A coalition of local and national stakeholders have signed an open letter calling for a pre-commitment card for electronic gaming machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- A coalition of local and national stakeholders has signed an open letter to Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff<\/strong> and members of the state parliament calling for the introduction of a proposed pre-commitment card for electronic gaming machines. The move comes after the government commissioned a review of the proposed system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The letter urges MPs to “resist the efforts of the gambling lobby to undermine the promised mandatory pre-commitment card for electronic gaming machines<\/a>\u00a0in Tasmania.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n Reverend\u00a0Tim Costello<\/strong>, chief advocate of the\u00a0Alliance for Gambling Reform<\/strong> and one of the signees, said: \u201cIt is deeply concerning that those working in the sector along with community leaders, have felt it necessary to write as a matter of urgency to premier Rockliff, and all state MPs, urging them to prioritise the public interest over the vested interests of the gambling lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is clear to us the secretly commissioned Deloitte report is an example of the pokies industry\u2019s desperate rear-guard action to defy these positive reforms and to protect their own profits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n