David Elliott says Nationals MPs also ‘sceptical’ and warns against ‘demonising one sort of gambling’
The junior Coalition partner, the Nationals,
, while many Liberal MPs are nervous about the possibility of a campaign from the clubs and hotels sector at the next election.“I know the National party are very sceptical about these reforms because they’re complicated reforms and again if we’re going to be serious about problem gambling we’ve got to … realise it’s not just pokie machines that problem gamblers go to,” he said.
The comments came as the anti-gambling campaigner the Rev Tim Costello said there was little NSW Labor could do to address problem gambling outside of introducing the mandatory card.for poker machines, the opposition leader, Chris Minns, said on Friday the party would release a package of reform around gaming in the build up to the March election.
Minns conceded problem gambling had worsened over the past decade, but did not move from his position that a cashless gambling card should be subject to a trial before being rolled out more widely.Guardian Australia's Morning MailOur Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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