NSW treasurer refuses to say if $1,000 a day pokies spending cap is too high as he ridicules Labor policy

Key independent MP calls for a $100 daily limit as Coalition comes under pressure to release details of its cashless gaming card

A cabinet meeting on Monday did not include any detailed discussion of the cashless gaming card, and the government is wary of releasing the policy before winning over Nationals MPs nervous about the possibility of a backlash from the clubs lobby.

While Kean on Tuesday ridiculed the Labor plan as “a gaming policy written by the gaming industry for the gaming industry”, he repeatedly refused to say whether the Coalition would introduce a daily spending limit on the card, or what the cap should be. Greenwich, an independent, urged the Coalition to set a $100 daily limit and $5,000 monthly cap like Tasmania, saying it was “key” to reducing gambling harm.

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