last three months. Argument for proper support for jumps racing.
19/7/99
Age
"While heroin grams the headlines, tobacco prospers"
by Darren Gray
Heroin may kill more than 600 per year but it is way down the list. Tobacco kills an estimated 18,000 per year and alcohol an estimated 3656. Alcohol and tobacco use is increasing amongst secondary students.
20/7/99
Herald Sun
"Gambling fever grips the nation"
by Michael Harvey
Figures from Productivity Commission report. Australia has 180,000 poker machines comprising 21% of the word total. Gambling expenditure has doubled in ten years. 15.2% of Victoria's revenue comes from gambling. 2.3% of adults have serious gambling problems.
20/7/99
Herald Sun
"Star City bid falls short"
by Ian McIlwraith
Tabcorp Holdings $1.7 billion takeover bid for Sydney casino Star City has fallen well short of an independent valuation but has still been recommended by directors.
20/7/99
Age
"Nation hooked on gambling: report"
by Phillip Hudson
Australia has the world's highest rate of gambling addiction and an independent regulator should be appointed to control the industry, according to the Productivity Commission report.
20/7/99
Herald Sun
"Artful Cellos at Tatts Gallery"
Tattersalls advertisement
Account of Tattersalls sponsorship of the arts including the George Adams Gallery at the Victorian Arts Centre.
20/7/99
Age
"Access to ATMs may be blocked"
by Phillip Hudson
Recommendations of the Productivity Commission include banning automatic teller machines from gambling venues, restricting access to credit and publishing the odds.
20/7/99
Age
"Gaming pleasure given a value"
by Jason Koutsoukis
Australians were up to $5.2 billion better off due to gambling because of the enjoyment factor though it was illusory to say that gambling created jobs as the money would have created jobs elsewhere had it not gone into gambling.
20/7/99
Age
"Pokies: the dark side of the boon"
by Tony Wright
Productivity Commission says the biggest rise in social problems were caused by poker machines. Women now constituted 50% of problem gamblers. Women, who, ten years ago did not rate in problem gambling statistics now constituted 50% of problem gamblers.
21 July 1999
Herald Sun
"At odds on gaming"
Arguments for and against gaming machines by Kennett and Federal Treasurer Peter Costello in the wake of the Productivity Commission report. Opposition leader Steve Bracks called for regional caps.
21 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Jeff Kennett playing poker machine with Treasurer Costello saying the first thing is to admit you have a problem. Kennett replying 'what problem?'. Caption 'Denial'
By Knight
21 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambling's often reasonable but not usually fair"
by Terry McCrann
Something must be done to contain problem gambling but caps will probably not have that effect and caps will deliver a windfall profit to those who have pokies.
21 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Steroid in 45 horses"
by Murray Bell in Sydney
Trainer Anthony Cummings admitted implanting 45 of his horses with the steroid Trenbolone.
21 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Women turn to armed robbery"
by Brett Foley
Inspector McLeod-Dryden said it appeared that drug involvement and gambling problems were the two main reasons for women, and other offenders, committing offences.
21 July 1999
Age
"Crime, gambling linked: report"
by Phillip Hudson
One in ten problem gamblers turn to crime to support their habit according to the Productivity Commission report.
21 July 1999
Age
"Banks come out fighting over ATMs in gaming venues"
by Manika Naidoo
Banks defend their right to place automatic teller machines at gaming venues. They could not take action that would seriously inconvenience other customers.
21 July 1999
Age
"States should protect punters: Costello"
by Phillip Hudson and Sandra McKay
The Federal Treasurer, Mr Peter Costello, yesterday stepped up the heat on the State Government to introduce tough consumer protection rules for gambling.
21 July 1999
Age
"Victoria alone in targetting the poor"
by Manika Naidoo
A high concentration of poker machine venues in poorer suburbs was unique to Victoria, the Productivity Commission has found.
21 July 1999
Age
"Slots of luck needed to face Black Rhino"
by Manika Naidoo
The player return rate of gaming machines cannot be divulged by the gaming authority because of commercial confidentiality.
21 July 1999
Age
"Our betting habit: where the pokies are"
Maps of Victoria showing concentrations of poker machines.
22 July 1999
Age
"'No grilling' McDonalds"
by Bernard lagan
Sydney radio station 2UB directed its broadcasters including john Laws and Alan Jones, not to make any critical on-air comments about McDonalds after the company bought advertising space on the station this year.
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Laws reveals casino deal"
by Glenn Mitchell
Broadcaster John Laws revealed yesterday he had a contract with Sydney's Star Casino that prevented him from criticizing it.
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing one poker machine saying to another he had almost emptied the player.
By Knight
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
Ex-army Sergeant Gail Baker's ten-day-old baby died in her car while she was playing poker machines.
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Revealed: Cumming's secret formula"
After giving his horses Trenbolone, Cummings achieved a strike rate of wins of 1:3.7 up from 1:11.7
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambling rips family apart"
by Kelly Ryan
Photograph and article of children of problem gambling woman who is in jail after stealing $200,000.
22 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Punters lose in marriage"
by Michael Harvey
Gambling caused 29,000 Australian marriages to break up last year a national survey has found.
23 July 1999
Age
"Pokies: I'm ashamed says PM
by Sandra McKay and Phillip Hudson
A summit of federal and state leaders should be called to curb the impact of the significant social evil of gambling.
23 July 1999
Age
"Packers join Crown board"
by AAP
Kerry and James Packer have been appointed to the Crown casino board amongst other changes.
23 July 1999
Age
"In fear, with favor"
by Stephen Feneley
Staff at 3LO were forced to issue a retraction or clarification regarding an item concerning Liberal Party power broker and ABC board member Michael Kroger. Article asks if ABC management has lost its nerve.
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Lucky Bill's fame spreads"
by Mike Edmonds
The fame of Bill Morgan who won a car on a scratchie and then won $250,000 while scratching a ticket in front of the cameras has been interviewed by Swiss and Japanese TV crews.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"State's duty to protect pokie victims"
Letter to the editor by Peter Stokes of Forest Hill and other anti-gambling letters in the wake of the Premier's comments on the Productivity Commission report.
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing person in hotel being exposed to warning signs for alcohol and tobacco and then a pokie screen reading "gambling is a wealth hazard"
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Raising the pokies ante"
Editorial
Premier must do something about the pokies in the wake of the Productivity Commission report.
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Owners' drug warning"
by Shane Templeton
The National Racehorse Owners Association NROA chairman Nick Columb argues for use of therapeutic drugs and steroids - only go faster or go slow drugs should be outlawed. Responding to discussion on Trenbolone.
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Steroid keeps bitches racing"
by Tim Habel
Testosterone is widely used in the greyhound industry, primarily to keep bitches off heat.
23 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Clamp plan on pokie fever"
by Damon Johnston, Kristin Owen and Michael Harvey
Promising instant riches to lure punters to gambling will be banned in Victoria. Cap of 27,500 pokies will stay.
24 July 1999
Age
"Gambling regulator under fire"
by Sandra McKay
Victoria's gambling authority was captive to the Government's political agenda and in need of urgent overhaul according to Tim Costello.
24 July 1999
Age
"Star City casino a cave, says Kennett"
by Ewin Hannan
Premier Kennett rated the Star City casino 2.5 out of 10.
24 July 1999
Age
"Click a mouse and lose a house"
by Phillip Hudson
Quite a comprehensive article on internet gambling including interactive sports betting.
24 July 1999
Age
"All the King's Men"
Tattersalls advertisement for National Boys Choir.
24 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokie ATMs run hot on cash"
by Fran Cusworth and Rick Wallace
Gamblers withdraw up to $20,000 a day from automatic poker machines in large gambling dens.
24 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Star's out for Kennett"
by Damon Johnston
Sydney's Star City casino is a disgrace, a sin bin and the pits, says Jeff Kennett.
24 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Judge: drugs crush society"
by Norrie Ross
Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Tadgell argues for a hard line on drugs.
24 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon titled: "if the gambling bug don't get you the millennium bug will".
25 July 1999
Age
"Milking the afflicted"
by Rev Tim Costello
Tim Costello argues against State gaming in third-page article.
25 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon series titled The War of the Whirls showing invasion of Earth by pokies.
By Knight
25 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Police investigate bike raffle mystery"
by Sue Hewitt
Police are investigating Harley Davidson motor bike raffle for football club. Claims that bikes were given to fictitious winners and sold.
25 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Kennett's machine cap 'a loose fit'"
by David Wilson
Hulls delivers Labor's gaming policy - includes regional caps.
25 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Latest pokies tempt young"
by Derek Ballantine
Australian gaming machine manufacturers are developing new games including horse racing, virtual roulette and car racing contests. Tattersalls have no plans for internet gambling whilst Tabcorp sees internet gambling as an extension of its telephone horse racing and sports betting.
26 July 1999
Herald Sun
Letters to the editor critical of gambling by Arnold Jago of Mildura and Geoff Kerr of Hamilton.
26 July 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Telstra phone booth overflowing with money and Costello saying whoa who needs pokies.
By Knight
26 July 1999
Age
"A nation caught in the gambling trap"
Letter to the editor by Neil Ryan of Blackburn
Argues why cannot Australia be like Singapore.
26 July 1999
Age
"Costello gamble pays off"
by Phillip Hudson
The Productivity commission report on the gambling industry is a triumph for both Peter Costello and the commission itself. It is now up to Costello to act.
27 July 1999
Age
"Report on social benefit lifts debate"
by Richard Salmons
Analysts believe the investing public will start to take account of probable government containment in the wake of the Productivity Commission report.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts supports very special kids piggy bank week appeal"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tatts helps kids with life threatening illness.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Threat in toy laws"
by Fiona Hudson
Mattel concerned about relaxing import restrictions on toys as it would put children at risk.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"if you play with real dollars play with real sense was awarded best by the American gaming association, why not use it here?"
letter to the editor from JD of Geelong
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Act now on pokies"
letter to the editor by Steve Raskovsky of Ringwood
Governments must get serious on curbing problem gambling with pokies.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Safe bet for the odds couple"
A couple bet with a bookmaker that they would celebrate their silver wedding anniversary on 24 July 2024 at odds of 50:1.
27 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Bet blunder bears fruit"
Punter on greyhounds in New Zealand won $119,000 after winning a trifecta and then a six-winners - he made mistakes placing each bet.
28 July 1999
Herald Sun
"have you ever seen a closing down sale saying everything must go at a pokies venue?"
letter to the editor from Richie Rich of Surrey Hills
28 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokies corrupt our people"
letter to the editor from John Mason of Prahran
No government has the right to corrupt its citizens to the extent that has happened in Victoria.
28 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Lloyd takes note of Australia's $1.3 billion man"
by Terry McCrann
David Haynes and the unsecured noteholders of Hudson Conway are not happy at the proposed pay out deal proposed by Lloyd Williams.
28 July 1999
Age
"Hooked on gambling? Meet the dealers"
by Michaela Boland
Stories told by dealers at Crown casino some could not take the stress.
29 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Close pokie venues from 5pm to 7pm each day"
letter to the editor by Arthur Hawley of Seaford
30 July 1999
Herald Sun
"make all pokies coin machines with handles"
letter to the editor from Eric Wilsher of Batemans Bay, NSW
30 July 1999
Herald Sun
"it is people's nature to gamble"
letter to the editor from Mrs L Dougherty of Hampton
30 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Too many pokies options"
letter to the editor from Pat Martin of Maryborough
Problem with pokies is the range of lines and bet sizes on machines which encourage accelerated gambling.
30 July 1999
"Packer crowns Hudcon losses"
by Miranda McLauchlan
Kerry Packer's takeover of Crown has enabled Hudson Conway to avoid reporting a bottom-line loss of $1.24 million.
30 July 1999
Age
"Crown pay plan under attack"
by Paul Robinson
A University of Sydney study has attacked a new wage deal for Crown casino workers.
30 July 1999
Age
"Packer ties up with TMS"
by Jane Schultze
PBL has acquired 11.4% of the cinema advertising and broadcast production company Television and Media Services.
31 July 1999
Age
"A last battle for Lloyd's Hudcon"
by Leonie Wood
Note holders dissatisfied with Hudcon wind up arrangements.
31 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Truth about jumps racing not so cruel"
letters to the editor defending jumps racing from Steve Carroll of Coburg East and Dave Wheelan of Tooradin
31 July 1999
Herald Sun
John Howard should put a GST on poker machines.
letter to the editor from Thanks Again of Surrey Hills.
31 July 1999
Herald Sun
"Bet machines on trial"
by Matthew Stewart
Twelve Easy Bet terminals will be introduced at Moonee Valley today. Claims it will threaten the jobs of Victoria's 500 tote staff.
2 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Bet windfall for Olympics"
by Tom Salmon
A gambling ban on the Olympic Games in NSW has opened the door for Victoria to be the centre of a national betting plunge on Sydney 2000.
2 August 1999
Herald Sun
"A poor return for punters - you bet
letter to the editor from Lawrie C Brooke of Canterbury
Interesting observations on the relative costs of playing poker machines and other types of gambling.
2 August 1999
Age
"Let's not get hysterical about problem gambling"
by Marin Feil
Arguments against the Productivity Commission report.
3 August 1999
Age
"Pay TV off to a running start in Australia, survey finds"
by Darrin Farrant
Nearly one in six households subscribe to pay-TV. The take up rate is one of the fastest in the wold.
3 August 1999
Age
"Digital TV threatens networks"
by Jane Schultz
Forecast by 2006/7 half of all home are likely to have internet connections through digital TVs.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Reil Diamond and the Four Kinsman at Tatts Pokies this month"
Tattersalls advertisement
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"A life in the public eye"
Profile on Lady Kathleen Clarke, race horse owner and wife of a former VATC chairman.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Mum lives in fear of the last goodnight"
by Alen Rados
Account of Very Special Kids and the Piggy Bank Week appeal.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
Jeff Kennett dressed in his Crown casino tie admitted that there is too much gambling advertising. Who is he kidding.
letter to the editor from Joker, Preston
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
Closing pokies venues between 5pm and 7pm will not stop problem gamblers. They will just wait outside.
letter to the editor from Stan Slater of Box Hill.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino record attempt for breast beaters"
Hobart casino is attempting to get in the Guinness Book of Records for the most breast feeding women feeding simultaneously.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino plans $75 million upgrade"
Perth's Burswood casino plans to spend $75 million expanding and refurbishing its resort. It is also seeking to increase the number of its gaming machines by 120 and adding more gaming machines.
4 August 1999
Herald Sun
"House of cards. Our national obsession with gambling is having a worrying effect on the young"
by Susan Moore
Western suburbs survey of gambling among young people gives rise for concern.
5 August 1999
Age
"Gambling on a drugs strategy"
by Erwin Hannan and Gabrielle Costa
The State Opposition will increase taxes on gambling operators to fund a new drugs strategy.
5 August 1999
Age
"TABQ afloat"
The Queensland TAB float is expected in November.
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"$60m gambler and a car full of heroin"
by Keith Moor
A high-roller feted by Crown casino has been arrested in his luxury hotel suite and charged with heroin trafficking.
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Labor takes a punt on the footy"
by Mike Sheahan
Labor proposes to raise taxes by bringing in a national footy tipping competition.
