Tasmania has been notable in the history of gambling in Australia. There have been a number of firsts or notable incidents connected to Tasmania:
* First lottery in Australia through the Tattersalls company. Today, as the Tatts Group they have an almost monopoly across Australia.
* First and second legal casino in Australia through Wrest Point Casino, and Country Club Casino.
* First poker machines in a casino in Australia.
* Only monopoly on poker machines, owned by Federal Hotels, owned by the Farrel family, who also own both Tasmanian casinos.
* The issue of gambling was a major issue in the Tasmanian state election, 2018 with the Labor party's Rebecca White wanting to remove poker machines from hotels and clubs and confine them to casinos, while the Liberals wanted to give new 20
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| - Tasmania has been notable in the history of gambling in Australia. There have been a number of firsts or notable incidents connected to Tasmania:
* First lottery in Australia through the Tattersalls company. Today, as the Tatts Group they have an almost monopoly across Australia.
* First and second legal casino in Australia through Wrest Point Casino, and Country Club Casino.
* First poker machines in a casino in Australia.
* Only monopoly on poker machines, owned by Federal Hotels, owned by the Farrel family, who also own both Tasmanian casinos.
* The issue of gambling was a major issue in the Tasmanian state election, 2018 with the Labor party's Rebecca White wanting to remove poker machines from hotels and clubs and confine them to casinos, while the Liberals wanted to give new 20 (en)
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| - Tasmania has been notable in the history of gambling in Australia. There have been a number of firsts or notable incidents connected to Tasmania:
* First lottery in Australia through the Tattersalls company. Today, as the Tatts Group they have an almost monopoly across Australia.
* First and second legal casino in Australia through Wrest Point Casino, and Country Club Casino.
* First poker machines in a casino in Australia.
* Only monopoly on poker machines, owned by Federal Hotels, owned by the Farrel family, who also own both Tasmanian casinos.
* The issue of gambling was a major issue in the Tasmanian state election, 2018 with the Labor party's Rebecca White wanting to remove poker machines from hotels and clubs and confine them to casinos, while the Liberals wanted to give new 20 year licences to all current venues. (en)
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