Meg Webb MLC speaks with Leon Crompton ABC Breakfast about her Motion calling on the Tasmanian Govt to release economic and social impact modelling for the proposed poker machine licencing plan. Â
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Media Release – Call for Government to Release Impact Modelling of New Pokies Licensing Plan
The Legislative Council today endorsed a call for the Tasmanian government to release social and economic impact modelling of the proposed new poker machine licensing arrangements.Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb - who moved the motion calling for the public...
Call to study impact of government’s new poker machine legislation supported by upper house
A motion calling on the government to release modelling on the social and economic impact of its proposed new poker machine licensing legislation has been supported by the upper house.The motion, introduced by Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb, also acknowledged...
Call to delay pokies shot down
A call to delay the reopening of poker machines in Tasmania until the impact of their closure during COVID-19 has been evaluated has been firmly shot down by the Premier.Nelson independent MLC Meg Webb said it would be irresponsible to reopen the gaming rooms as...
Opinion – Opportunity to reset approach to pokies
The COVID-19 crisis has reconfirmed some fundamental truths.Health and wellbeing take precedence over literally everything. All other policy areas, including the economy, can be bent in service of health.Leaving anyone behind hurts us all. The more we support those...
Media Release – Delay Switching on Poker Machines
Member for Nelson Meg Webb today called on the Gutwein Government to delay the switching on of poker machines on Friday. “It would be irresponsible to proceed with the proposed reopening of the State’s poker machine rooms, in light of recent interstate experiences...
Call to delay switching pokies back on following three-month shutdown
POKER machines, due to be switched back on this Friday, should be left off, according to independent MLC Meg Webb.But Premier Peter Gutwein firmly rejected the idea, accusing Ms Webb of wanting a nanny state.Ms Webb said Tasmanians had saved more than $42 million in...
Switching poker machines back on will be worse-case scenario
Seven News Tasmania    "Switching poker machines back on at this time will be absolutely the worse-case scenario for our State" It will be putting our community at higher risk of pokies harm and it will be a real detriment to our economic recovery." Hon Meg Webb...
Pokies closures a welcome break for at-risk gamblers
WIN NEWSÂ Â Â Â Welfare groups back Meg Webb's call to leave poker machines turned off.Â
Gutwein urged to explain why pokies industry proposal became Liberal policy
Premier accused of ‘gaslighting’ as consultation paper ignores gaming commission advice Bob Burton Tasmanian Inquirer The Gutwein government is yet to explain why it disregarded advice on poker machine policy from Treasury and the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming...
While pokies were closed
due to COVID-19
Tasmanians saved
Poker machines were closed in Tasmania on March 23, 2020
and reopened on June 26, 2020.
In 2018-19 Tasmanians lost $171,603,745 to poker machines
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