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"would country and city racetrack officials explain why tracks are so heavy?"
letter to the editor from Punter, Carlton
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Last chance for motoring dream"
Sun promotional Saab car competition.
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Qld govt bets on Tabcorp float"
by Rhyll Cronin
Queensland TAB will be sold through a $250 million public float in November.
5 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Country punt sparks match-fix fears"
by Mark Stevens
Football betting has spread to far-flung country leagues, sparking fears of match-fixing.
6 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Tipping a poor return"
by Rick Wallace
Bookmakers joined Jeff Kennett in tipping that the Labor footy tipping competition would fail because only 50% went back to punters.
6 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Hudcon revises offer"
by Miranda McLachlan
Hudson Conway has been pressured into revising offer to noteholders.
7 August 1999
Age
"Bookies' gamble pays off with a quick Net profit"
by Eli Greenblat
Bookmaker Mark Read floated International All Sports at a premium of 17.5%.
7 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Dead hands - The casino and pokies have killed illegal gambling"
by Brian Walsh
Account of illegal gambling before the introduction of legalised gaming.
7 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Cartoon showing MCG with caption Brack's Casino"
by Macca
9 August 1999
Herald Sun
Steve Bracks now proposes a national footy tipping competition with a 24% tax on it. Same old Labor - tax and control everything.
letter to the editor from C Ford of Sandringham
10 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls provides more support through the Lord Mayor's charitable fund"
Tattersalls Advertisement
Tattersalls gave $100,000.
10 August 1999
Herald Sun
Brack's footy gamble will encourage youngsters to gamble
letter to the editor from M Melkert of Bonbeach
10 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Woman in black bookies' scourge"
by Jon Anderson
Book "They're Racing" has been released in paperback. Account of Pauline Taks brothel owner's splurges on Bernborough - until it ran fifth.
10 August 1999
Herald Sun
"The new face of racing"
by Amanda Ruben, fashion editor
Colour photograph of horse and model who is also a race horse stud owner.
10 August 1999
Age
"Tight odds on Net betting"
by Jenny Sinclair
According to RMIT legal services manager John Lambrick any attempt to regulate online gambling is fraught with danger for government.
11 August 1999
Age
"Racing losing out to Vanuatu books"
by Andrew Eddy
Article expressing concern over tax advantages and lack of scrutiny of Vanuatu bookmakers.
11 August 1999
Age
"Crown bid documents stay secret"
by Sandra McKay
The Victorian Court of Appeal yesterday set aside a tribunal decision to release 30 secret documents. The case has been referred back to the Tribunal on the basis that the Tribunal wrongly placed the burden on the Government to justify why the documents should not be released.
11 August 1999
Age
"Doesn't anyone care about gambling?"
letter to the editor by Rebecca Westwick of Bentleigh
Article critical of Labor Party's footy betting proposal in view of Productivity Commission report and criticism of Liberal Party's attitude to gambling.
11 August 1999
Herald Sun
"New gambling tax urged"
letter to the editor from Darryn Power of Richmond
Recommends new tax on gambling to fund important community concerns.
12 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Key Crown papers remain closed"
by Damon Johnston and Rick Wallace
Supreme Court has referred the Crown papers FOI appeal back to the Tribunal.
12 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Racing has its ups and downs"
picture by Andrew Tauber
Photograph of horse falling at jump.
13 August 1999
Age
"Problem gambling not that bad"
Crown, Tattersalls and TAB argued to the Productivity Commission that gambling was a normal pastime and that compulsive gamblers shuld not be denied their freedom to gamble on the grounds they were insane.
13 August 1999
Age
"Gaming links deepen Demon's cap woes"
by Stephen Reilly
Much of the money secretly paid to players between 1994 and 1998 was raised from club gaming venue profits bringing into question compliance with corporate tax and gaming laws.
13 August 1999
Herald Sun
"$2,000 fine over cockfight den"
by Sarah Pellegrini
Quang Ba Le pleaded guilty in the Sunshine Magistrates' Court to three charges of animal cruelty arising out of a cockfight at his house. He pleaded it was not unlawful in Vietnam.
13 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Leave the punters alone"
by Ross Brundrett
Don't give punters a bad name. Gambling is becoming a dirty word.
13 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Easy pickings"
TAB advertisement
Advertisement full page for TAB Footybet 7 and Footybet 8.
14 August 1999
Age
"Odds stacked against the old enemy"
by Tony Bourke
Trends are moving against bookmakers.
15 August 1999
Herald Sun
"National sports lottery call"
by Peter Rees
The Confederation of Australian Sport has asked the Federal Government to set up a national sports lottery to raise more than $50 million a year.
15 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino staff rally over pay"
by Felicity Dargan
More than 500 Crown casino employees rallied outside the complex yesterday to protest at what their union says are management plans to freeze wages.
15 August 1999
Herald Sun
"I was decked at casino"
Scobie Breasley's granddaughter may sue Crown casino. She claims her husband was assaulted by security officers at the complex after the Scoby Breasley Medal Awards.
15 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Security videos and your rights"
by Adrian Anderson
Article discussing problems where persons on premises with video cameras such as casinos (Crown has about 1300) cannot get access to the videos where there is a dispute.
15 August 1999
Herald Sun
"How Holland made a hash of drugs"
by Larry Collins
Holland has become the soft and hard drugs capital of Europe because of its liberal attitude to drugs.
15 August 1999
Age
"Why Bill Burton's suicide cast a pall over the casino"
by Lawrence Money
Tradesman committed suicide over non-payment for casino work.
17 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls supports rising stars"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls recently signed sponsorship agreements with five promising young athletes.
17 August 1999
Herald Sun
Supreme Court jury found man guilty of murdering his wife in a car outside Crown casino.
17 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Home bets fury - local cyber casinos"
by Glenn Mitchell
Betting from home at virtual casinos will be part of a new $2 billion internet gambling industry in Victoria.
18 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto in a spin over TV hitch"
by Regina Titelus
A malfunction with the ball machine sent punters into a frenzy last night.
18 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Net bets no big deal"
letter to the editor by Grant Lithgow of South Melbourne
Letter in favour of internet gambling on basis internet has no boundaries and Victoria may as well make the money.
19 August 1999
Age
"Roulette deal for sex, cash: witness"
by Steve Butcher
A Crown casino customer gave evidence in Melbourne Magistrates Court that a croupier struck a deal with him to manipulate a roulette wheel to enable the customer to win by spinning the wheel so as to stop the ball in a section.
19 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Loot losers' second chance"
by Sasha Baskett and Mike Edmonds
Losers on aborted Oz Lotto draw are upset. One had been playing for 27 years without winning. Law firm Maurice Blackman Cashman is looking into it.
19 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lib urges ban on internet gambling"
South Australian senator Grant Champan said the Commonwealth should smash internet gambling before it took control of households.
19 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Floodlights sabotaged in bets scam"
by Daily Mail
A London Court was told today that an Asian betting syndicate was behind two floodlight failures that halted two English Premier league soccer matches.
19 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Bet fixer - Croupier claims: I could rig roulette"
by Jeremy Kelly
Croupier tried to spin favourable numbers for client in hope of homosexual favours. Alleged that client lost and assaulted croupier.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lying punter out for revenge"
by Jeremy Kelly
The Magistrates court ruled that a client of Crown casino had induced the vulnerable homosexual croupier to try and section spin the roulette wheel for him and, when he lost, had tried to blackmail the croupier and had assaulted him.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon shows Turkish city after earthquake as collapsed houses of cards
by Knight.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Gamblers fuel Tabcorp jackpot"
by Miranda McLachlan
Tabcorp profit of $143.3 million was up 18.2% on previous year. Pokies income was up 20.6%. With twilight greyhound racing and pay television racing, wagering was up 16.6%.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Star City hits a losing streak"
Star City was bouncing back from a run against it by high rollers but incurred a $2 million abnormal expense most of it incurred in the takeover by Tabcorp.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Bookies suspended in bets probe"
by Matthew Stewart
Two bookmakers have been suspended for not recording bets.
20 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lengthy bans for implant trainers"
by Ray Thomas and AAP
Two trainers have been disqualified by the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board stewards over trenbolone offences.
20 August 1999
Age
"Tabcorp earnings boosted by 18.2%"
by Rod Myer
Account of Tabcorp result.
20 August 1999
Age
"Star City disappoints"
by Kevin Morrison
Star City results.
21 August 1999
Age
"Schools tried by the law"
by Julie Szego
If schools act like businesses, they will be treated as such. Parents and students are increasingly turning to the law in their disputes with schools.
21 August 1999
Age
"New venture but the same old Teletrack"
by Tony Bourke
Proposal for straight track racing to be beamed into Asia. Promoters are now concentrating on South Australia. Victorian Minister for Sport, Tom Reynolds, is concerned about its viability.
21 August 1999
Age
"TAB beats prospectus forecast by a nose"
by Kevin Morrison
NSW TAB made a net profit of $53 million, ahead of its $50.3 million forecast after absorbing $5 million cost of laying off staff. Acquisition of Sky Racing last year had stimulated telephone betting.
21 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Odds favour NSW TAB investors"
by Peter Gosnell and Drew Gibson
NSW TAB result. Introduction of Sky Racing to pay TV had increased telephone betting by 45%.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Unconscious man found outside casino"
A man was found unconscious outside Crown casino after being escorted out by security.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto people look a bit drawn"
by Bruce Atherton
Second bungled draw in less than a week.
22 August 1999
Age
"A forward thinking philanthropist"
by Jan McGuinness
Profile of Charles Lane, the Myer foundation's new executive.
22 August 1999
Sunday Life
"They do what?"
by Michelle Griffin
Interesting article on sex education with observations on philosophy of content.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Porno bets probe"
by Kate Ashley Griffiths
The State Government has launched an inquiry into betting giant Tabcorp's links with pornographic cyber casinos.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Brain's wily way with pain"
by Graeme O'Neill
Scientists are investigating a part of the brain, the nucleus accumbens, which they describe as the engine of the reward response because it induces pleasurable sensations that simultaneously reward, reinforce and motivate behaviours that satisfy basic drives such as thirst, hunger and sex. Many researchers now suspect that, in some individuals, gambling activates the same pathway, resulting in gambling addiction.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Las Vegas"
by Bob Crimeen
Travel article with history and current building projects in Las Vegas.
22 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto fiasco - Red faces as $15 million draw jams"
by Mary Viscovich and Adam Zwar
For the second time this week, the Super Draw has malfunctioned.
23 August 1999
Age
"Double fiasco prompts live lottery review"
by Carolyn Webb
Tattersalls will consider introducing pre-recorded lotto draws after two botched draws in a week.
23 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Tough luck on stuck number"
Tattersalls say punters in disqualified draw have no claim.
23 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Appalled at net gambling"
letter to the editor from Michael Joynson"
Why allow net gambling in wake of alarming (Productivity Commission presumably) report.
23 August 1999
Herald Sun
"WWW.gambling"
by Ray Cleary
Commitment to expand internet gambling stands in stark contrast to the Productivity Report.
23 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Ban on herbal smokes"
Ecstasy brand herbal cigarettes are now banned from sale to minors in NSW as well as Queensland and South Australia but they are legal in Victoria.
24 August 1999
Age
"Law firm to examine bungled lotto claims"
by Lyall Johson
Maurice Blackburn Cashman will examine rights on disappointed lotto participants following second malfunction.
24 August 1999
Age
"The carnival is over: cyber racing turfs out the patrons"
by Penelope Debelle
Quarter page account of straight line racing for video presentation on the internet. No crowds. Teletrack likened to World Series Cricket.
24 August 1999
Age
"The random number is up for code crackers"
by Tim Ebringer
Quarter page discussion of random number generation on computers and use of amplified ambient noise to seed random number generator.
24 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Thrilling finish expected in Tattersalls Cup"
Account of Tattersalls Cup bicycle race.
24 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Ted fosters a heady 21st century mixed brew"
by Terry McCrann
For the first time, CUB beer contributed less than 50% of group operating revenue. The explosive growth was in wine and particularly leisure and hospitality - pubs and poker machines.
25 August 1999
Age
"American Indians miss out on jackpot"
by Reuters
The Californian Court has ruled 6:1 that American Indian tribes may not run casino-style gambling operations. The proposal by the Indians had been bitterly opposed by Las Vegas interests.
25 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto win brings hope"
by Glenn Mitchell
Six battlers share $1 million Tattslotto win.
25 August 1999
Herald Sun
"No margin for error"
by Damon Johnston
Comment by voter Jean Hanrahan - He (Mr Kennett) has done a lot for the state, but he has been very ruthless. We have the casino and gambling on every corner.
25 August 1999
Herald Sun
"G-Line advertisement"
If it's no longer fun, walk away.
26 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Ban local net-bets"
letter to the editor from Jack Drake of Southbank
Be like Monaco, do not let locals (Australians) bet on the Crown and Tabcorp internet betting sites.
26 August 1999
Age
"No holding back Packer and PBL"
by Jane Schultz
In a rare interview, Kerry Packer threw his weight behind high-definition digital TV.
27 August 1999
Age
"Casino blackjack inquiry pending"
by Lyall Johnson
The VCGA will rule on whether Crown discriminates against skilled Blackjack card counters.
27 August 1999
Age
"Now casinos' high rollers can gamble a world away"
by Lyall Johnson
A Melbourne company has developed a system based on international subscriber digital network conference call technology which will enable gambling via a large conference screen the company is Twenty-Twice and the system is called JACK.
27 August 1999
Age
"Burswood wagers on punters from abroad"
by Mark Pownall
Burswood result down 11% with lower international gambling business. Food and beverage and rooms revenue had grown strongly.
Herald Sun
"I recently had a bet with Tabcorp and it came to $15.792 but I only got paid $15.75.
Letter to the editor from Conned of Fawkner
29 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Boots on, bets off"
by David Wilson and Heather Kennedy
The Kennett Government will cap pokies at 27,500 until at least 2010 and will not allow a second casino. There will be additional controls on ATM machines and advertising. Another $500,000 for problem gamblers.
29 August 1999
Age
"Kennett puts the brake on gaming"
by Meaghan Shaw
Government releases its "responsible gambling" policy including freeze on pokies numbers.
29 August 1999
Sunday Life
"Gaming workers"
by Bernadette Clohesy
Profiles of bingo caller and croupier.
30 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Lotto monopoly"
by Regina Titelus
Purchasing interstate lottery tickets is illegal.
31 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Chance to become a star at Tatts Pokies venues"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls is giving young people a chance to demonstrate their entertainment skills after the demise of Young Talent Time and New Faces.
31 August 1999
Herald Sun
"Football betting rorts"
by Charles Happell
AFL club officials are being approached by bookmakers and are being offered inducements for inside information about their teams.
1 September 1999
Age
"Aristocrat rings up 83 per cent jackpot"
by Lachlan Johnston
Aristocrat profit rose 83% on previous year. Aristoc is aiming at the international market and will not be involved in developing internet applications because internet gambling is illegal in the USA.
2 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Crown chief secret probe"
by Damon Johnston
Victoria's casino watchdog has enlisted private investigators to lead a secret probe into Crown chief Lloyd Williams.
