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Crown shows why casino regulation should go national, experts argue after Bergin report
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A blistering report into Crown casino has recommended taking gambling regulation away from beleaguered state and territory watchdogs.
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One former state gaming minister says the current system has been overwhelmed
Online gambling is already essentially under Commonwealth control
Experts back the change, which would align casinos with online gambling as a responsibility of the Federal Government and could help in the fight against money laundering and criminal interference.
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Last October, NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello proposed revolutionary reforms to liquor and gaming laws that he oversees.
One of the most controversial elements of the proposal was a plan to transition pokie players from dropping the odd pineapple on the slots to having to register and pre-load money onto regulated, cashless cards that would be linked to the gamblerâs identity.
The idea was that such a card would help curb the activities of problem gamblers â with the added factor it might also stem money laundering in gambling venues.
On February 9, the liquor and gaming laws and their potential reform were shoved into the spotlight as former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin handed down a report that followed an 18-month inquiry into Crown Resorts, which exposed allegations of money laundering. In her comments to the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority, she said such a card could be a âpowerful mechanism
NSW poker machine profits surged amid COVID-19 pandemic, NSW Government data reveals
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Poker machine profits surged after NSW s lockdown was lifted last year.
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Profits from poker machine gambling in NSW clubs surged despite the COVID-19 pandemic, State Government data obtained by the ABC has revealed.
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A leading expert says there could be several reasons why profits surged after that
ClubsNSW argues the increase was less than spikes seen in other industries
Gamblers across the state lost $2.17 billion to poker machines in clubs from June to November 2020, up 7 per cent on the same period in 2019.
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Children as young as 11 are gambling for money and playing video games and apps that simulate betting â and parents are most often funding and enabling them.
About 40 per cent of NSW children aged 12 to 17 are playing video games and apps with features that look and feel like gambling, according to major research commissioned for the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling. It surveyed 551 young people and held a range of focus groups.
Although underage gambling is illegal, about 30 per cent of the young people surveyed had bet for money in the past year. The most popular gambling activity was commercial gambling such as bingo, sports betting online and off, scratchies and lottery tickets, followed by informal betting such as poker, often played at school or TAFE.