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Losing Streak
How Tasmania Was Gamed by the Gambling Industry
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A jaw-dropping account of how one company came to own every poker machine in Tasmania - and the cost to democracy, the public purse and problem gamblers and their families.
A jaw-dropping account of how one company came to own every poker machine in the state of Tasmania - and the cost to democracy, the public purse and problem gamblers and their families.
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Losing Streak by James Boyce offers a jaw-dropping account of how one company came to own every poker machine in the state of Tasmania and the subsequent costs to democracy, the public purse, and problem gamblers and their families.
The narrative begins with the toppling of a premier and ends with David Walsh, the man behind MONA, taking an eccentric stand against pokie machines and the political status quo. It unfolds as a story of broken politics and back-room deals.
The book reveals how awarding one company the exclusive licence to operate all poker machines in Tasmania has resulted in several hundred million dollars of profits—predominantly sourced from problem gamblers—being diverted from public use. This occurred through a series of questionable and poorly understood deals.
Losing Streak serves as a meticulous and compelling case study in governance failure, carrying significant implications for pokies reform across Australia.
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ISBN: 9781863959100
Publisher: Black Inc.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 March 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: Redback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 195.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 192
About the Author
James Boyce is a multi-award-winning historian. His first book, Van Diemen's Land, was described by Richard Flanagan as 'the most significant colonial history since The Fatal Shore'. He is also the editor of Inga Clendinnen and the author of Losing Streak, Born Bad, Imperial Mud and 1835, which was The Age's 2012 Book of the Year.
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