Category: poker machines

NSW Government Announces Ambitious Cashless Gambling Machine Reform

The New South Wales (NSW) government has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn all poker machines in the state cashless by 2028 as it seeks to stamp down on money laundering and reduce the negative impact of gambling. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said it was the largest social, community and law enforcement reform in the…


Australian State Introduces Card-Based Gaming to Minimise Gambling Harm

In a nation first, the Tasmanian centre-right Liberal government is strengthening measures to reduce problem gambling through the introduction of a pre-commitment card, which limits the amount people can spend on poker machines per day, per month, and per year. Deputy Premier and Treasurer Michael Ferguson made the announcement on Thursday in response to the…