Major gambling reforms will come into effect if the NSW Government wins next month's election. No interest loans and one-off grants will be on offer to help venues cope with the introduction of cashless gaming machines. lizziedaniels 9News MORE:
Perrottet will present the plan to the NSW parliament if he wins the upcoming state election.
Under the new plan, people using the machines will have daily spending limits which they would set themselves.It's promised that no personal data will be collected by the government.The gambling debate has been the source of tension in the Coalition in the lead-up to the election., the government would buy back 2000 poker machines from clubs during the implementation period, which spans from 2024 to 2028.
Venues will be able to access no-interest loans, along with one-off $50,000 grants to offset revenue loss.The proposed reforms follow a report from the Crime Commission that showed billions of dollars of dirty money was cycling through the machines.Gambling reform advocates Wesley Mission today released data purporting to reveal the widespread extent of financial loss caused by poker machines across NSW.
They analysed the numbers from five electorates across the state - Bathurst, Kogarah, Epping, Tamworth and Swansea. "Across the five electorates, losses in local clubs and pubs total more than $7 million each week," Wesley Mission CEO the Reverend Stu Cameron said.Kogarah recorded the highest losses in the mission's analysis, with over $2.4 million vanishing into the pokies.Continue reading
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