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Briefing Paper No. 16/1999 by John Wilkinson
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- a general description of the nature of gambling is outlined
(pp.1-4)
- the extent of gambling control in New South Wales (in relation
to gambling on games of chance, for money) is described (pp.4-5)
- there have been institutional, and political, calls for the
establishment of a gaming commission, in NSW (pp.5-6)
- gaming commissions have been considered, and instituted
overseas (pp.6-8)
- bodies, bearing some similarity to gaming commissions, have
been established in Australian jurisdictions, but their degree of control
varies: two case studies are given (pp.8-15)
- there are marked differences in the American attitude to
internet gambling - and the approach taken in Britain and Australia (pp.15-25)
- the NSW government's Gambling Legislation Amendment
(Responsible Gambling) Bill 1999 - and some of its provisions regarding
advertising, gamblers' borrowing, and problem gambling - are outlined
(pp.26-32)
