New polling shows 81 per cent of people in Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman’s electorate want to see pokies either reduced in number or removed altogether.
Key points:
New poll shows “Premier’s electorate wants change in policy” on pokies
Government to introduce a public interest test for new poker machine venues
Tasmanian Hospitality Assoc. and Federal Group to campaign against any rollback
The ReachTell Poll comes as a State Government inquiry investigates the future of the local gaming industry.More than 50 community groups, councils, unions and professional associations have formed The Community Voice on Pokies Reform to call for the machines to be removed from pubs and clubs and restricted to the state’s casinos.
The grassroots campaign has been inspired by stories of Tasmanians damaged by poker machine addiction — people like Karyn, whose first flutter on the pokies 20 years ago lead to serious problems.
“It could be half an hour and you’ve gone through the rent money, the grocery money,” she said …
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