NSW government set to discuss proposal to halve state’s poker machine number over next decade

NSW ruling party weighs plan to halve 87,000 poker machines

Australia's NSW ruling party weighs plan to cut 45,000 poker machines over a decade, as gambling losses climb past $6.5 billion annually. The post NSW ruling party weighs plan to halve 87,000 poker machines first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

NSW government set to discuss proposal to halve state’s poker machine number over next decade

The NSW Labor Party will reportedly prioritise at its upcoming state conference a proposal to halve the number of poker machines in Australia’s most populous state to around 45,000 over the next decade. Media outlet The Sydney Morning Herald says the proposal, moved by Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne, has received support from both the left and right factions of the ruling Labor Party and from Unions NSW boss Mark Morey amid concerns that not enoug…