Government considers reducing poker machines in Canberra
Under the current measure, the biggest club in town, the Vikings group, would lose 150 of its 715 machines, to end up with 565, the Southern Cross Club, which has 680 machines, would lose 144, the Labor club group, which has 475 machines and is owned by the Labor Party, would lose about 99 machines, ending up with 376 and the CFMEU-owned Tradies, with 467, would lose 103.
The smallest clubs, with fewer than 20 machines, would be exempt.
The discussion paper said some clubs had suggested the new 4000 limit only apply to poker machines in operation, not to machines in storage. But given there would be nothing to stop clubs bringing machines back on to the floor, that would provide no guarantees of meeting the 4000 target.
Gaming minister Gordon Ramsay, who invites feedback till September 18, said the paper was not about whether the government should reduce numbers, with that decision already made. It was about how to get there.
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