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![Porirua council votes to ban new pokies in bid to reduce prevalent gambling harm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Porirua council votes to ban new pokies in bid to reduce prevalent gambling harm
Porirua has one of the highest spends per machine in the country.
![Taking a closer look at minimising harm from pokies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Taking a closer look at minimising harm from pokies
Northlanders spent $28.2m on pokie machines in just nine months
![Lotto warned of harm to Pacific and Māori from $25m online Bingo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Lotto warned of harm to Pacific and Māori from $25m online Bingo
Plan to introduce online Bingo by early next year raises fears of 'continuous gambling'.
![Reputation 'in tatters': Charity worker drained $150,000 from father's account](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Reputation 'in tatters': Charity worker drained $150,000 from father's account
Judge: 'A significant fall from grace' to feed gambling addiction.
![Pokies profits surge 116% after lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pokies profits surge 116% after lockdown
Profits from gaming machines see huge leap on midyear figures after end of alert level 4.
![Hearing for SkyCity's unprecedented pokie machine application starts Tuesday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Hearing for SkyCity's unprecedented pokie machine application starts Tuesday
SkyCity thinks swapping black jack tables for slot machines is fair, council disagrees.
![Hamilton City Council to spend $150,000 fighting SkyCity's pokie plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Hamilton City Council to spend $150,000 fighting SkyCity's pokie plans
Hamilton council to spend $150,000 fighting casino's proposal to add 60 pokie machines.
![Worries loom over Pasifika youth at risk of gambling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Worries loom over Pasifika youth at risk of gambling
Consequences for wider Pacific community could be enormous, says researcher.
![Gambling on a brighter future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Gambling on a brighter future
The Government is poised to overhaul the $843m pokie machine system.