Labor has committed to launching a 12-month cashless gambling trial should it get elected but has stopped short of the government\u2019s more sweeping proposal. Labor has also promised to buy back 2,000 machines.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe New South Wales pubs and clubs lobby, ClubsNSW, says it’s committed to \u201ccombat problem gambling and keep criminals out of gaming venues.\u201d But it adopted a more cautious tone Monday.<\/p>\n
“ClubsNSW is concerned about the significant costs and technical challenges associated with the Coalition\u2019s proposal to implement a mandatory cashless gaming system,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re particularly concerned about the implications for small, regional clubs and the impact this will have on jobs across the industry,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All slot machines in the Australian state of New South Wales \u2013 or pokies, as they are known colloquially \u2013 will be cashless by the end of 2028. At least, that\u2019s if the Liberal-Nationals coalition government is reelected next month. It\u2019s a pretty radical shakeup. But it\u2019s also a big \u201cif.\u201d The opposition Labor Party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":258191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,13592,69293],"tags":[84912,84913,84911],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
New South Wales Govt. Will Make All Slots Cashless if Reelected<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n