Greens attempt to ban ATMs at gaming venues

26 November 2008

“Government and Coalition back gambling industry, vote down ATM ban and wider local impact assessments.”

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon says the government's new gaming machine laws passed today are an opportunity lost and fail to make deep cuts to poker machine numbers.

Greens amendments to ban ATMs from gaming venues and always require a local impact assessment where a venue is set to increase the number of poker machines were voted down by the government and the Coalition.

"The Gaming Minister sold these new laws as reducing poker machine numbers but really they just maintain the status quo", Ms Rhiannon said.

"The government missed an important chance to overhaul the regulation of gaming machines in NSW and cut numbers. This bill will not reduce problem gambling.

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