Display # 5101520253050100All # Web Link Hits 1      Aussies spending more on gambling than food In 2006-07, we spent almost $91.5 million, or $4350 each, on food, Bureau of Statistics figures say. But gaming industry figures show that in 2005-06 adults spent $148 million - an average of $9491 each - on gambling, though the figures do also include tourists. The Herald Sun -June 11, 2008 196 2      Naltrexone helpful in problem gamblers IN a study of pathological gamblers, the urge to gamble and gambling-related behaviours diminished among those who took naltrexone -- a drug frequently prescribed for the treatment of alcoholism and drug dependence Reuters New York - June 05, 2008 05:54am 172 3      Former Treasures $1million gambling deal FORMER Labor treasurer Tony Sheehan landed a $1 million deal for helping win a lucrative Victorian gambling licence... 201 4      Crown gave $50,000 cash in suitcase to gambling addict CROWN casino has admitted it gave a banned pathological gambler hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to spend on its high-stakes baccarat tables. In explosive Victorian Supreme Court documents filed yesterday, Crown confesses to handing bags and boxes containing up to $50,000 to multi-millionaire Gold Coast property developer Harry Kakavas. Mar 14, 2008 Herald Sun - By Michael Warner 272 5      ATMs in pokies venues are wrong: Rudd Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to talk to anti-poker machine campaigners demanding strict new laws to limit gambling losses. Sydney Morning Herald. 10/02/08. 194 6      With pokies, we are all losers For a long time churches argued that if we could reduce the Victorian Government's dependence on pokies revenue, then the Government would in turn limit its protection of the pokies industry and introduce tougher regulation over the industry Herald Sun - January 12, 2008 364 7      Star City wants $3.9m outdoor pokies SYDNEY'S Star City Casino is hoping to build a $3.9 million outdoor gaming area, complete with restaurants and 130 poker machines............ The plan attracted the criticism of anti-pokie campaigner, the Reverend Tim Costello, who labelled it "an unconscionable link in the interests of profit''. AAP - January 11, 2008 374