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Can we really trust clubs to help gamblers?

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19.06.2024

The ACT is among the most advanced in the country in pushing towards a mandatory, cashless gambling card.

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Evidence shows such a card with pre-set and binding limits will be the best weapon we have in effectively curbing gambling harm.

And according to the NSW Crime Commission it will not only limit gambling harm but it will also tackle the billions of dollars from the proceeds of crime that is fed into poker machines across the country every year.

Getting this policy right and ensuring it is implemented quickly and effectively has profound implications not only for the ACT but for the whole of Australia.

What happens in the ACT, Victoria and Tasmania (the other states moving on a cashless gambling card) will be a critical beachhead in the fight against the nation's gambling addiction.

For a small jurisdiction of under 500,000 people, gambling losses in the ACT are both staggering and tragic. Some $188 million in losses were suffered in the last year - equating to an eye-watering $16 million every month.

These losses are mirrored by social damage at an industrial scale, leading to financial hardship, marriage break up, domestic violence, health and mental health........

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