Was in Crown a few weeks ago. Hadn’t been there in 10 years, was there for a friends dinner. Out of curiosity walked through the gaming floor. There were SO MANY pokie machines. It was shocking to see. So sad for the people using them. I couldn’t help wondering how many were loosing their savings.
A step in the right direction but still weaksauce compared to WA banning them outright. They ruin not just the lives of gamblers and their families but also pub culture in general.
So true regarding pub culture. (And of course ruining lives)
I was about 25 when pokies were brought into Victoria. So many pubs in the suburbs which had live music soon shut down temporarily, and when they reopened they were all pokies venues.
It was very damaging for the live music scene.
Good
Premier Daniel Andrews said the changes would give Victoria the toughest electronic gambling restrictions in Australia.
Tas is limiting our cashless gambling card to $100 per day, $500 per month and a soft cap of $5,000 per year. I’d say you gotta try harder, Dan. You can tell it’ll be effective because the hospitality and gaming industries are big mad about it.
What this will mostly do is increase the underground gambling world, addiction is not something you fix by putting a limitation.
Bullshit, see smoking for an example.
This sounds like a great idea.
Is there anything in place to stop people having multiple cashless gambling cards?
The cards are ostensibly tied to your identity so I guess the penalties for fraud and/or identity theft is a barrier to having multiple cards. There is supposed to be a guest card system for out-of-state gamblers but those have an expiry date.
