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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Labor vows to slash ACT poker machines, fast track cash-free gaming

ACT Labor has promised to slash the number of poker machines in Canberra by nearly 2800 over the next two decades, and fast-track the introduction of cashless gaming in the city's clubs in a bid to reduce gambling harm.

A re-elected Labor government would cut the number of poker machine licences from 3790 to 1000 by 2045, vowing to cut the number of machines by 500 every four years under a compulsory surrender scheme.

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