Discussion paper
Estimating the revenue share of the Farrell Group and other gambling industry participants from gambling operations in Tasmania
This paper estimates the costs of gambling harm to the Tasmanian economy as $341.58 million, more than three times the total gambling tax revenue accrued by the state in 2016-17.
Discussion paper
How electronic gambling machines work: EGM structural characteristics
The purpose of this paper is to provide policy makers, regulators and others with information about key design characteristics of electronic gambling machines (EGMs).
Commentary
South Australia’s gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting
The South Australian government will introduce from July a “point-of-consumption tax” to claw back some of the gambling tax revenue it is seeing disappear over the border. The new tax is a reasonable response to a growing problem, and probably won’t send bookmakers to the...
Commentary
Is there any hope for gambling reform in a new parliament?
State governments traditionally regulate gambling in Australia. They tend to work closely with “industry” to promote gambling’s benefits, as they see them. These benefits include revenue for cash-strapped state treasuries (about $5.75 billion a year, $3.5 billion of it from pokies), glitzy tourist attractions (even...