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Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University

NSW pokies reforms will do much to limit problem gambling and money laundering

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The New South Wales government has embraced a sweeping set of reforms to the state’s massive poker machine business. These reforms are centred on a “cashless gaming” system linked to pre-commitment. This system will require those who wish to use pokies in NSW to register for an account, provide high-integrity ID, set a limit for their pokie losses, and link this to a personal bank account.

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