Anti-pokies independent Troy Stolz is mounting a challenge in the marginal seat of Kogarah, saying the NSW Labor leader “is in the pocket of pubs and clubs”.
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns faces a high-profile challenge in his marginal seat of Kogarah from gaming industry whistleblower Troy Stolz, who says he is contesting the March election to highlight his opponent’s failure to back poker machine reform.
Minns has supported a trial of a cashless gaming card but has stopped short of supporting the universal removal of cash from poker machines. This is despite a key recommendation from the NSW Crime Commission, which called for a mandatory cashless card to combat money laundering. Former prime minister John Howard has also thrown his support behind Perrottet’s cashless gaming card proposal,Labor’s Chris Minns has stopped short of supporting the universal removal of cash from poker machines.Stolz said he felt he had to run in Kogarah because “a vote for Minns was a vote for continued suffering and an open door for organised crime to keep doing what they are doing”.
He said as an independent, he would “fight to the best of my ability to ensure an independent voice pushing for this much needed change to end money laundering and strengthen harm minimisation – to ensure we have a safer and happier community”.
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