150 limit not enough
Tasmania parliamentary inquiry calls for EGMs reduction
According to the report, poker machines should not be completly removed from pubs and clubs but the number of machines should be reduced.
2017-09-29
Reading time 36 seg
The Joint Select Committee on Future Gaming Markets has called for a "significant" reduction in electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Tasmania. Still the parliamentary inquiry did not recommend a complete ban on the machines in pubs and clubs.
The Future Gaming Markets Report was released this week considering gambling "a recreational pastime, even part of 'the Australian way of life'" for people in Tasmania. The study also highlighted that gambling revenue accounted for 1 percent of state revenue with the government recovering $96.4 million from the industry´s $311 million revenue during 2015-2016.
According to the report, poker machines should not be completly removed from pubs and clubs but the number of machines should be reduced.
"The committee was unable to reach a majority decision on the question of whether EGMs (electronic gaming machines) should be removed from hotels and clubs in Tasmania," the report read stressing that reducing the number by 150 was not enough.
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