Leaked revelations, now confirmed, that Tasmania’s mandatory precommitment card system for poker machines is still at least 18 months away is terrible news and must be met with an urgent harm reduction response from the Rockliff government.
Rebecca White’s weasel words on poker machines simply won’t wash with a Tasmanian public that overwhelmingly agrees with strong action to limit gambling harm
Minister, having a look at your diary, there is a meeting with the Federal Group on 7 February this year for an update on activities.
Are you able to update the committee on whether there is gaming on the machines at the moment, who the operator is and what the plan is going forward?
For 50 years the gambling industry has dominated politics, society and economy on this island.
The Greens welcome the Rockliff Government’s decision to put people first and introduce mandatory pre-commitment cards for poker machines.
Minister, are you able to update the House on the work of the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission in relation to harm minimisation measures?
On 27 May this year, the day the Budget was delivered, you were on ABC Radio Hobart, where you claimed that the federal group had taken a $20 million hit.
At the outset, we reiterate the Greens’ deep concern about the lack of genuine harm minimisation measures being proposed by government.
The toxic by-product of your Government and Labor's cosy, supplicant relationship with the gambling industry is on its way to the Legislative Council.