2 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Victorian councils have called for a cut in the number of gaming machines and slammed the State Government's management of gambling.
3 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Fillies on a winner"
Tomorrow's 'Girls Day out at Flemington' will feature a new watering hole called 'The Fillies Bar'.
3 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Jeff.com link to online casinos"
by John Beveridge
Virtual casinos can be accessed from Kennett's web page.
3 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Premier backs Crown chief"
by Damon Johnston
Kennett says Lloyd Williams should not be suspended from Crown pending investigation.
3 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Real money in virtual betting"
by John Beveridge
Account of logging on and beginning to play a virtual casino site.
3 September 1999
Age
"Appeals panel varies trainer's penalty"
Penalty for Darren Smith re use of trenbolone on horses reduced from two years to eighteen months.
4 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Betting on a win"
5% of football fans bet on football at least once a week, 2% every two weeks and 3% once a month. 11% less often and 79% never.
4 September 1999
Age
"Gambling on the smartcard"
by Lyall Johnson
Stored-value smartcards will soon replace the magnetic strip cards now used by gaming venues. Next year, new mobile phones will be equipped with a second smartcard facility allowing money transfers to be made, which will make telephone betting easier. You will be able to call up on your screen, the betting sheet you would have at the TAB. Twenty Twice is involved in developing the technology.
5 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Women gamble on life"
by Heather Kennedy
Account of women poker machine gamblers.
5 September 1999
Age
"Gaming body in 'gag' bid"
by Paul Conroy
The Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority is trying to muzzle Rev Tim Costello and the Inter Church Gambling Task Force.
6 September 1999
Age
"Labor vows to get tough on gaming"
by Gabrielle Costa
Labor will ban 24-hour poker machine venues in regional Victoria and impose other tighter controls upon gaming including giving councils more powers.
6 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Packer heart scare"
According to Mail on Sunday newspaper, Packer, 61, has suffered his eighth heart attack and is in Australia awaiting a kidney transplant.
7 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls supports music for the young and groovy"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls supports Seraphim Trio a chamber music trio.
7 September 1999
Age
"ABA probe widens on radio deals"
by Melissa Fyfe
The Registered Clubs Association of New South Wales is to have its agreement with radio announcer John Laws scrutinised.
9 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Devoted to horses, punting and family"
Obituary on Raymond Thompson, extolling his ability as a punter. He gambled on the sex of his expected child.
10 September 1999
Herald Sun
"$1.2m up for grabs"
by Jen Kelly
A $1.2 million OzLotto windfall has not been claimed, 17 days after it was drawn.
10 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Punters' day numbered"
On 9/9/99, horse 9 won race 9 at Gosford NSW and paid just over $9.
10 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Bets bonanza"
New types of bets for greyhound punters. Revenues are soaring.
10 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Flemington racecourse is a farce; althought the straight is wide, no horse seems able to come from behind.
11 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Crime links to carpark addiction"
by Mark Buttler and Phillip Cullen
A Melbourne businessman executed in a carpark killing had a history of fraud and gambling addiction.
11 September 1999
Age
"Plan to eliminate charity wage rorts"
by Phillip Hudson
New legislation will impose a $17,000 cap on fringe benefits for non-profit groups.
12 September 1999
Herald Sun
"All bets for the asking"
by Tony Bourke
Tabcorp has announced some of the extra betting options now available. Exactas and running doubles on all meetings and quaddies at Adelaide and Brisbane.
12 September 1999
Age
"Muzzle men pull out all the stops"
by Terry Lane
Notes that Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority has attempted to muzzle Inter Church Gambling Task Force and gives an account of the High Court decision in the Ruxton case where it found there was an implied protection in the constitution for criticism of public figures.
12 September 1999
Age
"Casino free to seek more pokies"
by Royce Millar
The Government's responsible gaming policy does not rule out additional pokies at the casino.
13 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Raffle complaint"
VCGA has been asked by a Liberal MP to investigate a Labor raffle with first prize dinner with the Opposition Whip.
13 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Bookies stick with bombers"
by Geoff Poulter
Account of odds on footy betting in the finals.
14 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Casino blasts gaming critics"
by Damon Johnston
Crown has attacked the national inquiry that found Australians were obsessed with gambling and pokies.
14 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Election 99 - Gambling"
by Damon Johnston and Kristin Owen
Comparison of gambling policies of Liberals and Labor.
14 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Soldier stole for gambling"
by Sarah Dolan
A gambling-addicted soldier who stole more than $100,000 from the Defence Department was jailed yesterday for at least two years.
15 September 1999
Age
"Liberals must debate gambling, says Costello"
by Manika Naidoo
The Liberal Party did not send anyone along to the debate on gambling organised by the Inter Church Gambling Task Force.
15 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Gaming row deepens"
The Inter Church Gambling Task Force has compared Crown's attack on the Productivity Commission gambling report with the tobacco industry's defence of smoking.
15 September 1999
Herald Sun
"SP lure for bookies"
by Shane Templeton
Complaint by local bookie about off-shore bookies, SP bookies and government taxes.
15 September 1999
Herald Sun
"VRC knocks back Corstens' appeal"
by Adam Hamilton
VRC disallowed appeal against three month suspension for trainer Corstens arising out of elevated TCO2 levels.
16 September 1999
Herald Sun
"$3m man's quest"
by Doug Button
A factory worker who won $3 million in Tuesday night's Oz Lotto was scouring Melbourne last night for a woman to help him enjoy his big win.
17 September 1999
Age
"100 things ..."
During the school holidays, Planet Hollywood at Crown entertainment complex is offering face painting, movies, games and more plus Barbie.
18 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp chief's windfall"
by Miranda McLachlan
Account of Ross Wilson's $250,000 bonus and Tabcorp share holding.
18 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Ex-banker jailed over insider trading scam"
by Bronwyn Hurrell
Former high-flying banker Simon Gautier Hannes (Macquarie Bank) has been imprisoned after being found guilty of insider trading.
18 September 1999
Good Weekend
"Poker for sky-high stakes"
by Phillip Knightley
What saved us from global nuclear conflict was not our military might but presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan - all amateur cardsharps - putting on their best poker faces and staring down the Soviet Union.
18 September 1999
Age
"11 years for prostitute attack"
by Steve Butcher
A gambler angry at losing money at Crown casino was jailed yesterday for more than 11 years for taking his frustrations out on a StKilda street worker.
19 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Separated at birth"
Tom Reynolds, Minister for Sport draws attention to similar looks of Colin Anderson, horse trainer, and Dr George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.
20 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Nation fails to count heroin toll"
by Michael Madigan
Heroin has claimed about 600 lives across Australia this year but no one is counting.
20 September 1999
Herald Sun
"NSW clubs face the axe"
by Geoff O'Connor
Thirteen NSW greyhound clubs are facing having their licences revoked for under-performing.
21 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tatts award winner dragged from fire"
Tattersalls advertisement
Award given to Constable Jason Woosnam of the Seymour Police
21 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Punter goes for broke"
Spare a thought for punter who whacked $5,000 on the Libs to win.
22 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Steward link to race win"
by Shane Templeton and Adam Hamilton
Tasmanian racing could be rocked by a two-pronged inquiry involving the recently appointed chairman of stewards.
22 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tote's rubbery figures"
by Shane Templeton
Tasmanian tote's cheque bounced.
23 September 1999
Age
"Footballers taught the art of the safe score"
by Darren Grey
Footballers are being given safe-sex lessons.
23 September 1999
Age
"Night races sell out"
by Tony Bourke
Sydney's first night race meeting at Canterbury has been sold out.
23 September 1999
Herald Sun
$1.2m lotto win stays unclaimed"
by Doug Button
Australia's largest outstanding lottery prize, over $1.2 million has still not been claimed after 30 days.
23 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Crunch time for night idea"
by Shane Templeton
Moonee Valley is hoping the opening of Canterbury night racing will increase turnover.
24 September 1999
Herald Sun
"New court move on McMatch game"
McDonald's faces action in the federal Court today over claims it ran its Monopoly McMatch and Win game in a misleading and unconscionable way.
24 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Costello blames Jeff's arrogance"
Costello had invited Mr Kennett and other MPs to a public meeting on gambling but because the Premier had been unable to attend personally, no one was allowed to represent him.
24 September 1999
Herald Sun
"No show at casino"
Letter to the editor from Mandy Johnson of Brian Hill
The music and light show at the Crown casino in the foyer now only operates from 6 pm to midnight.
24 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Vietnam lure"
Vietnamese gamblers will soon be betting on greyhounds with the country's first track due to open in the southern resort city of Vung Tau by the end of the year.
24 September 1999
Age
"Pawn shop's Crown jewels"
by Steve Butcher
An unemployed man ran a weekend pawnbroking business for six months inside Crown casino.
25 September 1999
Age
"Rejected McMatch winners to sue"
by Darrin Farrant
McDonalds faces legal action for allegedly deceiving customers.
25 September 1999
Age
"AMA raises alarm on gambling"
by Darren Gray
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a dramatic increase in the amount of money spent on problem gamblers. A 70 year old woman poker machine addict was forced to live on cat food.
25 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Playing pokies, eating cat food"
by Sarah Dent
Elderly women sinking their savings into pokie machines are eating cat food to stay alive and teenagers unable to pay gambling debts are committing suicide.
25 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Rescue line for stranded Reef"
by Rosemary Odgers
Proposal for Casinos Austria/Accor proposal will inject more capital into ailing Reef Casino in Cairns but dilute unitholders stakes. Reef has been nicknamed the "Grief".
26 September 1999
Herald Sun
"A 10 year old Melbourne girl was sent to a psychiatric ward suffering severe trauma after watching a violent horror movie video.
26 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Weighty problem for jockeys"
by Tony Bourke
Jockeys who can no longer take diuretics because of drug testing are resorting to bulimia. 90% of US jockeys have adopted the practice of vomiting.
26 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Vemante jumps at bonus"
by John Bell
Photograph by Terry Phelan of Bright Spot falling at the last jump.
27 September 1999
Age
"Packer loses $28m in bet spree"
by Simon Mann
Kerry Packer has lost $28m in betting at Croxford's Club in Mayfair. The maximum at blackjack is $636,363.64 * 7 per hand but Packer often plays all seven boxes, almost $4.5 million per dealer's hand.
27 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tycoon loses $28m"
Account of Kerry Packer's losing streak at Crockfords.
27 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Banking on a piggy"
Account of route giant pigs will take through Victoria in Very Special Kids project assisted by Tattersalls.
28 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls brings 'Funny Girl' to town"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls is supporting the Production Company's concert spectacular 'Funny Girl'.
28 September 1999
Age
"Alarm at uni suicide bids"
by Greg Roberts
A study shows 6.5% try to end their lives and 60% think of it.
29 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Late, great Lotto winner"
A woman from Altona found she was the winner of the $1.2 million Tattslotto prize.
29 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Pull the plug again, Kerry"
Editorial
Complaint about use of obscene words in Channel 9 shows, 60 Minutes and Sex in the City. Includes reference to Packer's gambling loss in Europe.
29 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Top trainer banned, no word on steward"
by Shane Templeton
Tasmania's leading harness trainer-driver has been suspended over implant allegations.
29 September 1999
Age
"Mr Melbourne's $3.4 million payout"
by Leonie Wood
Ron walker will be paid more than $3.4 million on his retirement from Hudson Conway.
29 September 1999
Age
"New commission odds lengthen"
by Patrick Bartley
The VRC will push ahead to establish a new structure (a board of governance) to govern Victorian racing despite the Liberal Government's agenda to establish a racing commission.
30 September 1999
Herald Sun
"Cigs kill more women"
by Wendy Busfield
Young girls are taking up smoking and tobacco-related deaths will soon outstrip all other women's diseases.
1 October 1999
Age
"Internet weaves a web for addicts"
by Sarah Boseley
Internet addiction is an illness akin to pathological gambling, causing sufferers to lie to their families, become devious and aggressive, lose sleep and spend ever more hours in search of that initial kick according to a psychologist.
1 October 1999
Age
"Tabcorp attacks gaming report"
by AAP
Tabcorp has slammed a Productivity Commission report on gambling in Australia saying it lacked balance and overstated the extent of problem gambling. Argued Australia had 2.4% of the world's regulated gaming machines not 21% as stated in the report.
1 October 1999
Age
"Tabcorp slams draft gambling report card"
by John Rouw
Tabcorp accused the Productivity Commission of bias.
1 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Big cigs packs up in smoke"
by Clinton Porteous
Tax on cigarettes is to be calculated on price per cigarette, not tobacco weight. Thus the economy 50 packs will no longer be cheaper and will probably disappear.
1 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Murdoch son Nets top job"
by Bloomberg
James Murdoch has been appointed by News Corporation to oversee the company's internet strategy worldwide. List of Newscorp's internet holdings.
1 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Sore winner"
by Adrian Dunn
The owner of a winning horse was evicted from Moonee Valley race course after an altercation with a senior MVRC official.
1 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Crisis grows in Tas"
by Shane Templeton
The Tasmanian Trainers' Association has sought an urgent meeting with the Minister for Racing. They are concerned about certain issues.
1 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Teen drink disgrace"
by Mark Buttler
Bottle shops are selling alcohol to under-18s.
2 October 1999
Age
"Bets off as Tabcorp system fails"
by Andrew Eddy
Account of collapse of Tabcorp's multi-million dollar new Bravo computer system.
2 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Bets hitch locks up winnings"
by Nick Papps
Account of collapse of Tabcorp's multi-million dollar new Bravo computer system.
3 October 1999
Age
"TAB keeps up bravado as drug downs Bravo"
Account of collapse of Tabcorp's multi-million dollar new Bravo computer system.
3 October 1999
Age
"Very special kids need a little extra"
by Hugh Martin
A $10 million Tattersalls grant to Very Special Kids runs out at the end of this year. Very Special Kids needs $1.7 million per annum and the piggy bank appeal only gets in $600,000.
3 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Job ads for banned charity"
by Felicity Dargan
Inside the holiday house for the disabled. The Disabled Children's Foundation.
4 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Congratulations TAB, closed our local TABand replaced it with three pubtabs. Where can I bet without breathing in clouds of smoke.
letter to the editor from Paul Stewart of Sunbury
4 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp treats punters shabbily"
by Brian Meldrum
Account of partial collapse of the Bravo computer system.
4 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Ex-Dog milds great win for all its worth"
by Jon Anderson
Account of footballer who nearly lost a good bet because he was going to spend the money on bread and milk for his wife.
4 October 1999
Age
"Push for $500m anti-smoking fund"
by Mark Ragg
Sixty-five health organisations will tomorrow seek a ruling from the Federal Court obliging Australia's three tobacco companies to establish a $500 million per year fund to prevent and reduce smoking.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Chris Norman from Smokie in same Tatts show as Racey
Tattersalls advertisement
Appearances at Tatts pokies venues.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp payout delayed"
Tabcorp punters may have to wait a week for a payout.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"TAB talkin'"
by Brian Meldrum
Article on TAB venues and interviews with punters of different ages and backgrounds.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Pitfalls of the punt"
by Tony Leonard
Advice on how to bet.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Mare's death shocks punters"
by AAP
The sprinter Monisha died at Randwick of massive haemorrhaging; earlier in the day Kenworth fractured his near foreleg just below the knee.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Betting system should hold up"
by Brian Meldrum
Tabcorp is highly confident the new Bravo computer will be glitch free for the remainder of the Spring carnival.
