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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

New ClubsNSW pokies measures not enough to stop cashless gaming, Dominic Perrottet says

A man plays a pokie machine at a club.
Under ClubsNSW’s code of practice, welfare checks on gamblers will be carried out every three hours and suspected criminals banned from venues. Photograph: Paul Jeffers/AAP

An 11th-hour plan from ClubsNSW targeting problem gambling across the state will not be enough to stop the government from pushing ahead with the introduction of a cashless gaming scheme, the premier, Dominic Perrottet, says.

The powerful clubs lobby on Monday revealed its gaming code of practice, which would see suspected criminals banned from venues and welfare checks on poker machine players every three hours.

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