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NSW Labor will conduct a 12-month trial of cashless gaming playing cards and ban political donations from golf equipment ought to it win the subsequent election.
Opposition chief Chris Minns introduced the plans on Monday after weeks of forwards and backwards with the federal government on the easiest way of tackling downside playing and cash laundering by means of pokies.
A ban on the Labor get together accepting donations from golf equipment with pokie machines would take fast impact and below a Labor authorities would develop into legislation, Mr Minns mentioned.
Ought to it win the subsequent election, the Labor get together would additionally introduce money feed-in limits of $500 on all new pokie machines from July 2023.
The cap would symbolize a ten-fold discount to the present $5000 restrict in place, with the get together saying it might additionally scale back feed-in limits in present older machines the place potential.
Mr Minns has resisted Premier Dominic Perrottet’s proposal to introduce cashless gaming playing cards, calling for extra proof of how the system would function.
If Labor wins the subsequent election a 12-month trial of the playing cards, starting in July 2023, could be carried out in a restricted variety of venues, involving no less than 500 machines throughout a mixture of metro and regional areas.
The trial could be overseen by an impartial panel, together with representatives from business, legislation enforcement, playing and well being specialists and teachers.
Mr Minns mentioned a $100 million penalty positive paid by Star On line casino would go in direction of reimbursing taking part venues for lack of income attributable to the trial.
– AAP
