The NSW gambling regulator is investigating Woolworths over claims that staff at more than 50 pubs have been dishing out free drinks to keep players on poker machines.
The NSW Office of Responsible Gambling is dishing out $2.5 million in grants for apps, social media and other technology that tackle gambling addiction.
A New South Wales pokies venue, owned by the Illawarra Steelers, has been fined $100,000 for various infractions of the gambling regulations.
The former secretary of the club has also received a lifetime ban for their involvement in the incident, which resulted in the biggest ever fine handed down to a registered club in NSW.…