Mojo ♻️Jun 22, 2023

#NSW government accused of bowing to #gambling #lobby as cashless gaming trial delayed. Trial for 500 poker machines won’t begin on 1 July as planned, with a panel to oversee it yet to be established. #nswpol #PokerMachines #pokermachine #gamblinglobby #lobbying

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/22/nsw-government-accused-of-bowing-to-gambling-lobby-as-cashless-gaming-trial-delayed

NSW government accused of bowing to gambling lobby as cashless gaming trial delayed

Trial for 500 poker machines won’t begin on 1 July as planned, with a panel to oversee it yet to be established

The Guardian
Mojo ♻️Jan 24, 2023

One of the many lies sprouted by #ClubsNSW as it plots to sink overdue reform to our state’s #pokermachine addiction is that cashless technology represents some sort of grave Big Brother-style threat to privacy. #nswvotes #NSWVotes2023

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/big-brother-scare-campaign-shows-the-depths-clubs-industry-will-plumb-20230120-p5cedh.html

Big Brother scare campaign shows the depths clubs industry will plumb

The portrayal of cashless gaming technology as a threat to privacy is ClubsNSW’s latest attempt to kill off gambling reform.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Mojo ♻️Jan 21, 2023

The most recent #pokermachine data published by Liquor and #GamingNSW shows just under 22,500 gaming machines in about 1200 pubs across the state. In the first six months of 2022, pub pokies swallowed more than $1.6 billion in net profit. #clubsnsw #moneylaundering #nswpol #nswvotes

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/a-boil-on-our-industry-why-this-publican-banned-pokies-at-his-sydney-venues-20230119-p5cdr3.html

‘A boil on our industry’: Why this publican banned pokies at his Sydney venues

James Thorpe, who owns three inner Sydney pubs, says the industry’s reliance on gaming revenue is hurting the Sydney food and beverage scene.

The Sydney Morning Herald