The Greens continue their fight for $1 pokie limits, and wish to trial the technology. The political party has recently decided that Tasmania would be the ideal location in which to test the implementation of $1 betting limits for poker machines. When the idea of pokie reform was first introduced, The Greens fought to convince…
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$1 Pokie Limits Encouraged at Public Forum
Although pokie reform legislation mandates that all electronic gaming machines must be equipped with pre-commitment technology, responsible gambling advocates are still searching for effective ways to limit players’ spending. This week, a public forum heard many arguments in favour of imposing $1 betting limits on all poker machines. The Limit Pokies Losses Forum was held…
Bendat Launches New Pokie Reform Campaign
Just when you thought the debate over poker machine reform was over – it comes back with a vengeance. Responsible gambling advocate Paul Bendat is behind a new pokie reform campaign that supports the introduction of $1 betting limits. Although the federal government has passed pokie reform legislation, Bendat hopes to take things one step…
$200 Million Spent on Poker Machines in Tasmania
The debate over poker machine reforms seems to have fallen by the wayside, but we anticipate that it will be reignited soon. With reports that Tasmanians have spent over $200 million on the games in just a year, The Greens have yet again become adamant about imposing $1 betting limits on pokies. A entry on…
Greens Want $1 Limits for Pokies
Even though the Gillard government has decided to launch a poker machine reform trial of voluntary pre-commitment technology, local politicians still want to make changes to poky reform. The voluntary pre-commitment trial is set to begin in 2014, but The Greens are still pushing to impose $1 betting limits on all poker machines. While the…