5 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Cruel mob - cockfight raids find national ring of bloodsport gamblers"
by Nick Papps
A cruel national cockfighting ring has been smashed with up to 40 people from three states facing jail.
5 October 1999
Age
"McMatch class action begins"
by AAP
McDonalds Monopoly case begins today in Brisbane court.
5 October 1999
Age
"Keating, Packer feud erupts again"
by Tony Wright
James Packer has challenged Keating to sue Channel Nine over the 60 Minutes program on Keating's piggery deals.
6 October 1999
Age
"TAB crisis puts punters in limbo"
by tony Bourke and Lyall Johnson
TAB's computer system broke down for the second time in a week.
6 October 1999
Age
"McMatch family 'waiting for prize'"
by Ainsley Pavey
6000 claimants are claiming from McDonalds and 1100 of these are claiming four-wheel-drive vehicles.
6 October 1999
Age
"Facing off"
by David Elias
The Keating-Packer vendetta is flaring once more.
6 October 1999
Age
"It all adds up"
by Sheila Ebbutt
Simple games can help parents teach their children the basics of maths.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Walker - I may go"
by Tom Salom
Businessman Ron Walker is prepared to step down from running events such as the Commonwealth Games and Formula One Grand Prix.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Bets hitch fixed"
by Nick Papps, Shane Templeton and Regina Titelis
The second computer glitch has been fixed but TAB telephone operators are threatening wild cat strikes.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"The McDonald's case - Policeman fights for Disneyland trip"
by Lachlan Heywood
Policeman's family started collecting stamps for the competition at the insistence of the seven-year-old daughter.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Loophole for cockfighters"
by Nick Papps
Deadly steel spurs used in cockfighting are being legally imported into Australia and there are no restrictions on their possession in Victoria.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Keating's outburst further justifies his eviction"
by Terry McCrann
Observes that a situation (if it existed) where politicians can and do decide who owns what media in Australia is thoroughly unhealthy. In Victoria we have seen the putatively free-market Kennett government hand out prized rents to Crown casino and Tattersalls and Tabcorp with restricted numbers of pokies.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Wake-up call for bookies"
by Shane Templeton
Bookies were spoken to and two reprimanded for taking their stands too late at Moonee Valley.
6 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Man killed in scuffle"
A man was stabbed to death outside a Coburg coffee shop apparently after an argument over a game of cards.
7 October 1999
Age
"Crisis fear on spring racing carnival"
by Andrew Eddy
Concerns that Tabcorp computer may break down during Spring Racing Carnival which brings hundreds of millions of dollars for Victoria.
7 October 1999
Age
"Tabcorp wins Star City all clear"
by AAP
Tabcorp Holdings has received official approval from the NSW Casino Control Authority over its takeover of the casino operator Star City Holdings.
7 October 1999
Age
"Collecting on a win shouldn't be a gamble"
by Andrew Eddy
Article criticising performance of Tabcorp system Bravo. Bravo can mean "a daring bandit or assassin or murderer".
7 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp payout hitch"
Article on Tabcorp computer problems.
7 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Crown's $1,000,000 cup draw - become a Cup Day millionaire"
Crown advertisement
Visit Crown and get an entry form to go in the Melbourne Cup Draw.
7 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Father mourned"
Man killed after card game in Sydney Road, Coburg left wife and nine-year-old daughter.
7 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp luckily has monopoly"
by Brian Meldrum
Critical of Tabcorp and its monopoly.
8 October 1999
Age
"TAB back in business"
by Andrew Eddy
The TAB system has been fixed.
8 October 1999
Herald Sun
letters to the editor complaining about Tabcorp Bravo system. Cartoon of Kerry Packer losing the planet at the casino.
8 October 1999
Good Weekend
article mentions recent changes
includes mention of gambling expansion.
9 October 1999
Herald Sun
"Caulfield cashed up"
by Terry Brown
Racecourses are readying themselves for an onslaught of punters.
10/10/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Jeff Kennett sending the Auditor General off to the dog pound and getting a toy poodle but being forced to get the Auditor back from the pound.
by Knight
10/10/99
Herald Sun
"Nat: no bush vote with Jeff"
by Felicity Dargan
One of the issues which caused the bush to vote for independents was poker machines causing major social and economic problems.
10/10/99
Herald Sun
"Time to scratch and win"
Collect your scratch and win tickets in today's TV Extra - $100,000 Lucky 7.
10/10/99
Sunday Age
"Tabcorp bets bonus"
Inconvenienced punters will receive a complimentary $1 mystery bet for each ticket.
11/10/99
Herald Sun
"Pool may hit $30m for Lotto"
Powerball, Ozlotto, Tatts Keno and Tattslotto prizes are to total a possible $30m this week.
11/10/99
Herald Sun
"Profile: Brian Beatie
Profile of Brian Beattie, CEO of the Victoria Racing Club. Lists proposed improvements over next ten years.
11/10/99
Age
"Thieves steal cash, Tatt's tickets"
Burglars stole cash, cheques, cigarettes and scratchies from a Moonee Ponds newsagency.
12/10/99
Age
"A world of opportunity"
Full page advertisement advertising employment provided by Crown casino.
12/10/99
Age
"Theatre group gambles on a towering satire"
by Robin Usher
Account of show "Tower of Light" depicting the ruin of gamblers.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"Racing's stars have plenty on their plate"
by Fiona Byrne
Baywatch pin-up Angelica Bridges will attend Australia's weight for age championship as guest of the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"Gold, silver and bronze for gallery"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has donated memorabilia from the outstanding career of elite Olympian Peter Antoine to the Australian Gallery of Sport.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"A world of opportunity"
Full page advertisement advertising employment provided by Crown casino.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"Church curb on Net bet"
by Doug Button
The Anglican synod last night said all forms of internet gambling should be restricted.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"Animals don't deserve such cruelty"
letter to the editor from Jenny Moxham of Monbulk
Cockfighting should be stamped out but we should also address fishing, duck shooting and ill treatment of farm animals.
12/10/99
Herald Sun
"Key people fail to show"
by Adrian Dunn
Interstate potential witnesses had failed to attend the Sydney trembolone enquiry despite repeated requests.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"A million Aussies alcoholics"
National Survey of Mental Health and Well Being has found that 1 million Australians are alcoholics and a third of these have a mental illness.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"Casino police slashed"
by Peter Mickelburough
Police numbers at Crown casino have been cut in the restructuring of the State's crime squads. Will be cut from 17 to no more than 6 members. Also, VCGA has established investigation and intelligence units.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"Crown presents"
Crown advertisement
Setting out entertainers at the Crown Palladium and the Crown Showroom.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"On course to be a long-term loser"
letter to the editor by Maurie King of Box Hill South
Racing Victoria is still living in the middle ages. There should be a single season ticket for all courses for the regular race goer or better still no fee at all because of the TAB subsidy.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
Big dough for those in know"
by Robert Fidgeon
Account of Australian quiz shows with big prizes.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"Portfolio in Hudcon grab"
by Ian McIlwraith and Miranda McLachlan
Portfolio Parnters has splurged more than $7.5 million on Hudcon shares in the past week to gain a cheap entry to Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting.
13/10/99
Age
"Murdoch, Packer, bias and your ABC"
by Tim Malseed
The debate about media bias in the ABC is academic unless we look at other media as well.
13/10/99
Herald Sun
"Mastering the art of problem-solving"
by Patrick Tobin
Discussion of skills students should have in mathematics.
14/10/99
Herald Sun
"Mum's the word but dad's the $10m winner"
by Nick Papps and Michelle Pountny
Mr Reinheimer of Edenhope has won $10 million in Tuesday night's Oz Lotto. List of lottery biggest prizes.
14/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp deal attacked"
by Nick Papps
A new multi-million dollar salary package for Tabcorp boss Ross Wilson has been labelled obscene and evil.
14/10/99
Herald Sun
If punters boycotted a race day Tabcorp would pay attention.
letter to the editor from Baa Baa of Coolaroo
14/10/99
Herald Sun
How many horses will be crippled and shot in the quest for money for the ignorant punter?
letter to the editor from D Burns of Springvale
14/10/99
Herald Sun
"A kindergarten schoolboy error"
by Tim Habel
An account of handicapping problems in Caulfield Cup and short profiles of office holders in racing clubs.
14/10/99
Herald Sun
"Kennett's casino flip"
by Damon Johnston
Secret files relating to the 1993 casino tender will be released in a reversal by the Government following a three-year battle to keep them confidential.
14/10/99
Age
"Cup field shambles again"
by Andrew Eddy
Incompetence of racing officials.
15/10/99
Herald Sun
"Don't bet on phone punting"
by Karen Collier
Thousands of punters face betting turmoil for tomorrow's Caulfield Cup as telephone operators go on strike for a wage rise and in anger at Ross Wilson's $30 million share bonus.
15/10/99
Age
"Release casino papers now: key MP"
by Sandra McKay
Independent MP Craig Ingram has called for the Government to release the casino competition documents now, before the by-election.
15/10/99
Age
"Legal threat on cup error"
by Andrew Eddy and Paul Robinson
Owners disadvantaged over selection procedures are contemplating legal action.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
"Meet the $10m man"
by Nick Papps and Michelle Puntney
An 86 year-old grandfather from Edenhope won $10 million in Oz Lotto.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
"Favourites nobbled"
by Tim Habel
Two hot favourites for the Caulfield Cup have been nobbled by being injected with some substance, possibly a tranquillizer.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
"Dial TAB for chaos is the tip"
by Fiona Byrne
Telephone operators pay dispute.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
"Punters turn gourmet"
by Fiona Byrne
Cost of going to the Caulfield Cup, admission, food etc.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon of mock horse with VATC stitched to handicapping panel saying 'The cup bungle won't happen again'.
16/10/99
Herald Sun
"TAB Qld nobble bidders"
by Rhyll Cronin
Queensland legislation caps cornerstone investor at 20% and others 10%.
17/10/99
Age
"Businessman goes to court over horse race naming rights"
by Hugh Martin
Melbourne businessman John Pennant will seek to enforce an oral telephone contract to name a horse race upon payment of a $12,500 sponsorship fee.
17/10/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing politicians in barrels after Caulfield Cup saying no one would begrudge them a pay rise.
by Jeff
18/10/99
Age
"Stewards question 10 over nobbling"
by Tony Bourke
Questioning in wake of nobbling.
18/10/99
Herald Sun
"Casino goers unfair game for pickpockets"
by Mark Dunn
Prostitutes and pickpockets work the floors of Crown casino it is claimed. Also seagulls, people who steal chips off tables.
19/10/99
Herald Sun
"Always back a beaten favourite last start, it's bound to win"
Problem gambling advertisement - full page
19/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts team has big bike tour chance"
Tattersalls advertisement
Account of Tattersalls bike team.
19/10/99
Herald Sun
"Packer guests get $5m in presents"
by Jo Casamento and Kim Sweetman
Jewels will be given to each of the 750 guests to the James Packer's wedding.
19/10/99
Herald Sun
"Punter's tale of the computer that ate $100"
by John Bell
Bravo system misplaced $100.
19/10/99
Herald Sun
"It was a kick in the guts"
by Tim Habel
Trainer of nobbled horses speaks out.
20/10/99
Age
"Needle rooms on the way"
by Ian Munro and Craig Platt
Two councils welcome plans for safe injecting houses.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Police raid stables in doping probe"
by Peter Mickelburough and Shane Templeton
Medical supplies have been seized from the stables of a trainer in connection with the nobbling of the two Caulfield Cup horses.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Heroin addicts to test havens"
by Jen Kelly
Heroin addicts will soon be able to use five safe houses backed by the Labor government.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Games chief to stay on"
by Tom Salom
Ron Walker will stay on as chairman of the Commonwealth Games bid despite Labor winning power.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"A little Irish charm designed with racing silk in mind"
Caulfield Cup winner Damien Oliver had been given some lucky charms before he won.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Alcohol pill hailed"
by Wendy Busfield
Alcoholics can take a pill to stop cravings and get off the wagon.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Dope addiction rampant"
More than 200,000 Australians are addicted to cannabis.
20/10/99
Herald Sun
"Luck goes full cycle"
by Robbie McEwan, Scott Gullan and Michael Stephens
Accounts of Tattersalls bicycle race.
21/10/99
Age
"Studies to investigate pokie harm"
by Gabrielle Costa
Labor is committed to a cap on electronic gaming machines. Bracks will commission a report into social and economic dislocation caused by pokies in the bush.
21/10/99
Age
"Paks picked despite inquiry"
by Martin Blake and AFP
Pakistani cricket selectors have picked the best players apparently without regard for a pending judicial report on match-fixing.
21/10/99
Age
"Laws: told what to think and say for $3m per year"
by Caroline Overington
Gamble complained to Laws that he had not defended Star City against Kennett's comment that compared to Crown it looked like a smelly, grotty, filthy rabbit warren. Laws replied that he had suppressed unfavourable comment put to the station.
21/10/99
Herald Sun
"Gift of the gab - probe told of deals"
by Bronwyn Hurrell
Article on John Laws deals.
21/10/99
Herald Sun
"Few bets on result"
Victoria's election was less popular with punters than any of the 15 elections on which Centrebet has run a book.
21/10/99
Herald Sun
"Charity brings home the bacon"
Very Special Kids drive raised over $610,000. Last year Tattersalls matched the public's donations.
22/10/99
Age
"Smokes giant in charity row"
by Victoria Button
Prominent Australian charities involved in medical research and health care have complained about a corporate brochure linking them with the world's largest tobacco company, Phillip Morris.
22/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tattslotto $12 million superdraw"
Tattersalls advertisement
Coloured advertisement showing roller coaster.
22/10/99
Herald Sun
"Sport of sheikhs at the Valley"
by Tanya Giles
Camels are to run at Moonee Valley racecourse as a novelty two days before the Melbourne Cup. Some details of camel racing association.
22/10/99
Herald Sun
"New TV player bid - report sets scene for media battle"
by Clinton Porteous
A fourth commercial television network will be recommended today in a proposed overhaul of broadcasting laws. Productivity Commission report recommends abolition of cross-media ownership and abolition of foreign ownership limits on TV.
23/10/99
Herald Sun
"$10m super wedding"
by Fiona Byrne
Account of pending Packer wedding.
23/10/99
Herald Sun
"Digital cost turnoff"
by Clinton Porteous
Viewers are likely to regard the cost of high-resolution TV receivers at $8,000 as too high.
23/10/99
Herald Sun
"Bad Moonee rising"
by Tim Habel
Series of setbacks for Moonee Valley Racing Club officials with threatened scratching, state of track etc.
23/10/99
Herald Sun
"A star is born - women in racing"
by Fiona Byrne
Two-page spread on influential women in racing.
24/10/99
Herald Sun
"Off course, it's all about racing profiles"
by Anthea Loucas
Description of marquees at Flemington and who will be there.
24/10/99
Age
"'Light' casts a pall over casino cult"
by Steven Carroll
Tower of Light theatre production at the showgrounds cattle pavilion tracks is a brassy show tracking the ruin of a problem gambler.
