Samantha Ratnam<\/strong>, leader of the Victorian Greens, said: \u201cFor years this Government has neglected to address the harms of problem gambling and now we\u2019re in a situation where Victoria is recording record losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cIntroducing dollar bet limits is an easy way to protect communities from the harms of problem gambling, we just need the political will. That\u2019s why we\u2019re urging the Victorian Labor Government to stand up to the gambling and hotels lobby and support our amendments, and to put people before profit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VGCCC announces new rules for EGMs at Crown Melbourne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In May the\u00a0Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC)<\/strong> announced changes to the rules for electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at Crown Melbourne.\u00a0EGM players at the casino<\/strong>\u00a0will no longer be able to play more than one machine at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nEGM players will also no longer be allowed to use any item to hold down the buttons on unrestricted machines to facilitate continuous play. Continuous play on restricted machines is already prohibited. Victorian authorities are finalising details of new legislation that aims to\u00a0intensify control of the gaming industry in the state<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Victorian Greens party says it will push for the introduction of a AU$1 stake limit for slots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":11180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Victorian Greens party is advocating for a statewide AU$1 stake limit on all electronic gaming machines (EGMs), including those at Crown Resorts, by July 2023, citing significant player losses. This proposed amendment to the Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 aims to mitigate gambling harm. Concurrently, the VGCCC has implemented new operational rules for EGMs at Crown Melbourne, prohibiting multi-machine play and continuous play facilitation.","focusai_entities":"Victorian Greens, Crown Resorts, Samantha Ratnam, Victorian Labor Government, VGCCC (Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission)","focusai_location":"Victoria, Australia, Melbourne","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected GGR reduction for Victorian EGM operators, including Crown Resorts, if the AU$1 stake limit is implemented, and how does this compare to the current AU$5 limit?"},{"label":"Legislative Outlook","query":"What is the likelihood of the Victorian Labor Government supporting the Greens' amendments for a statewide AU$1 EGM stake limit, considering potential lobbying efforts from the gambling and hotels sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[23911,573],"class_list":["post-31070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-slot-machines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31070"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31095,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31070\/revisions\/31095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}