Tackling poker machines

Poker machine losses in Victoria exceed $2.6 billion each year.

These losses are directly linked to financial stress, mental health issues, anxiety, depression, reduced work performance, family violence and suicide. These harms must be reduced.

• A clear prohibition on cashless gaming
• Daily maximum EFTPOS withdrawal limit of $200
• Reduced maximum poker machine bet per spin from $5 to $1
• Reduced poker machine venue maximum daily trading hours
• Control and reduce density of poker machines per electorate
• Make transparent the lobbying activities of pokies providers
• Long term planning to de-couple our economy from poker machine revenue