PRESS

Wilkie tries $1 bet limits on pokies again

03.03.16 | news.com.au

Ka-Ching! wins Best Film & Digital Fringe Week 1

22.02.16

Successful screening in Ballarat, Victoria

17.02.16

Ka-Ching: pokies documentary reveals what makes the machines so addictive

19.10.15 | The Guardian

Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation documentary lifts the lid on the insidious nature of the pokie industry

18.10.15 | News.com.au

Beating the odds: How Caroline Hirsh overcame her pokies addiction

17.10.15 | Good Weekend

The late Neil Lawrence’s pokie documentary to air in October

28.09.15 | AdNews

Bendigo gamblers lose more money on poker machines over past year figures show

27.07.15 | ABC News

REVIEWS

“Ka-Ching is a powerful and accessible documentary that clearly demonstrates how poker machines are designed to addict, the damage they do, and how unique Australia is in allowing them throughout our community, at a terrible cost.”

Meg Webb, Manager, Social Action and Research Centre, Anglicare Tasmania

03.05.16

“A game-changing film in the pokie debate. It leaves no doubt regarding the dangerous, addictive nature of EGMs and the ‘no win’ reality for those who use them.”

Mark Brown, Tasmanian Director, Australian Christian Lobby

29.03.16

“Not just the story of the human misery caused by addiction to poker machines, Pokie Nation investigates the work of the mathematicians, musicians and designers who pour all their brilliance into making sure people keep playing down to their last dollar, and speaks with various scientists, including neuroscientists, who explain why poker machines are now formally recognised as an addiction alongside cocaine and heroin.”

Sydney Morning Herald ★★★1/2 stars

18.10.15

“Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation, produced by Neil Lawrence and Mitzi Goldman, is impressive stuff, on par with a Four Corners investigation.”

TV Tonight ★★★★ stars

18.10.15

“When the master at getting inside people’s heads makes a film warning you about who else has got in there, it’s time to pay attention. Neil Lawrence’s Ka-Ching! is proof that no matter how many times you play the pokies, the pokies will always play you.”

Andrew Denton

17.10.15