New South Wales News - Page 4

International News Brief: The New South Wales Government has announced the roll-out of funding for 22 organisations over the next two years.

International News Brief: Melbourne bookmaker Frank Hudson has admitted to Racing NSW stewards that he held almost $450,000 from 52 unlicensed bets when ‘socialising’ at Warwick Farm on October 4.

International News Brief: Victoria and New South Wales, Australia's two most populous states, plan to ban smoking in pubs and other licensed premises by July 1 2007.

International News Brief: The charge into the New South Wales local pub market to take advantage of poker machine profits has led to a flurry of buying activity with the latest deals totalling AUD$8 million.

International News Brief: A gambling counselling service claims the close proximity of automatic teller machines (ATM) to gambling venues is fuelling problem gambling in the Riverina.

International News Brief: Measures introduced in pubs and clubs three years ago to help problem gamblers have had little effect, a survey of NSW club members has shown.

Capitalizing on America’s new-found passion for poker, PartyPoker.com will set sail March 13 for a weeklong cruise culminating in the March 14 -18 PartyPoker.com Million III poker tournament.

International News Brief: A leading broking analyst has estimated that UNiTAB could afford to bid as much as AUD$2.5 billion for TAB if the Queensland-based wagering group was forced into a bidding war with Tabcorp.

International News Brief: The racing and gaming industry injected AUD$4.2 billion into the New South Wales economy in 2001-02, new research shows.

International News Brief: Claims that millions of dollars are being laundered through poker machines in Sydney clubs are being investigated by the Department of Gaming and Racing.