The Greens are pleased an amended motion calling on all parties and MPs to support card-based pokies harm reduction measures was agreed to in Parliament today.
The Greens welcome the Rockliff Government’s decision to put people first and introduce mandatory pre-commitment cards for poker machines.
We know that Wrest Point Casino has been listed, a major donor of the party that you represent.
In one of the Tasmanian Parliament’s darkest days, the Liberals’ gambling framework legislation has passed both Houses of Parliament with Labor’s full support.
The Liberals’ disinterest in a genuinely robust democracy, was on show in Parliament once again today.
Under the cover of darkness, Labor voted with the Liberals more than 40 times to push this sickening and parasitic Bill through the Lower House.
Our opposition to this bill, which entrenches a rotten, life destroying, poker machine empire in disadvantaged communities has been long and consistent.
As we know, the proliferation of poker machines in areas of socio-economic disadvantage across the state has had a profoundly harmful impact.
I want to talk about the unhealthy relationship between the gambling industry and the two major parties in this state.
The argument for another three years of monopoly operation because the company hasn’t received sufficient notice just doesn’t stand up.