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  INDEX

  ABC Four Corners 58, 113, 226, 134–35, 244

  Abbott, Tony 156, 164, 165–66

  advertising gambling 1, 4, 72, 82–84, 91–92, 121, 129, 148, 150, 153, 167, 296 infiltration of sport 167–68, 192–93, 194, 198, 201, 203–204, 214–17, 228, 234

  mateship 4, 216, 219

  normalisation of gambling 212–13

  targeting children 167, 222–24

  TV companies reliance on 215, 275–76

  Ainsworth, Len attitude to gambling addiction 19, 119, 132

  business empire 17–19, 26, 127–28, 131–32, 144

  origins Aristocrat Leisure 6

  personal life 149

  Albanese, Anthony 165, 268, 270, 275 connections to gambling industry 206–209

  failure to act on gambling reform 282–88

  leadership style 276–81, 289, 290

  Allan, Norman 48, 50

  Alliance for Gambling Reform 175, 178, 218, 286

  ALP see Labor Party

  Aristocrat Leisure 6, 18, 22, 128, 132–33, 143, 145, 149, 185

  Askin, Sir Robert 28–29, 35 allegations of corruption 45–48, 51–53

  AUSTRAC 99, 103, 107, 181–83, 204, 251, 253, 256

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 51, 137, 141, 162, 182, 188, 193, 219, 233, 240, 244, 267, 271

  Australian Football League (AFL) 1, 2, 157, 160, 194, 199 culture 199–203

  gambling company sponsorships 197

  Murphy Inquiry 282

  players and gambling habits 202–203

  poker machines in clubs 160, 196–97

  professionalisation 196

  TV rights 196–97, 200–201, 199, 215, 276

  Australian Hotels Association (AHA) 124–25, 134, 157, 159–60, 171, 173–74, 175, 176, 187

  Australian Labor Party see Labor Party

  Baird, Mike 237–38

  Ball, Anthony 157, 159, 174, 185

  Bally Corporation 23–34, 26–27

  Bekier, Matthias 259–64, 266

  Bellino, Gerardo 58, 62–64

  Bergin, Patricia/Bergin Inquiry 185, 186, 243, 248–50, 251, 256

  BetEasy 200, 209, 211

  Betfair 153, 162, 197,

  BetStop 219, 222, 285

  Big Gambling 4–5, 7, 22, 38, 42, 67–71, 83, 89–93, 134, 143, 147, 150, 152–56, 163, 172–75, 195, 225, 226, 231, 242–45, 267, 273, 275, 278, 290, 290, 291, 293

  Bitar, Karl 161–62

  Bjelke-Petersen, Sir Joh 38, 51, 61, 64

  Bolte, Sir Henry 19, 68

  Bottom, Bob 24, 76, 67

  Bracks, Steve 77, 90, 114

  Brittan, Alex 241–42

  Cahill, Jack 10, 12

  Cain, John 68–69

  Carr, Bob 118, 124–25

  cashless card 185–89

  Casino Control Act Victoria 74, 84

  NSW 260

  casinos see chapters 3, 4, 5 and 11 corruption in NSW 45–57

  corruption in Queensland 58–66

  corruption in Tasmania 40–45

  development in Las Vegas 37–39

  high roller gamblers 39, 81, 82–87, 99, 101, 104, 111

  illegal venues 24, 38, 45–55, 62–64, 68, 86

  illicit drugs 85, 100–103, 105, 245

  legalisation NSW 94

  legalisation Queensland 64–66

  legalisation Tasmania 39–45

  legalisation Victoria 71–74

  mafia infiltration of see chapter 2

  money laundering 23, 53, 97, 99–107, 134, 181–84, 186, 204, 233, 243, 245