Jim Wackett
@jim-wackett.bsky.social
Believer, husband, father, friend.
#PutPokiesInTheirPlace #EndGamblingAds
Gambling Reform | Truth & Reconciliation | Veterans | Refugees
Live on Darramurragal land
#PutPokiesInTheirPlace #EndGamblingAds
Gambling Reform | Truth & Reconciliation | Veterans | Refugees
Live on Darramurragal land
Social media ban for under-sixteens is world leading and sorely needed. If only governments in Australia showed the same backbone when it comes to protecting our kids from gambling advertising. #BanGamblingAds www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
As the world watches, Australia stands up for childhood
Decisive regulation of social media is akin to the enfranchisement of women as a piece of revolutionary social policy reform. This is the enfranchisement of childhood.
www.smh.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Social media ban for under-sixteens is world leading and sorely needed. If only governments in Australia showed the same backbone when it comes to protecting our kids from gambling advertising. #BanGamblingAds www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
On gambling, Australia is a collection of banana republics — while our cowering government watches on www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/16/g...
On gambling, Australia is a collection of banana republics — while our cowering government watches on
Across its multiple forms, the gambling industry is able to dictate terms to major party politicians at the state and federal level, with vast indifference to the social disaster it causes.
www.crikey.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
On gambling, Australia is a collection of banana republics — while our cowering government watches on www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/16/g...
Over $95 BILLION passes through poker machines in NSW each year & there are still pokies in NSW with $10,000 load up limits. They're nothing more than money laundering machines for the proceeds of crime, including human trafficking. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Ten suspicious gamblers punted $140m at a Sydney club. No one allegedly noticed
Mounties’ customers wagered $4 billion over a four-year period. But at least $140 million of those bets were placed by customers who should have been flagged as suspicious.
www.smh.com.au
August 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Over $95 BILLION passes through poker machines in NSW each year & there are still pokies in NSW with $10,000 load up limits. They're nothing more than money laundering machines for the proceeds of crime, including human trafficking. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The cost to the NSW govt for dealing with the impacts of gambling harm far outweigh the massive taxes they take from pokies. It’s a price they are prepared for us all to pay to do the gambling industry’s bidding. @peterfitz1.bsky.social
#PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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#PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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This man could cull the number of ‘misery machines’ in NSW. But he won’t
Residents lost $2.17billion to poker machines in the first quarter of 2025. This has consequences.
www.smh.com.au
August 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The cost to the NSW govt for dealing with the impacts of gambling harm far outweigh the massive taxes they take from pokies. It’s a price they are prepared for us all to pay to do the gambling industry’s bidding. @peterfitz1.bsky.social
#PutPokiesInTheirPlace
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
#PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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No surprise. AUSTRAC finds evidence of money laundering through pokies in venues run by the the state’s largest club chain. Yet another reason to introduce a mandatory cashless gambling card to stop money laundering and prevent harm. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
How Sydney’s dirty money moved from casinos into suburban clubs
The chief executive of AUSTRAC is concerned that the crackdown on casinos has displaced illicit activity into pubs and clubs.
www.smh.com.au
July 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
No surprise. AUSTRAC finds evidence of money laundering through pokies in venues run by the the state’s largest club chain. Yet another reason to introduce a mandatory cashless gambling card to stop money laundering and prevent harm. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Thank you @peterfitz1.bsky.social for shining a light on NSW’s pokies scourge and thank you @kateseselja.bsky.social
for bravely sharing your story once again. Political inaction on pokies harm is a barometer for the level of state capture by the gambling industry. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
for bravely sharing your story once again. Political inaction on pokies harm is a barometer for the level of state capture by the gambling industry. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Whether it’s Liberal or Labor, the people in charge are beholden to the pokies industry
The first time Kate Seselja used a poker machine she won $1000. It was the last time she left a venue with cash in her hand from the addictive machines.
www.smh.com.au
July 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thank you @peterfitz1.bsky.social for shining a light on NSW’s pokies scourge and thank you @kateseselja.bsky.social
for bravely sharing your story once again. Political inaction on pokies harm is a barometer for the level of state capture by the gambling industry. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
for bravely sharing your story once again. Political inaction on pokies harm is a barometer for the level of state capture by the gambling industry. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
ILGA on balance appears to be giving fair weight to gambling harm minimisation, not preferencing it over other objects in relevant NSW legislation. But even that’s too much for the industry & their political friends. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.themandarin.com.au/295090-minns...
