We are asking the Federal Government to:
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Prohibit all online gambling inducements and inducement advertising as per Recommendation 16 of the You win some, you lose more: Online Gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm report;
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Legislate a comprehensive ban on all gambling advertising on all media – broadcast and online, that leaves no room for circumvention and phase this in over a 3 year period as per Recommendation 16 of the You win some, you lose more: Online Gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm report; and
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implement all 31 recommendations in the You win some, you lose more: Online Gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, June 2023, Canberra.
We are asking the NSW Government to:
Reduce the number of poker machines in NSW through the following measures:
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a moratorium on granting new poker machine licences in pubs and clubs;
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where establishments with poker machines close or seek to relocate those licences be cancelled and the poker machines be removed from circulation;
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phased five-year reduction of poker machines in NSW, to bring us, at a minimum, in line with Queensland (approximately 25,000 fewer poker machines);
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ban betting advertising within sporting complexes and arenas; and
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redirect the $1 billion tax subsidy for poker machines installed in registered clubs be used to compensate for the removal of licences. Compensation should be minimal given the historical profits made from those machines.