{"id":35191,"date":"2022-11-08T12:51:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=35191"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:12:18","slug":"clubsnsw-cashless-gambling-cards-would-treat-punters-like-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/clubsnsw-cashless-gambling-cards-would-treat-punters-like-criminals","title":{"rendered":"ClubsNSW: cashless gambling cards would “treat punters like criminals”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Josh Landis, ClubsNSW chief executive officer, says the proposal does not tackle the root cause of money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The proposal to introduce mandatory cashless gaming cards<\/a> in New South Wales now seems to be off the cards, but opinions continue to emerge. The move was proposed by the New South Wales Crime Commission<\/a> (NSWCC) to reduce money laundering<\/strong>, but Josh Landis<\/strong>, ClubsNSW chief executive officer, says it wouldn’t solve the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landis said: “What\u2019s happening is criminals are spending the proceeds of crime [on the pokies]. Guess what? They spend on everything from tattoos and handbags to jewellery and jetskis.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: “The [NSW] Crime Commission has recommended a solution that only applies to pokie machines but has done nothing to resolve the broader issue of criminals spending money.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landis argued that introducing a cashless card would make everyday punters feel like criminals. He said “You would solve crime in a heartbeat by locking everyone in their homes but we don\u2019t allow it because we\u2019re not a police state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the same way, you don\u2019t have restrictions on poker machines that treat everyone like they are criminals to try and stop criminals from spending money. We have to have measures which are proportionate, affordable, sensible and target those who the bad guys.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Australia to include stark new warnings on gambling ads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Josh Landis, ClubsNSW chief executive officer, says the proposal does not tackle the root cause of money laundering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17026,"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 proposed mandatory cashless gaming cards in New South Wales, aimed at combating money laundering, face significant opposition from ClubsNSW. CEO Josh Landis argues the measure is disproportionate, fails to address the broader issue of criminal proceeds, and would alienate legitimate punters by treating them as suspects. This debate highlights the tension between regulatory intent and industry operational realities regarding AML frameworks.","focusai_entities":"Josh Landis, ClubsNSW, New South Wales Crime Commission","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.95), product_ux (0.75), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Broader AML Strategy?","query":"What alternative, proportionate AML strategies are being considered by the NSWCC or other regulatory bodies to address the broader issue of criminal proceeds beyond the gaming vertical?"},{"label":"Operational Impact Analysis?","query":"Has a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis been conducted on the operational impact and player acceptance rates of mandatory cashless gaming cards for NSW operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154,158],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-35191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35191","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=35191"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35239,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35191\/revisions\/35239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}