The Hellenic Club has broadly accepted the account given by the family of a poker machine addict who took his own life deep ...

A desperate family tragedy is unfolding in the business-like dullness of Room 15 of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ...

Poker machines are designed to celebrate wins but stay silent on losses. A new project aims to disrupt that psychological design by introducing a simple losing sound – and to push for legislative ...

Aussies lose $12 billion a year on poker machines, yet most players don't even notice when they lose - because pokies make no losing sound. Creative Director Neil Walshe has flipped that dynamic with ...

Pokie machines are a scourge on our society. But in a left-field bid to make them less addictive, creative director Neil ...

A woman who ripped off more than $30,000 from an elderly lady blew the money on her addictions to poker machines and the online game FarmVille. Roberta Anne Charlaine Svendsen, 65, met her victim ...

A landmark trial began Tuesday against Australian casino giant Crown and gambling slot machine maker Aristocrat, alleging players are misled or deceived about their chances of winning. The Federal ...