Labor a big winner from $1 million pokies donation jackpot
But industry and party sources say the AHA contributed at least $500,000 – and possibly much more – to Labor. That would be one of the largest corporate donations ever received by the Victorian ALP and a three-fold increase on the $171,000 the AHA gave Labor ahead of the 2014 election.
Liberal party member Kevin Quoc Tran ran in the election as a Liberal-aligned independent after his own party decided against running a candidate. He preferenced Mr Wynne ahead of the Greens.Mr Tran said the AHA helped bankroll his campaign, funding some of his printing and a mailout to voters, but he would not disclose the amount.can confirm the AHA contributed at least $10,000 to the Tran campaign to boost preferences to Labor ahead of the Greens.
"We'll continue to pursue what is best for the community and not be influenced by big corporations that try to throw their weight around and influence election outcomes." Community Clubs Victoria – whose 1350 not-for-profit member clubs include 163 with pokies – ran its own campaign overseen by public relations firm, PRX.
Despite earlier polls pointing to a close run election, Labor romped home with a strong 11-seat majority.Anti-gambling campaigner Reverend Tim Costello, of the Alliance for Gambling Reform said inaction on problem gambling was "the major missing piece" in the government's "proudly progressive" policy record.
Then at the 2018 South Australian election, the AHA contributed at least $325,000 to a campaign that helped end Nick Xenophon's 20-year political career and his push to return from the Senate to state politics through his SA-Best party.
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