Minns launches crackdown on state pokies regulator
NSW Gaming Minister David Harris tears strips off the statutory appointee as Labor boldly hits the revenue re-spin feature.
www.themandarin.com.au
July 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ILGA on balance appears to be giving fair weight to gambling harm minimisation, not preferencing it over other objects in relevant NSW legislation. But even that’s too much for the industry & their political friends. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.themandarin.com.au/295090-minns...
“Our communities should not be saddled with gambling problems to keep media and multinational gambling companies profitable. Nor should fans be preyed on by sporting codes that get a commission from each bet. It is immoral” #endgamblingads www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Australia’s had two more years of gambling ad harm since the Murphy report. It’s time for Labor to show some courage | Zoe Daniel
The public wants the ads banned but the government keeps bowing to pressure. Now, with its whopping majority, what’s the excuse?
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“Our communities should not be saddled with gambling problems to keep media and multinational gambling companies profitable. Nor should fans be preyed on by sporting codes that get a commission from each bet. It is immoral” #endgamblingads www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tomorrow (28 June) is the 2nd anniversary of the Murphy Inquiry’s report into the harm caused by online gambling. Since then @AlboMP has done nothing about implementing its recommendations, which included banning gambling ads. #AusPol #EndGamblingAds www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Australians lose while our government fails to ban gambling ads
The Albanese government has failed to respond to the Murphy Report on gambling for two years - while Australians lost more than $50 billion.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
June 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Tomorrow (28 June) is the 2nd anniversary of the Murphy Inquiry’s report into the harm caused by online gambling. Since then @AlboMP has done nothing about implementing its recommendations, which included banning gambling ads. #AusPol #EndGamblingAds www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
“Our dilemma is that we hate change, and love it at the same time. What we really want is for things to remain the same, but get better.” - Sydney J. Harris, former Chicago Daily News columnist. #change #changemanagement
June 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
“Our dilemma is that we hate change, and love it at the same time. What we really want is for things to remain the same, but get better.” - Sydney J. Harris, former Chicago Daily News columnist. #change #changemanagement
NSW budget: “The record pokies tax take on gamblers’ losses is by far the biggest line item on the catwalk of sin taxes, and by the end of the forward estimates rakes in more than 40 times the money generated by betting (wagering) on four-legged critters”. www.themandarin.com.au/294417-nsw-b...
NSW budget: Pokies balloon as state revenue lifeline
Gambling losses become Daniel Mookhey's big gain as Treasury hits the re-spin feature, with the pub pokie take forecast to grow by 7.2%.
www.themandarin.com.au
June 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
NSW budget: “The record pokies tax take on gamblers’ losses is by far the biggest line item on the catwalk of sin taxes, and by the end of the forward estimates rakes in more than 40 times the money generated by betting (wagering) on four-legged critters”. www.themandarin.com.au/294417-nsw-b...
Reposted by Jim Wackett
Delighted to join this important forum convened by @mon4kooyong.bsky.social and @zoedaniel.bsky.social
You can livestream it here Wednesday 25th June 6-7.30pm AEST
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You can livestream it here Wednesday 25th June 6-7.30pm AEST
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June 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Delighted to join this important forum convened by @mon4kooyong.bsky.social and @zoedaniel.bsky.social
You can livestream it here Wednesday 25th June 6-7.30pm AEST
www.youtube.com/live/sMscAUR...
You can livestream it here Wednesday 25th June 6-7.30pm AEST
www.youtube.com/live/sMscAUR...
“Mookhey is a smart political operator, a deep thinker and a good treasurer. But on poker machine tax reform he has revealed himself to be disappointingly weak.” @dmookheyMLC It’s time to put communities above clubs and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
The Minns government cries poor while squibbing reform that could raise hundreds of millions
Daniel Mookhey is a good treasurer. But on poker machine tax reform he has revealed himself to be disappointingly weak
www.smh.com.au
June 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“Mookhey is a smart political operator, a deep thinker and a good treasurer. But on poker machine tax reform he has revealed himself to be disappointingly weak.” @dmookheyMLC It’s time to put communities above clubs and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to take risks. theconversation.com/blinding-lig...
Blinding lights: the hidden science behind gambling’s glow
The effects can be powerful enough, governments should consider regulating lights in casinos.
theconversation.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to take risks. theconversation.com/blinding-lig...
NSW clubs celebrated for the vulturous, blood-sucking, amoral, gouging misery they inflict on their communities www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/20/n...
NSW clubs celebrated for the vulturous, blood-sucking, amoral, gouging misery they inflict on their communities
ClubsNSW last night announced the winners of its awards for community service. But the real awards should be for increasing poker machine profits from gambling addicts.
www.crikey.com.au
June 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NSW clubs celebrated for the vulturous, blood-sucking, amoral, gouging misery they inflict on their communities www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/20/n...
