$100m of additional investment in hospitality and tourism in Tasmania would obviously be very welcome. Unless of course that money comes from the losses of problem gamblers, or an extension of the dodgy monopoly license to operate all the poker machines in the State.

For the Federal Group to insist that additional investment in Tasmania is contingent upon an extension of their pokies license is nothing less than attempted blackmail, simple as that.
It’s way beyond time for a Tasmanian government to stop being manipulated by the poker machine industry and to stand up for proper process and the public interest.

Independent Member for Denison Andrew Wilkie