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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

‘We need to change’: Dominic Perrottet says cashless gambling cards will be used in NSW

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet (centre)
Cashless gambling cards have received their strongest backing yet from the NSW premier, Dominic Perrottet (centre). Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Cashless gaming cards are on the way to New South Wales, according to Dominic Perrottet, despite the premier not having the support of his cabinet or the state opposition on the vexed issue.

The scheme – recommended to be made mandatory by the state’s crime commission to reduce money laundering – received its strongest backing yet from Perrottet on Thursday. The opposition leader, Chris Minns, has refused to commit to the idea.

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