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Pokie Palace Bandits Strike; Crime Spree Continues,
by Greg Tingle - 2nd June 2010
Casino
players, would be crooks, gaming entrepreneurs, loyal
readership the world over... seems Australia is breeding
a few Bonnie and Clyde - Ned Kelly hybrid bandits,
and your local pokie palace is the next target. Following
the Gambling911 report of Aussie Bonnie and Clyde
knock offs a few months ago, another couple of punters
are having a go. Crime does not pay, well, not for
long. We take our trusty baton and plastic handcuffs
to probe down under...
An
Aussie gang of bandits raided a Melbourne, Australia,
pokies club last night.
Patrons,
punters, staff, all and sundry, were forced to get
to the floor.
The
trio set upon the club in Sunset Boulevard, Jacana,
just after 10pm armed with a firearm and a machete.
Terrified
patrons and staff enclosed in the punting section
were ordered to lay on the floor.
The
bandits nabbed a significant sum of cash, as you might
suspect, and ran off with their ill gotten gains into
the dark of night.
Police
said in a statement that no gun shots were fired and
there were no reports of any injuries during the hold-up.
Sniffer
dogs and the Police Airwing failed to locate the robbers.
Armed
Crime Taskforce Detectives are investigating.
The
attack follows a string of hold ups and crimes at
Australian pubs and hotels.
Media
Man has observed a trend of suburban and regional
pubs, watering holes, pokies hang outs and the like
being the preferred choice of criminals, over traditional
land based casinos in Australia, which have beefed
up security considerably over the past 12 months.
The
Late News...
Melbourne,
Australia - kids and parents playing poker in suburban
parks have triggered council to ban the sale of playing
cards with mixed success
A
punter who won playing roulette at Crown Casino, but
didn't get the money, another punter being handed
the loot, is suing Crown.
Online
poker and online casino games continue to grow in
popularity in Australia, despite economic recession.
The Australian government is considering how to best
implement some recommendations in the Productivity
Report. Media Man has documented some of their viewpoints
for government law maker consideration, as well as
offered Fairfax - Sun Herald - The Sydney Morning
Herald (Fairfax Media) an exclusive interview. Gambling911
will also be privy to some exclusive information regarding
the gaming sector in the Australian - Asia Pacific
region in coming weeks.
*Greg
Tingle is a special contributor for Gambling911
*Media
Man is primarily a media, publicity and internet portal
development company. Gaming is just one of a bakers
dozen of sectors they cover.
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