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‘Deeply flawed’: pokies self-banning schemes in NSW do not stop problem gambling, counsellors say

Voluntary exclusion process faces renewed criticism as advocates call for reforms ahead of state election

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: Gambling industry’s extraordinary hold over NSW Labor continues

NSW also has the most EGMs per head, which means NSW residents blow more money gambling than other Australians.

The New Daily

Expand Newcastle pokie trial before full mandate: NSW Labor

The state's first cashless gaming trial got underway in Newcastle at Wests last year.

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ClubsNSW hits back at cashless cards

ClubsNSW has come out against a cashless gaming card for poker machines in a political debate dominated by gambling reforms ahead of the March state election.

AAP

Dominic Perrottet stares down pokie 'threats' as gambling lobby targets independent MP

Dominic Perrottet says the government will do "the right thing" in its plans for gambling reform as ClubsNSW targets one MP for supporting law changes.

ABC News

Dominic Perrottet says he won’t be ‘threatened’ into pokies backdown amid ClubsNSW campaign

Clubs lobby group has warned of action against other MPs after clubs unveil campaign against Helen Dalton

The Guardian - AU

Greens' plan to phase pokies out of pubs

The NSW Greens have unveiled a plan to phase poker machines out of pubs and clubs over the next decade amid growing calls to clean up the industry.

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The cost of losing the politics of pokies in the gaming machine capital of Australia

Despite moves to reform the system by the NSW premier, two MPs doubt that much will change

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor and Nats increasingly left behind as captives resist gambling lobby

Politicians are now openly challenging the malignant influence of the NSW gambling industry, yet NSW Labor is dragging its feet.

Crikey

Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

The New Daily

Perrottet looks to break free from the gambling cesspit. Will the media back him?

Dominic Perrottet’s commitment to cashless gaming cards for poker machines puts him on course for a clash with NSW’s most influential lobby group.

Crikey

‘We need to change’: Dominic Perrottet says cashless gambling cards will be used in NSW

Premier presses the case for the scheme despite a lack of commitment from Labor and the Nationals

The Guardian - AU

Gambling, our biggest criminal industry, has given politicians tens of millions

Why won’t NSW politicians stop money laundering through poker machines? Because millions of dollars in donations discourages them from upsetting the gambling industry.

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NSW minister raises doubts over cashless gambling scheme that Dominic Perrottet is ‘in favour of’

Expert refutes suggestion by deputy premier Paul Toole that technology ‘not available to introduce’

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Cashless gaming resisted by NSW industry

The NSW premier and man who wants to replace him at the next election have pledged to work with industry after a recommendation for mandatory cashless gaming.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: NSW Crime Commission puts price on politicians’ heads

The price the crime commission put on the politicians’ right to remain in public life remains, writes Michael Pascoe

The Conversation

Pubs and clubs – your friendly neighbourhood money-laundering service, thanks to 86,640 pokies

Billions of dollars in proceeds of crime are being funnelled through clubs and pubs in New South Wales, according to the NSW Crime Commission. Predictably, the industry is claiming it’s not an issue and solutions are too difficult.

The Guardian - AU

ClubsNSW suggests use of facial recognition could go beyond identifying problem gamblers

Exclusive: Lobby group links technology to identification of people barred from venues for disorderly behaviour

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The poker machine industry is criminal. How much more evidence do we need?

The latest report to examine NSW poker machines shows billions coming from criminals in the gambling industry.

AAP

Dirty cash sucked into $95b 'black hole'

An investigation recommends a move away from cash and better data collection to stop billions of dollars being laundered through pokies in NSW pubs and clubs.

Newcastle Herald

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs to identify problem gamblers

Everyone entering the gaming area will have their face scanned and the image will be cross-checked with the self-exclusion system.

ABC News

NSW pubs and clubs to install facial recognition technology to help stop self-excluded gamblers

Problem gamblers will have their faces scanned using facial recognition technology to help them stay away from gaming venues in New South Wales.

AAP

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs

Facial recognition cameras will be rolled out in gaming areas in pubs and clubs across NSW in a bid to identify problem gamblers.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling.

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