The Latest Breaking News from ClubsNSW

The cost of losing the politics of pokies in the gaming machine capital of Australia

Despite moves to reform the system by the NSW premier, two MPs doubt that much will change

The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

The New Daily · Nov 4, 2022

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

Premier presses the case for the scheme despite a lack of commitment from Labor and the Nationals

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022

ClubsNSW suggests use of facial recognition could go beyond identifying problem gamblers

Exclusive: Lobby group links technology to identification of people barred from venues for disorderly behaviour

The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2022

Dirty cash sucked into $95b 'black hole'

An investigation recommends a move away from cash and better data collection to stop billions of dollars being laundered through pokies in NSW pubs and clubs.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs to identify problem gamblers

Everyone entering the gaming area will have their face scanned and the image will be cross-checked with the self-exclusion system.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 18, 2022

NSW pubs and clubs to install facial recognition technology to help stop self-excluded gamblers

Problem gamblers will have their faces scanned using facial recognition technology to help them stay away from gaming venues in New South Wales.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs

Facial recognition cameras will be rolled out in gaming areas in pubs and clubs across NSW in a bid to identify problem gamblers.

AAP · Oct 18, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling.

The New Daily · Sep 13, 2022