Former Labor leader warns gambling card could devastate pubs and clubs

Former NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has warned that a government-issued players card for poker machines would devastate pubs and clubs fighting for their survival.Mr Daley said the focus should be on saving jobs.The changes would mean gamblers will be forced to register and pre-load money to the card, which would operate in a similar way to the state's cashless Opal cards for public transport.

"We will make sure the industry supports the government in doing these things, but they’ve got to be affordable and effective measures," ClubsNSW chief executive Josh Landis told 2GB.Senior minister Victor Dominello, who has responsibility for gaming, has crossbench support in the upper house for the changes to pass, including from the Greens and One Nation's Mark Latham.

"But these recent announcements by Dominello reek of the greyhounds debacle where an entire industry was ambushed without consultation," Mr Daley said.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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AlexSmithSMH Oh what a terrible shame

AlexSmithSMH A business shouldn’t be viable because people are losing money there by gambling.

AlexSmithSMH Burn them down... they destroy lives and families.

AlexSmithSMH Shocking to see this statement, these machines have destroyed families and people’s lives, all machines should be banned, no club struggles when they make a clear 97% return on them. Typical SMH reporting 🙄

AlexSmithSMH Stop giving gamblers job-gambler payments.

AlexSmithSMH The best this 'industry' could come up with is a 'Former NSW Labor leader'.... tautology or oxymoron?

AlexSmithSMH This is a disappointing position to hold. How many families in labour areas have been impacted by problem gambling.

AlexSmithSMH pubs n clubs might have to go back to making money from real entertainment

AlexSmithSMH Money better spent in more tangible and positive areas of our economy.

AlexSmithSMH Good

AlexSmithSMH Aww the poor clubs! Imagine taking away any part of their ability to destroy the lives of people with a gambling problem! If being rid of the pokies means being rid of the clubs, so be it. auspol

AlexSmithSMH I assume he believes it's better to devastate families?

AlexSmithSMH Gov.Dependant on algorithms proof they need to unplug or the devastation continues lives lost families in tatters all over money, duty of care nil

AlexSmithSMH Let that sink in - Former NSW Labor Leader

AlexSmithSMH All the commentary and opposition listed in this article means nothing when the gambling industry, the pokies industry in particular, is devastating our communities. People are suiciding, families are being torn apart and children are being traumatised. Predatory industry!

AlexSmithSMH Boo fucking hoo

AlexSmithSMH The Govt should take responsibility and cut back the pokie licences it’s addicted to.

AlexSmithSMH Legalising drug’s would devastate pubs and clubs

AlexSmithSMH Glad to know whose side he’s on.

AlexSmithSMH I don't agree with them, but I'm also fine with pubs returning to being pubs, and offering food, music, beer gardens, and a cold beer

AlexSmithSMH Poker machines have already destroyed what was traditional pub culture. I know, be worked in hospitality all my working life, 45+ years.

AlexSmithSMH Get rid of the bloody things and bring back the bands.

AlexSmithSMH Good. Fuck m all off I say.

AlexSmithSMH Stuff the families and communities affected by the evil of gambling if it cuts into your kick backs.

AlexSmithSMH What about the devastated families of problem gamblers?

AlexSmithSMH Let them be devestated! Poker machines, and gambling in general, are a cancer in our society.

AlexSmithSMH How many towns and suburbs can you drive through and the club/pub is the biggest and newest building in town? More apparent in underprivileged suburbs that Labor claims to represent...

AlexSmithSMH gambling devastates people and families. Far to many clubs have shown they care little

AlexSmithSMH Good get rid of pocket machines altogether

AlexSmithSMH Gambling is a problem industry- worse than big tobacco. Why trust any politicians beholden to it?

AlexSmithSMH 🤷‍♂️

AlexSmithSMH The Money will be better served circulating in the economy.

AlexSmithSMH Don’t know. Not your stuff.

AlexSmithSMH We need a Poker Machines Reduction Board. My local pub has not had poker machines for some years and it's still going, even in the pandemic. It's terrible for pubs and clubs to depend on gambling revenue for survival.

AlexSmithSMH If they can't survive without exploiting problem gamblers they don't deserve to survive

AlexSmithSMH So surviving is essentially based on human misery?

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