Albo urged to scratch sports betting advertising and give people a fighting chance against addiction
With at least one child in every high school classroom suffering or at risk from harm from their own gambling, …
Local Government Areas experiencing the largest losses in NSW, Q1 and Q2 (calendar) 2023
Data: Department of Liquor and Gaming Analysis: Wesley Mission Communications and Advocacy TOP 10 Metro LGAs in 2023 (Q1 Q2 …
NSW pokies losing streak continues to spin out of control
Record half yearly losses in 2023 and an increasing number of poker machines in New South Wales points to growing …
Shoot and share – it’s a sign of the times
With one day to go until the ban on pokies signage in New South Wales is enforced, Wesley Mission is …
Pilot program draws upon local experience to save local lives
After years of battling suicidality, feelings of isolation and struggling to find the right support, local resident, Michelle Levy, is …
Wesley Mission welcomes BetStop and urges Govts to Not Stop there
Leading gambling harm advocate, Wesley Mission, has today welcomed the launch of BetStop, the national self-exclusion register for all licensed …
Wesley Mission welcomes the government’s invitation to sit on the Independent Panel for Cashless Gaming Trial
Wesley Mission CEO, Stu Cameron, says “We’re passionately committed to playing our part in ensuring a profoundly important reform – …
Calls for urgent amendments to the Gaming Machines Act to prioritise the reduction of rampant gambling harm
Wesley Mission says the NSW Supreme Court’s citing of local community concerns surrounding the impact of additional poker machine applications …
Forum frustration – Government inaction at odds with community to call to action
An online forum hosted by gambling reform advocate, Wesley Mission, has highlighted public frustration with the delay in implementing a …
Regulators forced to show full hand likely to reveal even more money laundering through pokies
According to Wesley Mission a parliamentary order to force the State’s gambling regulators to show their full hand of surveillance …
NSW government not doing enough to address gambling harm caused by poker machines
New research released by Wesley Mission reveals widespread and ongoing community concern about the need for poker machine reform in …
Ban on Club donations a winner but NSW still on a losing streak with gambling crisis
While Wesley Mission CEO and Superintendent, Rev Stu Cameron, applauds the Minns government, prompt introduction of legislation banning political donations …
