Pokies were prohibited even in the four British-styled casinos in the Northern Territory and Tasmania.įast forward to 2014 and Big Gambling is ascendant. The machines accepted only smaller-denomination coins and were restricted to clubs in NSW and the ACT. Pokies were clunky, mechanical, single-line affairs. Southern Cross University and Australian National University provide funding as members of The Conversation AU. In addition to his SCU position, he is an Honorary Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, and a Visiting Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU. Martin Young is the lead investigator on ARC Linkages Project LP0990584: Gambling-Related Harm in Northern Australia, a project co-funded by the Northern Territory Community Benefit Fund (which is raised via a tax on pokie-gambling in pubs).

Like many Australians, he is unsure if he holds shares in Big Gambling via his Unisuper superannuation account, but plans to find out shortly. He has previously been employed on projects jointly funded by the Australian Research Council (LP0990584) and the Community Benefit Fund of the Northern Territory. PhD Candidate, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National UniversityĪssociate Professor, Centre for Gambling Education and Research, Southern Cross Universityįrancis Markham holds an Australian Postgraduate Award from the Commonwealth government.

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