24/10/99
Herald Sun
"Revellers lose spirit"
by Rod Nicholson
Racing officials deserve tremendous credit for attracting people to the Spring Carnival Young patrons are the target. Oaks day has doubled attendances in the last three years. However the conduct of the crowd conducting themselves in drunken abandonment is causing concern.
24/10/99
Herald Sun
"Racing mass"
The annual racing fraternity mass will be held at StFrancis' Church cnr Elizabeth and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne. Bishop Morgan will be assisted by leading racing personalities offering prayers for the well being-of the industry.
24/10/99
Herald Sun
"Stop shooting horses"
Injured horses should be killed by injection instead of being shot. Marble Halls snapped a leg in the Toorak handicap.
25/10/99
Age
"Kennett may be a winner after all"
by Kenneth Davidson
Analysis of Victoria's net worth. Observes that Victoria's "obscenely high dependence on gambling taxes" has replaced revenues from the now privatised public enterprises.
25/10/99
Age
"Boom times for contract killers"
by Fergus Shiel
Vincenzo Mannella who was gunned down on 8 January 1999 was a career criminal with heavy gambling debts.
25/10/99
Herald Sun
"Register will plot fatalities"
by Michael Madigan
A new Australian death register will document every drug overdose, murder and suicide in the nation within 48 hours.
25/10/99
Herald Sun
"Bouncers for Wasim"
by Robert Craddock
Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram was asked questions about match fixing and a Lahore Court document on arriving in Perth.
25/10/99
Herald Sun
"FIA comes under fire"
by AP
Arguments alleging commercial pressure in interpretation of design rules for formula one car.
26/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts award for pensioner committed to youth"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls Enterprise and Achievement Award given by Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Planning John Thwaites to John Brockton for teaching disadvantaged children boxing.
26/10/99
Herald Sun
"Police focus on pubs"
by Geoff Wilkinson
Police are going to the source in their determination to put hard-core drink-drivers off the road.
26/10/99
Herald Sun
"Complaining about whipping and other forms of torture for horses in horse racing."
Letter to the editor from Poor Horse, Ascot Vale
26/10/99
Herald Sun
"Condom conundrum"
Yes and no cases put by Michael Carr-Gregg and Glenn Williams on condom vending machines in schools. Contrasting arguments of harm minimization versus traditional moral values arguments.
26/10/99
Herald Sun
"More girls dabbling in hard drugs"
by Wendy Busfield
Teenage girls try cocaine and heroin twice as much as boys, research shows. Amphetamines are also used by more girls than boys. Interesting information on drug experimentation by teenagers.
26/10/99
Age
"Corstens' trembolone ban"
by Patrick Barley and Andrew Eddy
Trainer suspended for nine months.
26/10/99
Age
"Crime busters warn on middle managers"
by David M Walker
Middle managers with too much autonomy are fuelling the boom in computer related fraud.
27/10/99
Herald Sun
"Gambling shame exposed"
by Nick Papps
Victoria has the worst record for problem gambling in Australia according to a report by the VCGA.
27/10/99
Herald Sun
"Win by a long leg with Razzamatazz"
advertisement
Women's stockings advertisement builds on horse racing.
27/10/99
Herald Sun
"Packer tips Crown jackpot"
by John Rolfe
Crown casino is trading strongly according to James Packer.
27/10/99
Herald Sun
"Outright favourite"
Home entertainment guide with four pages on women's fashion for the racing carnival.
27/10/99
Herald Sun
"Big windfall for bookies"
by Shane Templeton
European contender Kayf Tara has broken down providing several bookies with easy windfalls.
27/10/99
Age
"Fraud expert calls for ethics in workplace"
by David M Walker
Companies must develop a culture of ethical behaviour among their employers to arrest fraud which costs up to $9 billion a year according to a corporate fraud expert.
27/10/99
Age
"Crown expects no tax rise"
by Jane Schulze
The new Victorian Labor Government was unlikely to increase the gambling taxes paid by Crown according to chief executive Nick Faloon.
28/10/99
Age
"A Kroger to run in Burwood"
by Ewin Hannan
Ms Helen Kroger, the former wife of Liberal Party identity Michael Kroger is being backed by supporters of Mr Jeff Kennett to succeed the former Premier in his seat of Burwood when he quits politics.
28/10/99
Age
"Tabcorp takes over Star City"
by Lachlan Johnston
Tabcorp seized control of Star City casino yesterday. The Chief Executive Neil Gamble is leaving as he would have a reduced role if he stayed.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"Macs lax on checks"
Factory workers who made McDonalds McMatch and Win competition packages were not told to check the colour of identifying stickers.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"The gambling bug"
editorial
Mentions VCGA report and queries which comes first, social conscience of fiscal reality.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"McWin and then McWait
McDonalds were under fire for delay in giving prizes under a Triple M promotion.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"Help for gamblers"
Tattersalls have launched a program to discourage problem gaming in its 268 venues. The program "Have Fun and Play It Safe" will be marketed on posters, signs and coasters.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"Dutch brothels' legal treat"
by AP
Parliament has overturned a 1912 ban on brothels. Prostitution has been legal but not brothels.
28/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp catches rising Star"
by John Rolfe
Star City Casino will disappear from the share market within a month after the Tabcorp takeover. Tabcorp intends to put in more ancillary entertainment activities and give Star City a better image.
29/10/99
Age
"Sisters jostle for position on home stretch"
by Anthea Loucas
What the Dillon sisters will wear to Derby Day - with photograph.
29/10/99
Age
"A culture obsessed with winning, haunted by loss"
by Michael Leunig
Australians are obsessed with winning - many competitions, many trophies, hysteria of sporting commentators.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"Oaks Day to honour victors"
by Terry Brown
Netball queens are to be celebrated at Flemington's Ladies Day.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"Hulls raring to govern"
by Nicola Webber
Hulls had expected to be gaming minister but this has gone to John Pandazopoulos. Hulls is attorney general, racing and manufacturing. Hulls was a former VRC member. Hulls is concerned to keep bookies and is looking at lowering tax and enabling them to compete with Tabcorp for telephone betting.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"Pope shuts nuns' heroin rooms"
The Pope has vetoed Australian nuns running the country's first medically supervised heroin injecting rooms.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"$50m bets splurge"
by Terry Brown
Victorians will sink a record $50 million into Melbourne TAB Cup bets.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"Cyber betting on its way"
by Kylie Hansen
Punters at future Melbourne cup carnivals may bring their own hand held computer devices to the track to calculate odds and place bets. Also, 78 self-service betting terminals will be placed around Flemington.
29/10/99
Herald Sun
"A hot favourite"
by Brian Meldrum
Account of the Camooweal two-day cup final on the Queensland, Northern Territory border.
30/10/99
Age
"HIV cases are falling"
by Peter Gotting
Educational campaigns and community awareness have contributed to the decline from 735 to 663 diagnoses of HIV from 1997 to 1998.
30/10/99
Age
"SMS recruitment stakes - qualified practitioners may claim - prize money to be decided"
advertisement by SMS Consulting
Personnel advertisement using racing format.
30/10/99
Age
"Victorian racing sets course for new millennium"
by Tony Bourke
Proposals for changes to Victorian racing discussed including need for clearer separation of industry and club matters.
30/10/99
Age
"VRC to give up power"
by Patrick Bartley and Tony Bourke
Discussion of devolution of VRC powers.
30/10/99
Age
"Random drug tests for Geelong Grammar"
by Carolyn Jones
The exclusive private school, Geelong Grammar, is to introduce random drug tests.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"McMatch on hold"
McDonalds hearing adjourned to 21 February.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"Casino chiefs are on a winner"
by Nick Papps
Crown executives and directors were paid more than $14 million last financial year.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"Crowd of the Millennium"
by Fiona Byrne
VRC hopes to top 300,000 mark for racegoers over the four day carnival which begins today with the $1m AAMI Derby. Analysis of high society who will be attending the marquees at the carnival.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"An eye for favourites at the gallop"
by Fiona Byrne
Profile of Ms Sue Lloyd Williams, general manager of marketing for the VRC for eight years.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"Independence day"
Yesterday the VRC publicly relinquished control of Victorian racing. It thoroughly supported the concept of an independent board to take control.
30/10/99
Herald Sun
"Tough road to arrive at heights"
Profile of hard working and resourceful Colin Anderson president of the Australian Trainers' Association who succeeded from humble beginnings.
31/10/99
Age
"Just making hobbies out of horses"
by Suzanne Brown
Ladies fashions on Derby Day.
31/10/99
Herald Sun
"Bet on the cup, today, tomorrow"
Tabcorp advertisement
Early betters could win Pajero car.
31/10/99
Herald Sun
"The reluctant patient"
by Peter Mayer
Article on men's diseases includes ranking of different disease based on years of life lost. Highest by a long way are tobacco-related disease but suicide ranks fourth.
1/11/99
Age
"Evolution"
by Ben Mansill
A new generation of gaming consoles is about to land, starting with the Sega Dreamcast.
1/11/99
Age
"A safe bet?"
by Carolyn Webb
Consumer article on different forms of gambling and interview with John Dalziel, Salvation Army spokesman for the Interchurch Gambling Task Force.
1/11/99
Age
"Market flutters"
by John Noble
Analysis of investing or speculating in gambling stocks on the stock market.
1/11/99
The Melbourne Weekly
by Georgina Jerums
Abbey and Costello
Profile on Tim Costello.
1/11/99
Herald Sun
"Silk bolts home in fashion stakes"
by Amanda Ruben
Account of fashions and high profile people at Flemington Derby Day.
1/11/99
Herald Sun
"Always back a beaten favourite last start, it's bound to win"
G-line advertisement
full page photograph and captions.
1/11/99
Herald Sun
"Town's green light to red-light business"
by Bob Hart
Tumut plans to get a brothel.
1/11/99
Herald Sun
"Hope it is not wedding leftovers"
by Bob Hart
Kerry Packer's PBL is giving a Christmas hamper to the Crown employees.
1/11/99
Herald Sun
"Be a Tatts Card fanatic"
Tattersalls advertisement
Win a year's free OzLotto entries by getting a Tatts card.
2/11/99
Herald Sun
"... with 100,000 fans"
Advice for those attending Cup day.
2/11/99
Herald Sun
"Babba recreates magic of Abba at Tatts pokies"
Tattersalls advertisement.
Mock Abba band to tour pokies venues.
2/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pokies bid sparks uproar"
by John Masanauskas
Former Young Australian of the Year Tan Lee has caused a stir by trying to set up a gaming venue in Footscray.
2/11/99
Herald Sun
"Get real on drugs"
by Michael Carr-Gregg
Article supportive of Geelong Grammar's random drug test and second chance approach.
2/11/99
Age
"Grammar drug tests assailed by rights group
by Carolyn Jones
The National Children's and Youth Law Centre described the Geelong Grammar drug tests as a clear invasion on the privacy and personal liberties of students.
3/11/99
Herald Sun
"Church drug stance backed"
by Geoffrey L Lacey
Letter supporting Catholic Church stance on shooting-up rooms for drug addicts. Drug taking is a sin and addicts must change from the inside.
3/11/99
Herald Sun
"Day of omens without equal"
by John Hamilton
Fashions at the Melbourne Cup (with photographs).
3/11/99
Herald Sun
"Florals win with flying colours"
by Amanda Ruben
Colour photographs and some text on Cup Day fashions.
3/11/99
Herald Sun
"Bart's godsend"
by Bruce Brammell and Fiona Byrne
Text on Bart Cummings, trainer of 11 cup winners including Rogan Josh and photographs of Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Steve Bracks, Jeff Kennett and James Packer.
4/11/99
Age
"Gangitano killed associate: coroner"
by Sue Cant
The slain gangster Alphonse Gangitano shot dead one of his criminal associates in 1995, apparently over a gambling debt according to the coroner.
4/11/99
Age
"Racing fans entitled to know why they lose their money"
by Patrick Smith
Stewards' race enquiries should be open to the public. The Melbourne Cup was one of the roughest in years and with millions and millions of dollars at stake the public has a right to know.
4/11/99
Herald Sun
Alcoholics and gamblers are being discriminated against by the Brack government which is giving free heroin in safe rooms. What about free alcohol and gambling?
letter to the editor from Only Fair of Toorak
4/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pokies 'beneficial'"
by John Masanauskas
Tan Lee argues the Club Saigon in Footscary which is expected to open next month would provide the community with much needed recreation and help fund welfare programs.
4/11/99
Herald Sun
"Ring in leaves racing in a fine mess"
by Ross Brundrett
Account of Fine Cotton affair.
4/11/99
Herald Sun
"Branching out at the Oaks"
by Regina Titelius, Nick Papps and Fiona Byrne
Expected crowd of 85,000 at Oaks Day. Colour photographs including Ros Packer.
4/11/99
Herald Sun
"Bev's back for Oaks Day"
by Brian Meldrum
Courageous injured jockey Bev Buckingham King will attend Oaks Day.
5/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tipping a $53m loser"
by Jen Kelly
An independent analyst says Labor's footy-tipping competition could lose $53 million in three years.
5/11/99
Herald Sun
"$90,000 for breaches"
Crown casino has been fined a total of $90,000 for breaches including baccarat and Caribbean stud poker. Crown paid $650 million in gambling taxes up from $551 million the year before.
5/11/99
Herald Sun
"Crowds set to eclipse 300,000"
by Adrian Dunn
Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival is set to break the 300,000 attendance record following yesterday's record-breaking Oaks crowd. Attendance figures.
5/11/99
Age
"Breaches cost casino $90,000: report"
by Meaghan Shaw
Account of casino fines from VCGA annual report.
6/11/99
Age
"Smoke signal is wrong: PM"
by Phillip Hudson
A row has erupted between the Federal and State Governments over a plan to decriminalize private marijuana use in Victoria.
6/11/99
Age
"Having a bet should be part of the big day"
by Tony Bourke
The on-course tote figures on Cup Day were down about 5% but they more or less matched the crowd increase for the Derby and Oaks. It seems that some racegoers are going for the social event and not to bet.
6/11/99
Age
"TAB ups stake"
by Bloomberg
NSW TAB Ltd will buy a 50% stake in Mikohn Gaming Corp's Australian business, continuing TAB's revamp of its gaming unit. Th price was not disclosed. Mikohn will install the wide-area progressive jackpot system in NSW.
7/11/99
Herald Sun
"Target 150,000"
by Rod Nicholson
Officials are aiming at 150,000 for the Melbourne Cup in a few years. Present numbers are 104,028. Everything is increasing including betting at Caulfield and Moonee Valley Cox Plate.
8/11/99
Age
"Elderly at fraud risk: report"
by Nicole Brady
Article on risks to elderly points out that in Canada, the elderly can authorize their banks to monitor their accounts and notify them in the case of unusual transactions.
8/11/99
Herald Sun
"$8m carrot for heroin havens"
by John Ferguson and Scott Thompson
Councils will be offered money, including money to set up safe-injecting rooms by the middle of next year.
8/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pell wrong to intervene on republic"
letter to the editor by Michael Murphy of Baxter
Includes reference that Dr Pell doesn't lambast the politicians for the destructive flood of poker machines.
