A recent report by ABC News in Australia confirms that online gambling companies target young men with their marketing campaigns. Males aged 18 – 30 who have disposable income are the target demographic for most gaming operators in Australia. 

The report interviews a young engineering student who players poker to get himself through university. He plays up to 5 tables at once on PokerStars and wagers up to $5000 per month on the website. Overall, he has shown and profit, having a very positive experience in the online gambling market. 

Online casino operators are really starting to take advantage of the growing mobile gaming trend. All Slots online casino seems to have embraced this trend the most, and has launched a new contest to express it!

The new ‘How Do U Do It?’ contest offers players the chance to win a brand new iPad simply by taking a photo of themselves playing their favourite All Slots game. The only catch is that the photo has to be taken in an interesting place – so contestants will have to be playing on their mobile phones!

Tim Costello of the National Churches Gambling Taskforce has expressed his severe disappointment with the way in which the Gillard government handled the recent issue of pokie reform. After Julia Gillard backed out on her promise to implement mandatory precommitment technology, Costello announced that he no longer has faith in state governments. 

 An issue has been raised by campaigners against the new Sex and the City slot machines that have been released in casinos across Australia. Advertisements for the new slot machine appear to glamourize gambling, a perspective that responsible gambling activists believe should not be promoted. 

The advertisements in question show designer shoes, like those that the main characters in the television show wear. They also claim that each player gets the chance to win a luxury vacation to New York, where the show was set.