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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Michael McGowan

Dominic Perrottet gambles on poker machine reform as a vote winner

The package announced by NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, includes a plan to introduce cashless gaming on poker machines by the end of 2028.
The package announced by NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet, includes a plan to introduce cashless gaming on poker machines by the end of 2028. Photograph: AAP

During a press conference to announce his ambitious overhaul of poker machines in New South Wales, Dominic Perrottet recalled a question he was asked while treasurer in 2017 about the billions of dollars in revenue the state receives from gambling each year.

“I thought, you might as well tax it, what’s the alternative?” the premier said on Monday.

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