A report into the first club to conduct a cashless gaming trial was completed in September but the government will not release it.
The irresistible combination of maths,graphics and sound made billions of dollars - and triggered an almighty legal stoush.
Aristocrat Leisure has won urgent orders stopping its head of game design from using any of the 6800 files he allegedly downloaded from the group’s servers.
Gambling,with its proven links to social harms,may become a tougher investment to justify to the millions of workers who put their money in Australia’s $3.5 trillion superannuation system.
While progressive super funds have largely divested from fossil fuel companies,some still invest members’ savings in pokies,casinos and online betting companies.
Aristocrat is the hidden name behind the headlines when talk turns to Australia’s addiction to poker machines,but the $25 billion group has made its biggest gamble on the tech industry.
Aristocrat Leisure will acquire NeoGames in a push to firm up its position in the online lottery market after a failed bid for another gaming firm last year.
Study tours for pokie purchases are common knowledge in the clubs industry. But are they in line with the law?
Unregulated,simulated casino games prove lucrative for developers,but experts fear they are breeding future problem gamblers.
Aristocrat faced hostile questions at its annual general meeting,as political momentum builds for gambling reform.
Pokie bosses have staged a dramatic about-face after pushing a cashless gaming card long before it was proposed by the state government.