The PM has refused to consider a nationwide shake-up to the gambling sector as NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet prepares to impose daily limits on pokie players.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to consider a nationwide shake-up to the gambling sector and has insisted protections around poker machines are a matter for the states, as reforms to minimise problem gamblingNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirmed on Wednesday that a Coalition cashless gaming card plan would impose daily spending limits on poker machine users, as part of a broader package targeting problem gambling that will form a centrepiece of his re-election platform.
Both parties have pursued the radical changes to the sector as NSW maintains the second-highest concentration of poker machines outside the US gambling capital of Nevada, and amid calls nationally for a federal approach to curb problem gambling.“Problem gambling is a problem ... it’s a scourge. I’m someone who has a bet sometimes once a year on the Melbourne Cup, that’s it, and that’s the extent of my engagement.
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