Mike O'Loughlin | Tasmania Talks | 16 September 2022  See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform.Â
Poker Machines
Tasmania to become the first state to introduce card-based gaming for poker machines
Matt Maloney | The Examiner | 16 September 2022The state government will introduce card-based gaming for electronic gaming machines in Tasmania's hotels, clubs and casinos by December 2024.Finance Minister Michael Ferguson said the cards would have pre-set default...
Pokies Critics Hail New Limits
David Killick | The Mercury | 16 September 2022WORLD-LEADING reforms to limit the amount of money gamblers can lose on poker machines in the state’s pubs, clubs and casinos will be introduced by the Tasmanian government.Treasurer Michael Ferguson announced on Thursday...
ABC Mornings – Mandatory pokies precommitment
Mel Bush | ABC Mornings | 16 September 2022  See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform Â
WIN News – Mandatory Pokies Precommitment
WIN News | 15 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies ReformÂ
7News – Pokies Precommitment
7NEWS | 15 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies ReformÂ
ABC News – Pokies play
ABC News | 15 September 2022 See more of Meg’s recent media.See more on Pokies Reform Â
Media Release – Card-Based Pokies
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the State Liberal Government’s introduction of a universal card-based method of using poker machines in venues.“While this will not stop all harm, it is a significant improvement in providing protection to...
Gambling limits for poker machines in Tasmania by 2024, but THA blasts move after Liberal election pledge
Adam Langenberg | ABC Tasmania | 15 September 2022Tasmanian gamblers will be prevented from spending more than $5,000 a year on poker machines unless they apply to increase their limit, after the state government announced a "nation-leading" pre-commitment scheme.The...
Industry comes out swinging against pokies harm measures
Adam Holmes | The Examiner | 26 July 2022Tasmania's poker machine sector has come out swinging against the government's consideration of card-based pre-commitment technology, questioning the scale of problem gambling in the state and describing the measure as "a blunt...
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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