8/11/99
Herald Sun
"Critics urge wrestling toys ban"
by Greg Thom
Consumer watchdogs and parents groups say Grip n'Flip wrestlers aimed at children as young as four could encourage violence among children.
9/11/99
Age
"Packers will take home a tax-free $1.25 billion"
by Malcolm Maiden
CPH is posting a tax-free $1.25 billion profit in 1998-99 according to documents filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission but the documents may not tell the whole picture.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"Our children: sex, drugs and secrets"
by Keith Moor
Attitudes of parents to life quality issues. Poll shows 33% of parents are worried about their children becoming problem gamblers while 52% are worried about their children becoming involved with drugs.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tatt’s $1 Mil gift to build emergency centre at Ballarat"
Tattersalls advertisement
A $1 million partnership between Tattersalls and the Ballarat Health Services will build the Ballarat Base Hospital’s new Emergency Centre.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"27 years to win"
Three women have each won $144,000 in Tattslotto.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"Shelters turn away homeless"
By Ruth Lampard
A shortage of crisis centres in outer Melbourne is forcing desperate people into over-stretched inner-city centres.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"Churches seek Net bet curbs"
by Nick Papps
Internet gamblers would be constantly reminded how much money they have lost under tough new guidelines to be considered by Federal Parliament. List of interchurch gambling task force recommendations.
9/11/99
Herald Sun
"Numbers game"
Exercises for children learning about numbers.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Alarm at new 'party' drug"
By Nick Papps
A new super strong designer drug that turns users violent has hit the streets of Melbourne: Shabu os a dangerous amphetamine.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Judge quits over papal drug order"
by Geoff Wilkinson
Mr Justice Frank Vincent has quit as chairman of the Catholic Church's drugs taskforce over the Vatican order that the church not be involved in heroin injecting room trials.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Salvos consider injecting house"
by Vanessa Williams
The Salvation Army might open its own safe injecting house.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Fine art of staying ahead of the tax man"
by Ian McIlwraith
Article on CPI tax situation. Point made that CPI obtained its money mainly in dividends upon which tax had already been paid.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Aristocrat on top of the world"
by Ian Lovett
Aristocrat Leisure stacked on $120 million in market worth yesterday. Aristocrat has solid international business and has an order for 2400 interlink machines from TAB.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"TAB changes tack"
by Wade O'Leary
Off course betting has increased 4.8% and there has been a 45% jump in telephone transactions whereas on course betting is down 14% below forecast. NSW TAB profits up 8%. Buying machines from Aristocrat. Bid for Northern Territory TAB.
10/11/99
Herald Sun
"Too rough, time to get tough"
by Shane Templeton
Complaining about rough riding in Melbourne Cup and other races.
10/11/99
Age
"What becomes a stylish punter most?"
by Anthea Loucas
Fashion at the Spring racing carnival.
10/11/99
Age
"Aristocrat hits jackpot with TAB"
by Peter Weekes
Aristocrat's good result. Nevada licence would be decided by middle of next year.
11/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tribunal told of drink, gambling"
by Ben Hart
A psychiatrist who had sex with six patients was a binge drinker and compulsive gambler.
11/11/99
Herald Sun
"$21 million mega draw to end century"
by Kelly Ryan
Article on Tattersalls Millennium Megadraw.
11/11/99
Herald Sun
"Gambling's horror toll"
by Nick Papps
Jesuit Social Services has issued a report 'Asian Gambling - Family Losses' which says up to 60% of family violence in Vietnamese families is caused by gambling.
11/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp punts on Star turn"
by Miranda McLaughlin
At the annual AGM shareholders criticised Tabcorp over the acquisition of Star City and the payment of increased remuneration to directors. Last quarter figures showed wagering up 3.9% and gaming 16.1% - Melbourne Cup and Oaks Day wagering was down 0.8%.
11/11/99
Herald Sun
"Packer hits back on tax"
by AAP
So-called profits were dividends and unrealised capital gains says CPI.
11/11/99
Age
"Race caller wins sacking case"
by Andrea Carson
Race caller who failed to report an attempted race fixing was harshly and unfairly sacked says the Industrial Relations Commission.
11/11/99
Age
"State to toughen gaming laws"
by Ewin Hannan
The Gaming Minster, Mr John Pandazopoulos, said the Government would make Victoria's gaming laws the toughest in Australia. The VCGA will get a shake-up and will no longer be required to promote gaming. The Government would consider allowing venues to own their gaming machines and would phase out 24-hour gaming in regional Victoria and introduce regional caps.
11/11/99
Age
"Hands off gaming, says Wilson"
by Leon Gettler
Ross Wilson, the Tabcorp CEO has warned tighter controls on gaming could see investment leaving Victoria.
11/11/99
Age
"Packer rejects tax claims"
by AAP
CPH hits back through its auditors Ernst & Young.
12/11/99
Age
"Absent Crown, Tatts under fire from Senate panel"
by Garry Barker
Crown casino and Tattersalls officials were criticised yesterday for failing to appear at a Senate committee's Melbourne hearing on Internet gambling. Both are close to opening gambling websites. Tim Costello argued Australia should join an international ban on internet gambling.
12/11/99
Age
"Vietnamese call for controls on gambling"
by Lyall Johnson and Gabrielle Costa
The Jesuit report shows there is a link between gambling, drug use and drug trafficking and that drug taking, gambling and prostitution were growing quickly among Vietnamese Australians. Gambling is increasing quickly among young Vietnamese.
12/11/99
Herald Sun
"Stewards get nobbling lab report"
by Shane Templeton
VRC receiving a lab report on Caulfield Cup horses alleged to have been nobbled.
12/11/99
Herald Sun
"Who wants to wait 370 years for $1m?"
by Ruth Lampart
Very difficult to win the big money on new high stakes quiz shows.
12/11/99
Herald Sun
"Doping was child abuse, says Gould"
by Catriona Dixon
The systematic doping of East German athletes should be dealt with like war crimes says Shane Gould.
12/11/99
Herald Sun
"Ambushed - these victims of hitmen join a rising list of unsolved murders"
by Geoff Wilkinson
Execution style killings. Includes Dimitrios Belias a gambler.
13/11/99
Age
"Players queue for latest video game"
by Jane Schulze
New TV-style services are on their way, using technologies that sidestep regulations protecting the networks.
13/11/99
Herald Sun
"Playground trouble is on cards"
by Fiona Hudson and Christine Jackman
Playground punch ups have prompted some Victorian primary schools to ban the popular Pokemon brand of swap cards.
13/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pokies addict lost $400,000 on machines"
by Nick Papps
A Melbourne woman has lost more than $400,000 on poker machines in what is believed to be the largest reported losses in Australian history.
13/11/99
Herald Sun
"Punters rush for TAB Qld"
by Rhyll Cronin
Institutional investors have rushed the TAB Queensland share float, pushing the final price tag for the privatisation towards the peak of the bidding range set by the Queensland Government.
14/11/99
Age
"Murdock: Rage, rage against the lying of the knight"
by Morag Fraser
Brief account of Tim Costello's book launch: "Tips from a Travelling Soul Searcher"
15/11/99
Herald Sun
"Jim's toast of the town"
by Nick Papps
Oz Lotto winner from Edenhope held a Christmas party for the whole town.
15/11/99
Age
"Welcome controls on gaming"
editorial
Despite popularity and Ross Wilson's warning the Productivity Commission has shown that gambling must be treated as a social problem at least as serious as smoking or drug-taking and governments should regulate accordingly.
15/11/99
Age
"TAB favours locals"
Queenslanders get preference in allocation of Queensland TAB shares.
15/11/99
Age
"Backing a winner in the online world"
by Richard Salmons
eBet has unveiled plans to offer Web solutions to established racing and lotteries groups.
16/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls funds children's contact service in Mentone"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has provided a further gift of $175,000 to the Gordon Homes for Boys and Girls to support and assist children in families where marital separation has occurred. The facility to which children will be taken for visits with non-residential parents is to be called Tattersalls House.
16/11/99
Herald Sun
"Drugs, AIDS killing men"
by Sarah Dent
Statistics on causes of death. Suicide is 1.9%.
16/11/99
Herald Sun
"Cup for a princely sum"
by Doug Button
1964 Melbourne Cup to be auctioned.
16/11/99
Herald Sun
"Room search is wrong"
by Bill Stronach, Chief Executive of the Australian Drug Foundation
Secretly searching childrens' rooms for drugs will make them distrust parents.
17/11/99
Herald Sun
"Fly Buy bonus in Coles mistake"
by Fiona Hudson
Supermarket giant Coles has been forced to give away millions of Extra Fly Buys points after a competition foul-up. Coles advertised value at $4,200 but really only $210.
17/11/99
Herald Sun
"$65m windfall hope"
by Annie Lawson
Speculation as to what Lloyd Williams will get on privatisation of Hudson Conway.
17/11/99
Herald Sun
"Phar and away the pride of the gallery"
by John Hamilton
Phar Lap now displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria on Russell.
17/11/99
Herald Sun
"TAB Qld gets a flying start"
by Fleur Anderson
Successful float of TAB Qld at $2.37 (issue price $2.10).
17/11/99
Herald Sun
"Rider banned for refusing sample"
by Adrian Dunn
Top apprentice suspended for refusing to give urine sample.
17/11/99
Age
"Nothing holds up a punter"
by Stathi Paxinos
Punters at a TAB at the Braybrook Hotel were so engrossed in a race they took no notice of an attempted hold up at the hotel.
17 November 1999
Age
"Hudcon holders get more information than they needed"
by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Hudson Conway shareholders will find it difficult to reconcile different reports on privatisation.
17/11/99
Age
"A spot of gambling in the country"
by Market Watch
Tenders for freehold and management rights of Seymour Country Club to close.
17/11/99
Age
"The few minutes that buried the DPP case"
by David Elias and Carolyn Batt
Insider trading case collapses.
18/11/99
Herald Sun
"Havens 'dirty work'"
by Sasha Baskett
If the State Government wanted safe injecting houses it should do its own dirty work says Archbishop Pell.
18/11/99
Herald Sun
"Judge Judy courts her fans"
by Terry Brown
Judge Judy is against needle exchange programs: "Give them all dirty needles and let them die".
18/11/99
Herald Sun
"$250,000 deal up in smoke"
by Jeremy Kelly
The Victoria Racing Club has lost a $250,000 sponsorship because it refuses to commit to a smoke-free Flemington.
18/11/99
Herald Sun
"Casino too big a lure"
by Ben Hart
A man who lost nearly $200,000 at Crown casino was so desperate to win back the money he broke a casino exclusion order six times in three weeks.
18/11/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd to go - James Packer to be casino chief"
by Terry McCrann
Lloyd Williams is quitting as chief of Crown Casino and is being replaced by James Packer. Williams will cease to be a minority shareholder in PBL and will become sole owner of Hudson Conway.
18/11/99
Age
"Licence hitch closes brothels"
by Mark Forbes
One of Melbourne's most notorious brothels, Sashas in Fitzroy was closed last night after being refused a licence because of the involvement of undesirable persons.
18/11/99
Age
"Attack on TV star's drug jibe"
by AAP
Drug and Alcohol Foundation of Queensland CEO deplored Judge Judy's statement that heroin addicts should be given dirty needles and let die.
18/11/99
Age
"Williams to quit Crown"
Williams set to leave as Crown CEO and to be replaced by James Packer.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Drug addicts must help themselves"
by Lionel Boxer of East Melbourne
Support for Archbishop Pell on no safe injecting rooms for drug users.
Also letter saying safe injecting houses are socially irresponsible and ill-considered by Ilias Bafas of the Delta Street Mission.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Gambler who thought big"
editorial
Mainly upbeat article on Lloyd Williams leaving Crown. Will make it easier for Crown to deal with Bracks Government.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
cartoon showing Ron Walker sitting in a sandpit saying Jeff, Lloyd? Now I've got no one to play with.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Cashing in chips"
by Terry Brown
Profile on Lloyd Williams and his time with Crown.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Donald plays his trump card"
by Christine Jackman
Donald Trump is running for president of the USA.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd gets to gamble in rather than on his casino"
by Terry McCrann
Article on Williams and the gambling industry. Williams spent too much but built class and a great income-earning asset for Victoria.
19/11/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd keeps his $30 mil. Course"
by Miranda McLachlan and Nick Papps
Lloyd Williams will get the $30 million Capitol private golf course as part of his separation from Crown. Rumoured that James Packer will be new chairman.
19/11/99
Age
"Lloyd deals himself out"
by Malcolm Maiden
Lloyd Williams' decision to leave Crown has his and his alone said James Packer. Other articles dealing with profile of Williams and ramifications of Williams leaving.
19/11/99
Age
"Obsessed gambler stole $40,000"
by Sue Cant
A 47-year-old mother of three stole more than $40,000 from the Catholic primary school where she worked to maintain a gambling addiction a court was told today.
20/11/99
Good Weekend
"The lost city"
by Ed O'Loughlin
Article on Sun City a resort and gambling city located on tribal homeland 200 km north-west of Johannesburg.
20/11/99
Age
"This doctor prescribes faith, hope and charity"
by Martin Flanagan
Profile on outgoing archbishop Rayner. Rayner has commented publicly on political matters – for example, in recent years on Victoria’s casino culture …
20/11/99
Age
"e-Packers: the new frontier"
by Malcolm Maiden
Role of Crown in Packer empire including internet gaming and cross-promotion with other Packer operations.
20/11/99
Herald Sun
"McMatch case hearing set"
by AAP
McDonalds court battle will continue in Sydney next year.
20/11/99
Herald Sun
"Chips are down in Las Vegas"
by Bloomberg
Technology industry at Las Vegas Comdex exhibition are not playing the machines.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"A dog-eat-dog world"
Account and photographs of dog fighting in the Honduras.
21/11/99
Age
"Pledge to crack down on shonky charities"
by Murray Mottram
Minister for Small Business, Ms Marsha Thomson, has pledged to crack down on shonky charities.
22/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tacky toy withdrawn"
by Terry Brown
A slick toy that resembles a human fetus has been withdrawn from sale.
22/11/99
Herald Sun
"With the song and dance Labor made over Crown Casino’s hotel tower will they now insist on the Packers opening it?
Letter to the editor from Be Consistent of Mentone
22/11/99
Herald Sun
"Calling ISD"
Offshore bookmakers may be sued in copyright for publishing pre-race information.
22/11/99
Herald Sun
"Punters asked to butt out"
by Brian Meldrum
As from January 1st, punters indoors at Moonee Valley will be asked to butt out. Discussion on smoking at courses.
22/11/99
Age
"TAB: a nice little earner for some"
by Kenneth Davidson
Article arguing Tabcorp and Tatts should be stripped of their monopoly profit.
23/11/99
Herald Sun
"Packer to sell up farm"
by John Ferguson
The Packer family is selling Ballengelch Run near Mortlake.
23/11/99
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls Launches Champions Dream Program"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls supports five up and coming athletes. Note - Tattersalls Club in Sydney which purchased premium Olympics tickets is not connected with Tattersalls, the Melbourne-based lottery and gaming operator.
23/11/99
Herald Sun
"McDonald stays silent at enquiry"
by John Bell
Stable foreman declined to give evidence re nobbling of horses.
