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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Chris Minns accused of misrepresenting cashless gaming trial after labelling it ‘ineffective’

Chris Minns
The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, criticised his own government’s cashless gaming trial. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The New South Wales premier has been accused of “misrepresenting” advice from an independent panel on poker machine reform by flagging he may “walk away from cashless gambling altogether”.

The criticism from charity and advocate groups came as one Labor backbencher warned his western Sydney electorate had “felt the brunt of gambling-related harm for too long”, while expressing hope “there will be further reforms to come”.

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