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Why I risked prison to add a 'Losing Sound' to poker machines
(johnmenadue.com)
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this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
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A great short read, and nice video!
Sharing some other relevant articles on pokies:
The Guardian (Australia)- Hooked: how pokies are designed to be addictive (also explores similar reward-manipulation techniques with interactive demos (e.g. loses disguised as wins), in fact it's one of the cool examples on https://explorabl.es/all/ )
How Much Money Can We Launder In A Day? - a satirical stunt featuring whistleblower Troy Stolz - former head of ClubsNSW's anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism unit and current councilor - "He leaked an internal report that stated that 95% of registered clubs in New South Wales were non-compliant with anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism laws.".
Thank you for that. Please share the petition. Let's get this debated in parliament.