Chris Minns said gambling on Anzac Day has a long tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- The New South Wales premier Chris Minns <\/strong>has rejected a proposal to ban gaming machines in the state on Anzac Day, Independent MP Alex Greenwich<\/strong>‘s proposal to shut pokie rooms in casinos, pubs, and clubs on April 25 had the support of anti-gambling advocates and other crossbench MPs. However, the Labor government and the Coalition voted against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minns said gambling on Anzac Day was a tradition and that it should be up to individuals to make their own decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shadow gaming minister MP Kevin Anderson <\/strong>also rejected the proposal arguing that it was “a political stunt.” He said: “There is no evidence to suggest switching off poker machines for one afternoon would have any positive impact in addressing problem gambling.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n See also: <\/strong>Paul Newson: \u201cNSW has lost its gambling policy and regulatory leadership mantle\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anderson said reforms such as cashless gaming offer better solutions to gambling addiction. The government is scheduled to release a report on the trial of cashless gaming<\/a> in November. The initiative is under the oversight of\u00a0the Independent Panel on Gaming Reform<\/a> established last July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chris Minns said gambling on Anzac Day has a long tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21186,"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 Premier Chris Minns has rejected a proposal to ban gaming machines on Anzac Day, citing tradition and individual choice. This decision, supported by the Labor government and Coalition, counters calls from anti-gambling advocates and crossbench MPs. The government emphasizes ongoing reforms like cashless gaming trials as more effective solutions for problem gambling.","focusai_entities":"Chris Minns, Alex Greenwich, Kevin Anderson, Labor government, Coalition, Independent Panel on Gaming Reform","focusai_location":"Australia, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NSW Gaming Policy Direction","query":"What are the long-term implications of the NSW government's rejection of a gaming machine ban on Anzac Day for future regulatory interventions and the balance between tradition and problem gambling mitigation?"},{"label":"Cashless Gaming Impact","query":"How might the upcoming report on the cashless gaming trial in November influence the NSW government's broader regulatory framework and its impact on operator technology investments and player experience?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777018146","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\/777018146","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=777018146"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777018149,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018146\/revisions\/777018149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777018146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777018146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777018146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}