24/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pokies in firing line - crackdown cust gaming machines"
by Nick Papps
Pandazopoulos, the new Minister for Gaming, outlines new restrictions. Cutting numbers of machines for venues, introduction of footy tipping competition, restrictions on gaming advertising and boosting of anti-gambling advertising, restrictions on transferring under-performing poker machines and advisory committee for community support fund spending.
24/11/99
Herald Sun
"3AW faces deals probe"
by Simon Pristel and Fiona Byrne
Australian Broadcasting Authority is asking for documents re Steve Price and commercial arrangements with (amongst others) Crown Ltd.
24/11/99
Herald Sun
"Crown presents"
Crown advertisement
Crown Palladium is presenting Billy Thorpe, Hale and Pace, Ernie Sigley and Dennis Walter and at the Crown Showroom - Ghengis Kahn exhibition and Jose Feliciano.
24/11/99
Herald Sun
"Don't rely on gaming says report"
by Tim Jamieson
Victorian Local Governance Association report on gambling warns gambling can ruin communities.
24/11/99
Herald Sun
"Here's punchin' Judy"
by Robert Fidgeon
Profile on Judge Judy Sheindlin
People should take responsibility for their actions. Courts should be open.
24/11/99
Age
"Casino bid process tainted, says Bracks"
by Sandra McKay
Premier Bracks released the tender documents for the Victorian casino competition. Documents show Treasury and Premiers were privy to confidential financial details.
24/11/99
Age
"Painting a grim portrait of addicts' hell"
by Kerry Taylor
Cr Sara Coward believes that poker machines have a lot to answer for in Maribyrnong.
24/11/99
Age
"Call to scrap clubs' right to pokies"
by Ian Munro
Victorian Local Governance Association wants local government to have controls over poker machines.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
"Double dose of luck"
Man has won a second $1 million keno jackpot in 11 days at Burswood casino in Perth.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
"Victorians lose $6 billion on pokies"
by Nick Papps
Gaming revenue since 1992.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
"Drug price plunges"
by Nick Papps
Victoria has the cheapest heroin in the country and it is now becoming the first drug tried by teenagers.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
Pokies and the community"
Editorial
Government's plan to host a national gaming ministers' conference on gambling and problem gambling deserves support.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
"Pokemon trading frenzy"
by Vanessa Williams
Boys as young as nine had their wallets stuffed with $50 and $20 notes to buy an incoming shipment of Pokemon cards. Some cards were worth $15 to $80.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
"Betting runs in family"
by Jon Anderson
Upbeat profile of Hill/Read family who have been involved with bookmaking/punting over many years.
25/11/99
Age
"Labor denies deal with Packer to sideline Hulls"
by Sandra McKay
A spokeswoman for Mr Bracks said the new Government's relationship with Crown was discussed at a meeting with Mr Richardson but denied a secret deal to shift Mr Hulls from the gaming portfolio.
25/11/99
Herald Sun
""Packer, Bracks secret talks"
by Damon Johnston
Bracks met Packer and Richardson five days before removing Hulls from the gaming portfolio but any deal is denied.
26/11/99
Herald Sun
"Heroin curse world's worst"
by Kamahl Cogdon
So far this year, Victorian heroin deaths are 290, 22 more than for the whole of last year.
26/11/99
Herald Sun
"Casino tender scrutiny revived"
by Damon Johnston
Premier Steve Bracks ha revived the prospect of a Royal commission into the casino tender.
26/11/99
Herald Sun
"Faction set to control country racing"
by Shan Templeton
The United country clubs faction is expected to take control of the Victorian Country Racing Council at the AGM on 6 December. The want more money and more independence.
26/11/99
Age
"Independents reject Casino probe"
by Sandra McKay
The three independents will not support a Royal Commission into the casino tender because they say the evidence does not support it. Bracks comments on talk with Packer and Hulls replacement.
26/11/99
Age
"Bracks overshoots the mark on casino"
editorial
Bracks should appoint Royal Commission into casino tender.
27/11/99
Herald Sun
"Luck of draw takes a tumble"
by Mike Edmonds
Profile of Paul Kets who designs and makes the lotto machines. Two types - washing machine and air jet.
27/11/99
Herald Sun
"Racing mourns owner, jockey"
by Shane Templeton
Two deaths of an owner and a jockey are lamented.
27/11/99
Herald Sun
"Jerry's Vegas love affair"
by AP
Jerry Lewis hopes to make it six decades on The Strip in Las Vegas.
27/11/99
Herald Sun
"Radio deals probe widens"
by Simon Pristel and Fiona Byrne
Australian Broadcasting Authority investigating claims that Steve Price had commercial arrangements with (amongst others) Crown Ltd.
27/11/99
Herald Sun
"Butt out"
by Wendy Busfield
Smoking will be banned in Victorian restaurants from next year.
27/11/99
Age
"Wren runners"
by Alan Attwood
John Wren run starts at the graves of Wren and his wife in Kew cemetery, past the White House, Collingwood Tote and ending at the Collingwood football ground.
27/11/99
Age
"Labor draws a losing hand"
by Ewin Hannan
Longish article on Bracks/Crown/Packer/Richardson/Hulls affair.
27/11/99
Age
"Sudden deaths rob turf of identities"
by Tony Bourke
Account of death of a former jockey, Gabriel Farrah"
28/11/99
Herald Sun
"Cartoon depicting Richardson as heavy standover man in limousine taking Bracks for a ride and giving him the hint to drop Hulls as gaming minister.
28/11/99
Herald Sun
"Dogs harness the punters"
by rod Nicholson
Greyhound racing is going ahead in leaps and bounds.
29/11/99
Herald Sun
"Sail of the new century"
by Terry Brown
Freedom Ship is to be the largest ship in the world. It will include casinos.
29/11/99
Herald Sun
"Just like winning lotto"
by Wade O'Leary
Profits of entrepreneurs in telecommunications/internet stocks are compared to winning the lottery.
30/11/99
Herald Sun
"Kool Skools 99 to be announced Saturday"
Tattersalls advertisement
About 2000 young people will attend a night of performances of original songs and music at Festival Hall on Saturday when winners of the Kool Skools 99 Awards will be announced. Tattersalls helps to fund the project which involves more than 20 schools throughout Victoria.
30/11/99
Herald Sun
"Suicide's high toll"
Suicides last year in Australia were 2683.
30/11/99
Herald Sun
"Keeping the kids in class"
by John Fogarty
Need to address school truancy.
30/11/99
Age
"Young men's suicides at record level"
by Darren Gray
Discussion on suicide rates - rate is down but increase in 25 to 44 and the 15 to 24 year age group.
30/11/99
Age
"e-tech takes punt on gaming"
by AAP
E-tech is to move to become an on-line gaming operator and Robbie Waterhouse is to be bought out.
30/11/99
Age
"PC recylers plan to link charity efforts"
by Glenn Mulcaster
Groups that recycle old computers for charity might form an association to share resources in Victoria.
1/12/99
Herald Sun
"Girl tells of brothel ring"
by Greta McMahon
Glazner and Merino have been charged with being an unlicensed prostitution service provider and living off the earnings of prostitution. "She also told the court Merino would take her to Crown casino to work as an escort for clients who would approach them and offer money."
1/12/99
Herald Sun
"Web TV on the cards"
by Kylie Hanson
Within two years Australians will have access to interactive or Web-TV with the TV set doubling as an internet connection.
1/12/99
Age
"Alarm at Packer database scheme"
by Brendan Nicholson
Media magnate Kerry packer is to set up a giant database on Australians' personal details and spending habits using the world's largest information provider Acxiom corporation. Data would be gathered from Ticketek, ninemsn, Foxtel, One-Tel and Crown Casino.
1/12/99
Age
"6 jockeys, strappers in gang-rape case"
by AAP
Account of a the pack-rape of a young female stablehand in the Perth Children's Court.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Study punts on lotto for sport"
by Andrew Cummins
A national lottery to rival Tattslotto could be set up by the Federal Government to boost sports funding.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Help for pokie addicts"
by Nick Papps
Female poker addiction has been dramatically cut by a new treatment run by Nick Dowling of RMIT University.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Crown punters fear database"
by Greg Thom
Crown has discussed obtaining information from the proposed PBL database run by Infobase but will not give gamblers' details.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"The biggest brother so far"
editorial
There is outrage at the PBL database proposal and doubts that pending federal legislation will be effective.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Privacy on the line"
by Greg Thom
Quite comprehensive article on privacy issues. "Every time you use the Internet, hand over your credit card at the supermarket, even gamble at Crown casino, your spending habits and movements are being watched.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Implant to help beat the blues"
by Pat Hagan
An implant that fires electrical impulses could provide a radical new treatment for depression.
2/12/99
Herald Sun
"Corsens fined $1,000"
by Tim Habel
Suspended trainer was fined $1,000 for improper conduct towards an official when reacting to news of his four-month suspension.
2/12/99
Age
"Privacy of punters safe: Crown"
by Jane Schulze and Brendan Nicholson
Punters will be given the opportunity to opt out of the giant database being compiled by the Packer group, Acxiom.
2/12/99
Age
"Top-end TAB sale closer"
by Lachlan Johnston
The NT TAB is expected to be sold early next year. Short-listed bidders discussed.
2/12/99
Age
"Therapy helping women gamblers"
by Chole Saltau
Preliminary results of the first Australian research to examine gambling treatments for women showed that women who had been spending an average $213 a week on gaming machines cut that amount to an average $18 after weekly treatment sessions as pat of the study by a PhD student Ms Niki Dowling.
3/12/99
Age
"Push for gambling to help fund sport"
by Jason Koutsoukis
A federal study has found internet-based gaming and an national football tipping pools competition are potentially lucrative revenue sources to fund Australian sport next century.
3/12/99
Herald Sun
"Jail for lucky bandit"
by Sarah Dolan
A young bank robber won $25,000 on a Tattslotto scratchie in the same year he helped a friend rob a bank.
3/12/99
Herald Sun
"Islamic law clash"
A fundamentalist Islamic party is planning to enforce strict Islamic laws in one state including the closure of gambling and entertainment centres and the banning of lotteries.
3/12/99
Herald Sun
"It's Irish luck, Ted is a true Believer"
by Geoff O'Connor
Profile of a greyhound trainer.
4/12/99
Herald Sun
"He ain't heavy, he's my brother"
by Shane Templeton
Profile on a jumps jockey who will sacrifice his career to prolong his brother's life by donating a kidney.
4/12/99
Herald Sun
"Salvo's addicted to helping"
by Vanessa Williams
David Brunt, a Salvation Army Major, suffered as a child because of his father's gambling addiction.
4/12/99
Age
"Private details, public property"
by Darrin Farrant
Federal laws may be too late to prevent information abuse.
5/12/99
Herald Sun
"Ray's death a puzzle"
by Robyn Riley and Rod Nicholson
Former international jockey Ray Setches put on a brave face only days before committing suicide.
5/12/99
Herald Sun
"Charity ends at tax office"
by Peter Rees
Community organisations will be hit by GST.
5/12/99
Age
"Charities back call for tighter regulation"
by Murray Mottram
The Arthritis Foundation said new measures were needed to restore public confidence in supporting charities.
6/12/99
Herald Sun
"Young drawn to races"
by Brian Meldrum
Almost half the racegoers at this year's Spring Carnival were under 35.
6/12/99
Age
"Expert warns of under-age gambling surge"
by Penelope Debelle
Dr Durand Jacobs warned at an Adelaide conference yesterday that Australia risked following the USA with an under age gambling boom.
7/12/99
Herald Sun
"Jade Hurley who was there at the start now at Tatts pokies"
Tattersalls advertisement
Veteran rock and roll star Jade Hurley will appear at nine Tatts outlets. Jade has helped many charities.
7/12/99
Herald Sun
"Carnival bolts to a record"
by Terry Brown
Spring Carnival is easily Australia's most valuable annual sporting event. Crowd records biggest for half a century.
8/12/99
Herald Sun
"Push to cut summer meetings"
by Adrian Dunn
Melbourne racing is likely to be spared next season from the summer glut of metropolitan meetings. Meetings are finding it difficult to attract horses. Meetings will be moved to the country and no days will be lost.
8/12/99
Age
"Charities get escape clause from GST"
by Phillip Hudson
Fund-raisers will be able to structure activities to opt in or out of the tax. Charities raising less than $100,000 will be exempt from the GST.
8/12/99
Age
"Murdoch set to nab OzEmail"
by Kate Crawford and David Higgins
News Corporation is closer to buying internet service provider OzEmail.
9/12/99
Age
"Top end sizes up a Blairesque Bracks"
by Ian McIlwraith
The State Labor party held a fund raising dinner for business and Jamie Packer was seated at the top table.
9/12/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon showing Jamie Packer sitting at the table at the ALP $1,000 fund raising dinner asking Richardson what he gets for $1,000 and Richardson answering the Premier's ear, holding an ear up on a fork.
By Knight
9/12/99
Herald Sun
"Pollies' pay rise hard to swallow"
by Karen Collier
Article on pay rises includes mention of Ross Wilson package.
10/12/99
Age
"2.7 billion wagered at casinos"
by Brendan Nicholson
Casino turnover was $2.7 billion last year for Australia. Income from overseas high rollers was down and more people were switching from the tables to the poker machines.
10/12/99
Age
"The temptation of StTim"
by Peter Wilmoth
Profile of Tim Costello who says it is difficult not to succumb to the blandishments of the powerbrokers.
10/12/99
Age
"Players seek alcohol, drug aid"
by Emma Quayle
Twenty-seven footballers have approached the AFL Players Association for advice on alcohol, drug and gambling problems.
10/12/99
Herald Sun
"$245,000 suite for Packer"
by Bruce McDougall
Media tycoon Kerry Packer bought at $245,000 Olympic Stadium suite for next year's Sydney Games.
10/12/99
Herald Sun
"Gamblers lost $2.2b"
by Nick Papps
Gamblers lost a record 2.2 billion in Australian casinos last year. Gaming tables and overseas players were down but Poker machines were responsible for the net increase.
11/12/99
Age
"IOC steps in on rich tickets"
by Jaquelin Magnay
IOC may withdraw tickets to Bill Gates and Kerry Packer if tickets are not for personal use.
11/12/99
Age
"Baptists and beyond"
Profile on Costello brothers by Graham Little with mention of biography on Peter Costello and book by Tim Costello.
11/12/99
Age
"Taking a punt on Frontierland"
by Suzy Freeman-Greene
Profile on Tan Le.
11/12/99
Herald Sun
"Packers' fashion splurge"
by Sean Smith
CPI Holdings ha bought a half share of Pretty Girl, the country's biggest importer of women's apparel.
12/12/99
Age
"Call for pokies warnings"
by Phillip Hudson
Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, wants poker machines to carry signs informing people about the real chance they have of hitting a jackpot.
12/12/99
Age
"New bill opens door to pokies at swim centre"
by Royce Millar
New bill for Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre at Albert Park includes provision for poker machines.
12/12/99
Herald Sun
"Lotto, third time unlucky"
Last night, the Tattslotto draw malfunctioned for the third time this year.