$2.17b lost to poker machines in NSW in the first 90 days of 2025. The Minns govt talked up their commitment to reform, but have capitulated to the clubs and pubs gambling industry, just like every government of every stripe before it. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NSW gamblers losing $24m to poker machines every day, analysis shows
Wesley Mission says the ‘devastating impact deepens every day’ with western Sydneysiders accounting for $2m an hour lost to pokies
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
$2.17b lost to poker machines in NSW in the first 90 days of 2025. The Minns govt talked up their commitment to reform, but have capitulated to the clubs and pubs gambling industry, just like every government of every stripe before it. #PutPokiesInTheirPlace www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The terminal decline of western civilisation continues apace www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Marked decline in semicolons in English books, study suggests
Usage of punctuation down almost half in two decades as further research finds 67% of British students rarely use it
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The terminal decline of western civilisation continues apace www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
From @cljesuppose.bsky.social👇 Pokies line the coffers of governments and venues – but there are ways to tame this gambling gorilla and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
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Pokies: Taming this gambling gorilla
Pokies are responsible for more than half of gambling problems in Australia. So why do politicians resist reform?
lens.monash.edu
May 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
From @cljesuppose.bsky.social👇 Pokies line the coffers of governments and venues – but there are ways to tame this gambling gorilla and #PutPokiesInTheirPlace
lens.monash.edu/@medicine-he...
lens.monash.edu/@medicine-he...
‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform theconversation.com/do-something...
#EndGamblingAds
#EndGamblingAds
‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform
As gambling companies increasingly target young people, many are becoming frustrated by a lack of government action to protect them from gambling harms.
theconversation.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform theconversation.com/do-something...
#EndGamblingAds
#EndGamblingAds
About 1 in 3 Aussie kids are losing more than $18 million to gambling each year. The latest findings from @australiainstitute.org.au show 30% of 12-17 year-olds gamble, with rising to almost half of 18-19 year-olds. That’s 600,000 teenagers gambling each year.
thenightly.com.au/australia/au...
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'Alarming': Shocking stat reveals how many Aussie kids are gambling
Calls are growing to ban betting ads in light of new research showing Aussie kids spend $18 million gambling each year.
thenightly.com.au
April 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
About 1 in 3 Aussie kids are losing more than $18 million to gambling each year. The latest findings from @australiainstitute.org.au show 30% of 12-17 year-olds gamble, with rising to almost half of 18-19 year-olds. That’s 600,000 teenagers gambling each year.
thenightly.com.au/australia/au...
thenightly.com.au/australia/au...
“One of the real head-scratchers of the last term of parliament was why it was unable to legislate a ban against gambling advertising.”
Gambling losses are a ‘cost of living pressure’ the major parties don’t want you talking about.
#EndGamblingAds #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Gambling losses are a ‘cost of living pressure’ the major parties don’t want you talking about.
#EndGamblingAds #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Albanese takes a tumble and Dutton gets himself in a twist
Today on the campaign trail the leaders talked tough on Trump's tariff war, thousands of people enrolled to vote and the prime minister took a tumble.
www.abc.net.au
April 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“One of the real head-scratchers of the last term of parliament was why it was unable to legislate a ban against gambling advertising.”
Gambling losses are a ‘cost of living pressure’ the major parties don’t want you talking about.
#EndGamblingAds #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Gambling losses are a ‘cost of living pressure’ the major parties don’t want you talking about.
#EndGamblingAds #Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
A representative of the only inhabitants of Heard and McDonald Islands vents its fury at the impact of US tariffs on the remote Australian island territories in the Antarctic Ocean. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
April 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A representative of the only inhabitants of Heard and McDonald Islands vents its fury at the impact of US tariffs on the remote Australian island territories in the Antarctic Ocean. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
🧵The latest research report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies lends weight to Wesley Mission's call to power down poker machines from midnight to 10am as a way to reduce the extreme levels of #gamblingharm being experienced in states with poker machines. Some key findings👇
March 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🧵The latest research report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies lends weight to Wesley Mission's call to power down poker machines from midnight to 10am as a way to reduce the extreme levels of #gamblingharm being experienced in states with poker machines. Some key findings👇
1/3 Polling conducted by @australiainstitute.org.au shows widespread support for policies that would restrict advertising for gambling products. The results show that:
- Three in four Australians (76%) support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years.
- Three in four Australians (76%) support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years.
March 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
1/3 Polling conducted by @australiainstitute.org.au shows widespread support for policies that would restrict advertising for gambling products. The results show that:
- Three in four Australians (76%) support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years.
- Three in four Australians (76%) support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years.