Regulating social problems : the pokies, the productivity Commission and an Aboriginal community

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Label

Regulating social problems : the pokies, the productivity Commission and an Aboriginal community

Title remainder

the pokies, the productivity Commission and an Aboriginal community

Statement of responsibility

M. Brady

Creator

• Brady, Maggie

Contributor

• Australian National University, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Subject

• Gambling -- Social aspects -- Northern Territory
• Aboriginal Australians -- Gambling
• Slot machines -- Social aspects -- Northern Territory
• Recreation - Gambling

Language

eng

Summary

Discusses the successful campaign by the Yalata Aboriginal community to prevent the installation of gaming machines in the Nundroo Hotel Motor Inn, SA; the coinciding Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia's gambling industries; the prominence of gambling and electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Australia; overview of gambling in Indigenous communities; psychological and sociological perspectives on gambling; current legislation; lessons to be learned from the Yalata-Nundroo case

Member of

• Discussion paper (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research), no. 2004/269

Cataloging source

ANL

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Discussion paper,

Series volume

no. 269/2004