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A former addict has called for change after a shocking new report from Alliance for Gambling Reform revealed Victorians alone have lost an estimated $66billion to pokies in the last 30 years.
Normal text size Very large text size 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 ven...