#pokermachine — Public Fediverse posts

#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

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

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