Cashless gaming is intended to limit the losses of people with gambling problems, but reform advocates say the first trial did not include crucial harm reduction measures.
  • In short: One of the first cashless gaming trials in NSW found the technology made little difference to the behaviour of gamblers.
  • The Wests New Lambton trial has received criticism from gambling reform advocates, who say it did not include a card with binding and default limits.
  • What’s next?: The Independent Panel on Gaming Reform will provide findings from an expanded statewide cashless gaming trial.
  • @50MYT
    3•2 months ago

    I agree to an extent.

    My opinion is we need a bit of a brute force approach to help correct how far off course compared to the rest of the world we are.

    Ban advertising.

    Tax the venues with pokies - rla revenue profit model that makes having them in clubs / pubs net negative to anyone running a venue.

    Tax online gambling, ban their advertising.

    Block non conforming online gambling sites.

    Etc.

    We are over 5 times the per capita spend of second place on gambling spend globally. Until we aren’t first things need to drastically change.