12/12/99
Herald Sun
"China eases Macau back to fold"
by Jan McCallum
China will take over Macau. Fifty percent of government revenue comes from the casinos but the casinos are the centre of Triad wars.13/12/99
Herald Sun
"Lotto probe"
Lotto draw malfunction is being investigated.
13/12/99
Herald Sun
"It is high time overseas and local bookie shops were opened up to give punters more choice in exotic bets"
letter to the editor from John A Scott of Rosanna
14/12/99
Herald Sun
"Rivals unite in war on gambling"
by Michael Harvey
Federal Government and State Government are to combine in war on gambling. But State wants Feds to make up shortfall in revenue.
14/12/99
Herald Sun
"John won annual Tatts award for helping South Melbourne kids
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls award to South Melbourne pensioner who helps train local children boxing. List of finalists. Award presented by AFL Brownlow winner, Jim Stynes.
14/12/99
Herald Sun
"Dying birds found in cockfight raids"
by Fran Cusworth
StAlbans cockfight raided.
14/12/99
Herald Sun
"Man jailed for casino killing"
by AAP
Man jailed for manslaughter after fight in Sydney Harbour Casino bar.
14/12/99
Age
"Caulfield dopings remain a mystery"
by Tony Bourke
Inquiries to find out who doped (nobbled) the two horses at Caulfield have not led to a resolution of the case.
15/12/99
Herald Sun
"Pay clerk gambled $209,000
by Sarah Dolan
A payroll clerk stole $209,000 from a small building firm to feed a chronic addiction to the pokies.
15/12/99
Age
"Dr Packer’s shrewd reward"
by Gerard Noonan
Bond University last night granted Kerry Packer an honourary doctorate.
16/12/99
Age
"Pokies hit city’s poor hardest"
by Chloe Saltau
Melbourne’s poorest municipality, Maribyrnong, is being economically ravaged by families losing up to $10,000 per year each on poker machines a report has found.
16/12/99
Age
"Cabinet to curtail gaming"
by Brendan Nicholson
The Federal Government is today going to release its plans for slowing the growth of gambling.
16/12/99
Age
"Tatts’ year-end numbers set to come up finally"
by Ian McIlwraith
Tattersalls set to unveil a profit of almost $175 million today.
16/12/99
Herald Sun
"Pokies cost $40 a week"
by Nick Papps
Victoria University study shows western suburbs residents are losing up to $52 million a year on pokies.
16/12/99
Herald Sun
"Top pub shuns pokies"
Emerald Hotel, which does not have pokies, has won the pub of the year award.
17/12/99
Herald Sun
"$3.5b tale of gambling sorrow"
by Michael Harvey
Productivity commission figures on gambling and problem gambling. Comment by Steve Toneguzzo, "Now you can lose $100 notes in three seconds and play 25 lines."
17/12//99
Herald Sun
"Dollars flow from gambling"
By Michael Harvey
Dependence of state tax systems on gambling dollar.
17/12/99
Herald Sun
Cartoon by Knight showing players lost in maze of poker machines.
17/12/99
Herald Sun
"Machine problems"
letter to the editor from Mark Armstrong, Australian Democrats’ spokesman on gaming
Advocates local government powers of regulation.
17/12/99
Herald Sun
"Net risk to young gamblers"
by Clinton Porteous
Prime Minister John Howard announced yesterday he would try to ban online gambling.
17/12/99
Herald Sun
"Studmaster cops six-year ban"
by Geoff O’Connor
A greyhound stud master has been banned for six years over the mating of Chariot Supreme to six brood bitches and subsequent DNA findings.
17/2/99
Herald Sun
"Bets clamp"
by Michael Harvey and Nick Papps
Internet betting would be banned under a bold plan by the Howard Government to curb the nation’s gambling obsession.
17/12/99
Age
"Howard acts on net betting"
by Brendan Nicholson
The Howard Government has announced its intention to ban internet gambling in Australia.
17/12/99
Age
"Spitting chips over online ban"
by Eli Greenblat
Australia’s online gambling companies yesterday bitterly criticised the ban on internet betting proposed by the Prime Minister, John Howard. Companies include Tabcorp, Crown and Jupiters casino.
17/12/99
Age
"Social auditing may sharpen the business conscience"
by Leon Gettler
Companies are looking to social auditing to safeguard their reputations.
18/12//99
Herald Sun
"Rates shock for RSL clubs"
by Sarah Dolan
Victorian RSL clubs with large numbers of gaming machines may face rate bills of thousands of dollars after a landmark court decision. Judge Roland Williams held the Traralgon RSL operated not only as an RSL club but also performed a general entertainment function for the city.
18/12/99
Herald Sun
"Losing cash quicker – new pokies gobble coins"
by Greg Thom and Nick Papps
Modern technology has produced money-gobbling electronic gaming machines that leave their one-armed bandit predecessors for dead.
18/12/99
Herald Sun
"Williams grabs HudCon … and $65m"
by Mark Phillips
Hudcon shareholders will get PBL stock and Williams will get the privatised HudCon and $65.8 million in cash.
18/12/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd on the move after era in spotlight"
by Mark Phillips
Comments by Williams and others on Williams retiring from the spotlight.
18/12/99
Age
Cartoon showing Howard saying "Safe injecting rooms, we’re flat out providing clean legal facilities for our gambling addicts."
By Wilcox
18/12/99
Age
"RSL will appeal order to pay rates"
by Stathi Paxinos
RSL will appeal order requiring the Traralgon club to pay rates.
18/12/99
Age
"Bracks demands PM deliver gaming revenue alternative"
by Gabrielle Costa and Brendan Nicholson
Howard had said earlier this week that revenue from the GST would obviate the need for gambling taxes but Bracks says put your money where your mouth is.
18/12/99
Age
"The trials of Richo"
by Peter Wilmoth
Profile of Graham Richardson. Mention of role as Packer go-between when he met with Steve Bracks.
18/12/99
Age
"Curing a national addiction"
editorial
Howard needs to show his concerns about gambling are more than rhetoric.
18/12/99
Age
Cartoon – Howard saying to premiers "You can stop gambling, we’ve bet all your money on the GST."
By Petty
18/12/99
Age
"Numbers game sets poser for racing industry"
by Tony Bourke
Is the gambling industry over-exposing its product to an increasingly indifferent punting audience? Christmas day is the only race-free day in Victoria until 31 July.
18/12/99
Age
"Williams forgives jeffing business"
by Rod Myer and Russell Skelton
Williams approached Stephen Mayne, a Kennett critic, to enter into a joint business venture, an independent online magazine.
18/12/99
Age
"Packer trust buy was within rules"
by Jane Schultz
The Australian Broadcasting Authority decided yesterday that Kerry packer’s acquisition of the management company responsible for the largest shareholding in John Fairfax Holdings did not breach cross-media ownership laws.
19/12/99
Age
"Dancing to the pokies’ tune"
by Matt Condon
Profile of Stephen, a compulsive poker machine gambler.
19/12/99
Age
"Madam faces jail as police spare clients"
by Chuck Phillips, Los Angeles
Jody Babydol Gibson, a madam who operated a prostitution ring for the rich and famous is being prosecuted but none of her male clients are being prosecuted.
19/12/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts the way to party"
by Anthony Black
Melton is in the grip of lotto fever with punters splurging hundreds of dollars each for a chance to win $21 million on New Years Eve.
19/12/99
Herald Sun
"Sport clubs ruffled by GST on raffles"
by Peter Rees
More than 50,000 sports clubs will have to pay GST on fundraising raffles the taxman has ruled. Members will have to pay GST on membership subscriptions.
19/12/99
Herald Sun
"Charities told give or close"
by Felicity Dargan
The State Government has ordered a crackdown on bogus charities and ordered a sweeping review of legislation to weed out exploitative operators.
19/12/99
Herald Sun
"By George, she has the answer"
by Helen McCabe in London
Pregnant insurance worker became Britain’s first quiz show millionaire.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"Brokerage a main player at the big end of town"
by Brett Cole and Rob Stewart
Profile on JB Were, the stockbroking firm, which helped James Packer raise $318 million to buy Crown Casino.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"Record for sports fans"
by Sasha Blaskett
Sports mad Victorians are attending events in record numbers. Horse racing is the second most popular sport to watch after the AFL.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"Tatts provides holiday of a lifetime for disadvantaged group"
Tattersalls advertisement
Tattersalls has provided $10,000 for eight homeless or socially isolated people from St Mary’s House of Welcome to travel to Tasmania on holiday.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"Curbing gambling"
letter to the editor from Mirek Foksa of Oakleigh
Federal government should use tied grants to encourage states to curb gambling.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
We have 300,000 problem gamblers and gambling is legal. How many drug addicts would we have if that were legal?
Letter to the editor from My Opinion of Seaford
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"No more pokies venues"
editorial
Bracks government must repeal law that allows pokies at swimming centre. Victorians are demanding less opportunities to gamble, not more.
21/12/99
Herald Sun
"Packer’s US broking coup"
by Annie Lawson
Kerry Packer has laid the ground work to build Australia’s largest discount broker after h is ecorp forged an alliance with United States investment house Charles Schwab Corporation.
21/12/99
Age
"Labor’s better detail for bookmakers"
by Patrick Bartley
Racing Minister Rob Hulls has said that the Victorian Government would review its taxes and phone betting limits.
22/12/99
Herald Sun
"A new view of entertainment"
by Clinton Porteous
Questions and answers regarding the new high definition standards. Datacasting will be able to deliver new services such as home banking, e-mail, online gambling and education services.
22/12/99
Herald Sun
"Digital TV decision a clear picture of stupidity"
by Terry McCrann
The government has specifically and deliberately – in practice if not in theory – prohibited all the new things that digital could deliver.
22/12/99
Herald Sun
"Tabcorp opposes bookmaker moves"
by Adrian Dunn
Allowing bookmakers to take off-course bets will stop people going to the races says Tabcorp.
22/12/99
Herald Sun
"Bookies odds on stoush"
by Shane Templeton
Some bookmakers are opposing the Victorian Bookmakers Association’s acceptance of a VRC decree to make all bookies switch to decimals eg 15:10 instead of 6:4.
22/12/99
Herald Sun
"VRC backs tax relief for bookies"
by Andrew Eddy
VRC supports reduction in turnover tax for bookies but Tabcorp says they do not contribute to racing.
23/12/99
Herald Sun
"Winding back the clock"
editorial
Potential datacasting operators will be able to transmit information services such as e-mail, online gambling and home shopping.
23/12/99
Herald Sun
I am tired of these weak people complaining about addiction to the pokies …
Letter to the editor from Take Control of East Brunswick
23/12/99
Herald Sun
Poker machine players should boycott the machines for a month to get the returns lifted.
23/12/99
Herald Sun
"Bookie takes aim at Tabcorp"
by Tim Habel
Small bookie asks for level playing field. Tabcorp says loss of telephone accounts will jeopardise up to 800 telephone betting jobs.
23/12/99
Herald Sun
"Punting against Y2K bug"
by Greg Thom
Melbourne academic prepared to bet that Y2K bug will not cause disaster – even money – donate proceeds to Salvation Army.
23/12/99
Herald Sun
"Share in lotto’s megadraw"
Free lotto ticket in Herald Sun will give you a chance to win the $21 million megadraw on New Years Eve.
24 December 1999
Age
"Packer sues Fairfax"
Packer has sued Fairfax over comments made in relation to Packer’s action to stop the ABC televising Sydney during New Year’s Eve.
24 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Monk hunted for lotto scam"
by Kamahl Cogdon
In Melbourne, a cheating Bhuddist monk conned a woman out of almost $10,000 with the promise of a lotto win.
24 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Noisy toys a risk to hearing"
by Tanya Taylor
Parents are warned against buying toys that can damage children’s’ hearing.
24 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Gambling curb a brake on premiers"
by Harold J Karpin of Hawthorn South
Howard is taking on gambling because he has seen what happened to Jeff Kennett.
24/12//99
Herald Sun
"Oddly, Fairfax toes the Murdoch line on TV"
by Terry McCrann
All press commentators think the digital TV decision is a betrayal of public policy.
25 December 1999
Age
"Tabcorp stacks odds in hunt for the punters"
by Tony Bourke
Tabcorp is saying it wants bookmakers but at the same time is saying they do not contribute to the industry.
26/2/99
Herald Sun
"Lloyd’s gift to poor"
by Jane Howard
Open Family with Crown casino gave hampers to homeless and disadvantaged families in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
26 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Off and racing"
by Rod Nicholson
The new chairman of Victorian Country Racing Council will drive a hard bargain with the racing regulators.
27 December 1999
Age
"Push to list tobacco additives"
by Janine McDonald and Darren Grey
Tobacco companies are under pressure from the Federal Government to reveal in detail the ingredients of cigarettes sold in Australia.
27 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Howard must ban worst type of pokies"
by Ian Roberts of Springvale South
Howard should ban multi-coin electronic gaming machines.
28 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Tattersalls $21 million Tattslotto Millennium Prize on Friday"
Tattersalls advertisement
Advertisement for the millennium lottery.
28 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Power of giving"
by John Hamilton
Profile of Bails Myer and the Myer Trust.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
complaint that trifecta payouts from Tabcorp more often than not less than payouts from NSW TAB.
By One for All of Wheelers Hill.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Educate the Gamblers"
letter to the editor from Michael DeCarlo of North Balwyn
It’s time the government initiated an education program on gambling as it does for smoking, drinking and drugs.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
"No place to gamble"
editorial
Editorial against location of pokies venue at Broadmeadows in North Melbourne social club.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Victoria puts fun back in bush racing"
by Shane Templeton and Tim Habel
Country racing circuit will be non-stop action. Two page spread.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Hore-Lacey: Protect TAB
by Shane Templeton
Argument that Government should protect tax revenues and not diminish them by letting bookmakers take lower price telephone bets.
29 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokies the last straw"
by Nick Papps
Hume City Council has leased its town hall to the North Melbourne social club which will use it for a pokies venue. Front page article with colour photo.
29 December 1999
Age
"Tatts to record lottery draws"
by Sophie Douez
Lottery draws are to be pre-recorded after draw malfunctions.
30 December 1999
Herald Sun
"My hands are tied - Bracks powerless to ban town hall pokies palace"
The Bracks Government says it is powerless to prevent the Broadmeadows town hall being turned into a pokies palace.
30 December 1999
Herald Sun
Cartoon "What really destroyed the dinosaurs"
By Knight
Showing dinosaur looking at a poker machine.
30 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Pokies panacea turns to poison"
by Glenn Mitchell
Article on growth of poker machines and social problems. Problem for Bracks Government is to stop the gambling boom. Statistics of poker machines my Melbourne metropolitan municipality.
30 December 1999
Herald Sun
"Hot spot - the Next Blue, Crown"
by Rachael Hodder
Crown has created a cosy bar called the Next Blue with a capacity of 350 patrons.
31 December 1999
Age
"Casino bandit's fatal gamble"
by Greg Roberts
A rigger from the Gold Coast who had been receiving counselling entered the Brisbane Treasury casino and took two staff hostage with a replica pistol and claimed to have planted bombs. He demanded $500,000. He was shot dead by police.
31 December 1999
Age
All Victorian bookmakers will now be required to use a computerised pricing and ticketing system and to quote prices in decimals eg 7/4 will become $2.75.
31 December 1999
Herald Sun
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