{"id":777012417,"date":"2024-01-15T10:11:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777012417"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:01:32","slug":"new-south-wales-greens-mp-calls-for-more-action-on-problem-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/new-south-wales-greens-mp-calls-for-more-action-on-problem-gambling","title":{"rendered":"New South Wales Greens MP calls for more action on problem gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greens MP Cate Faehrmann believes the government should take further steps to combat problem gambling, including changing the opening hours of venues with poker machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- As New South Wales gears up for a cashless gaming trial, Greens MP Cate Faehrmann<\/strong> calls for increased efforts to combat problem gambling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minns Labor Government, in office since last March, has taken a series of measures to tackle gambling-related issues in New South Wales. These include a ban on political donations from gaming-involved clubs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state government also took steps to reduce the feed-in limit for new gaming machines to AU$500, ban external signage promoting gaming and reduce the number of machines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities also pledged AU$100m (US$64.2m) to tackle gambling harm<\/a>. However, Faehrmann suggests additional actions, proposing changes to the opening hours of venues <\/strong>housing poker machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In line with NSW legislation, gaming machines in pubs and clubs are prohibited from operating between 4 am and 10 am. Faehrmann advocates for a potential law requiring poker machines to shut down at midnight and not reopen until 10 am or noon<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to ABC, she also recommends exploring new rules to decrease the overall number of poker machines in the state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>NSW to expand cashless gaming trial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister for Gaming & Racing, David Harris<\/strong>, acknowledges the complexity of addressing gambling harm, stating that the government is implementing a variety of reforms. While committed to gambling reform, Harris highlights the absence of a one-size-fits-all solution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greens MP Cate Faehrmann believes the government should take further steps to combat problem gambling, including changing the opening hours of venues with poker machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":20776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"New South Wales is advancing problem gambling reforms, including a cashless gaming trial and measures like reduced machine feed-in limits and a ban on political donations from gaming clubs. Greens MP Cate Faehrmann advocates for further restrictions, proposing changes to poker machine operating hours and a reduction in the total number of machines, intensifying the regulatory debate within the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Cate Faehrmann, Minns Labor Government, David Harris","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis?","query":"What is the projected GGR impact for land-based operators in New South Wales, considering the proposed reduction in poker machine operating hours and potential machine density caps?"},{"label":"Compliance Framework Evolution?","query":"How will the proposed legislative changes regarding poker machine operating hours and density integrate with the existing B2C licensing and responsible gambling governance frameworks in New South Wales, particularly concerning enforcement and audit protocols?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777012417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012417","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=777012417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777012418,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777012417\/revisions\/777012418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777012417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777012417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777012417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}