Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says the introduction of cashless gaming cards will be “the biggest shakeup in poker machine policy” since they were legalised in the 1950s.
“A card-based play with a pre-commitment function – there is no doubt it will reduce gambling addiction,” Mr Wilkie told commentator Steve Price.
“If people are allowed to set their own limits before they enter the binge, the gambling zone, they’ll probably set a pretty good limit, a pretty sensible limit.
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