Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Future pokie-free ACT worth discussing with gambling industry: Paterson

ACT Labor backbencher Marisa Paterson, pictured in November 2022. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The ACT could chart a path towards entirely abandoning poker machines and it was worth discussing how it would work with the gambling industry, a Labor backbencher has said.

Marisa Paterson said the government needed to consider how divestment of poker machines was working to ensure clubs divesting from gaming revenue were actually surrendering their machine licences.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.