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The cost of losing the politics of pokies in the gaming machine capital of Australia

Despite moves to reform the system by the NSW premier, two MPs doubt that much will change

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

The New Daily

‘We need to change’: Dominic Perrottet says cashless gambling cards will be used in NSW

Premier presses the case for the scheme despite a lack of commitment from Labor and the Nationals

The Guardian - AU

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NSW minister raises doubts over cashless gambling scheme that Dominic Perrottet is ‘in favour of’

Expert refutes suggestion by deputy premier Paul Toole that technology ‘not available to introduce’

The Guardian - AU

Cashless gaming resisted by NSW industry

The NSW premier and man who wants to replace him at the next election have pledged to work with industry after a recommendation for mandatory cashless gaming.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: NSW Crime Commission puts price on politicians’ heads

The price the crime commission put on the politicians’ right to remain in public life remains, writes Michael Pascoe

The New Daily

Pubs and clubs – your friendly neighbourhood money-laundering service, thanks to 86,640 pokies

Billions of dollars in proceeds of crime are being funnelled through clubs and pubs in New South Wales, according to the NSW Crime Commission. Predictably, the industry is claiming it’s not an issue and solutions are too difficult.

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ClubsNSW suggests use of facial recognition could go beyond identifying problem gamblers

Exclusive: Lobby group links technology to identification of people barred from venues for disorderly behaviour

The Guardian - AU

Dirty cash sucked into $95b 'black hole'

An investigation recommends a move away from cash and better data collection to stop billions of dollars being laundered through pokies in NSW pubs and clubs.

AAP

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs to identify problem gamblers

Everyone entering the gaming area will have their face scanned and the image will be cross-checked with the self-exclusion system.

Newcastle Herald

NSW pubs and clubs to install facial recognition technology to help stop self-excluded gamblers

Problem gamblers will have their faces scanned using facial recognition technology to help them stay away from gaming venues in New South Wales.

ABC News

Facial recognition coming to NSW clubs

Facial recognition cameras will be rolled out in gaming areas in pubs and clubs across NSW in a bid to identify problem gamblers.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling.

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Friendlyjordies’ Jordan Shanks and ClubsNSW whistleblower face criminal contempt proceedings

Clubs lobby is seeking charges of contempt against the YouTuber and Troy Stolz over interview

The Guardian - AU

NSW clubs’ lobby alleges whistleblower Troy Stolz waged media campaign to ‘tarnish’ its reputation

ClubsNSW alleges in a federal court document that sending information to journalists was intended to breach confidentiality

The Guardian - AU

ClubsNSW warned Friendlyjordies that whistleblower interview was in contempt of court

Club lobby said refusal to delete YouTube video would make ‘matters worse’ for former employee Troy Stolz

AAP

NSW clubs could ban problem gamblers

Family members will be able to ask that problem gamblers be excluded from clubs under a draft code of practice by ClubsNSW.

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Victor Dominello set out to reform gambling in NSW, but the odds were always against him

He set up the Bergin inquiry and had plans for a cashless gaming card, but in the end the former gambling minister had the losing hand

AAP

NSW cools on cashless gambling card

A proposed cashless gambling card to combat money laundering and gambling addiction appears destined to be scrapped as the NSW government weighs other options.

ABC News

NSW Crime Commission inquiry into pokies money laundering quietly gets underway

It started with much less fanfare than probes into Crown and The Star casinos but an inquiry into pokies at pubs and clubs by the state's most powerful crime-fighting agency is underway.

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