@ReformGambling

Time to reduce #GamblingHarm. Advocating to implement reforms to prevent harm on poker machines and minimise sports gambling's impact.

 Australia
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Joined October 2015
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Kym Cavigan says her accountant, Andrew Marshall, stole $871,000 of her life savings and used it to fund gambling harm. Marshall pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to six years and five months in prison.
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Kym is now working seven days a week and fighting for stronger laws so victims of crime can recover money lost to gambling companies.
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Kym Cavigan’s accountant stole her life savings thatslife.com.au/real-life/a…
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“I’ve stolen clients’ money, and you’re one of them.”
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$104 Billion Lost thenewdaily.com.au/news/poli…
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"Behind this eye-watering gambling losses total... lies social harm on an industrial scale, including bankruptcies, family break-up, domestic violence and suicide," he said.
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He said the government's response is "far too timid."
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Tasmania's pokies policy could make gambling harm worse, regulator warns pulsetasmania.com.au/news/ta…
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A shelved alternative was projected to cut harm and boost the economy by $230 million instead.
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The Pocket-Sized TAB theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Morgan Campbell writes: “More money can be lost, faster, and without anyone seeing you lose it.”
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The shift from physical venues to private, always-on digital gambling has made harm easier to hide and harder to escape. What now looks like convenience can carry devastating consequences for individuals and families.
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Tasmania’s Pokies Plan Risks More Harm abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/t…
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The commission was not consulted before measures including ATMs in venues and ticket-in ticket-out systems were approved.
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Tasmania needs stronger safeguards, not policies that make it easier to chase losses.
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