News and Media Releases


19 December 2023: Essendon members send clear anti-pokies message (Media Release)

16 November 2023: Time for a Change at Essendon Football Club (Media Release)

03 November 2023: Victorian pokie venues spent $184m of profits on themselves last year for ‘community benefit’ (The Guardian)

19 October 2023: Pokies venues owned by AFL clubs claim renovations and pay tv subscriptions as ‘community benefit’ (The Guardian)

06 September 2023: ‘Trading on people’s misery’: Gamblers lose highest amount in a decade at AFL club pokies (The Age)

06 September 2023: Victorian AFL clubs raked in $40m from poker machines last financial year (The Guardian)

05 September 2023: The Essendon Football Club’s Other Unwanted Record (Media Release)

25 August 2023: Campaigners Betting Andrews Could Spin The Bombers Away From Pokies (The Age)

16 July 2023: Essendon Football Club’s Sad Addiction to Gambling Revenue (Media Release)

26 May 2023: Call for Essendon to ditch Melton pokies revenue (Star Weekly)

22 May 2023: ‘Financial misery’: Essendon fans urge club to abandon pokies (The Age)

22 May 2023: Essendon Supporters say NoPE to Essendon FC Pokies Investment (Media Release)