New laws will require people who gamble to pre-commit to losses and time spent on poker machines at Melbourne's Crown Casino, as part of reforms following a royal commission, but advocates say the change should apply to all pokie venues.
Punters at Melbourne's Crown Casino will be forced to pre-commit to losses and time spent on poker machines as part of reforms introduced in the wake of damning royal commission findings.The Victorian Government has introduced laws requiring people to fix a limit on their pokie losses at Crown MelbourneA suite of other measures aim to combat money laundering
Under the legislation being introduced in Victoria today, all Australian residents at the casino must set a maximum limit on how much they are prepared to lose before they begin using pokies."This is a world-first in a suite of reforms," Gaming Minister Melissa Horne said.The government will give Crown until the end of 2023 to have the mandatory pre-commitments in place, with the minister saying "it needs to be fully rolled out by no later than the end of 2025".
Crown Melbourne has about 2,600 pokie machines, about 10 per cent of the 26,321 spread across the state.When asked whether the limits were likely to be enforced at other gaming venues, Ms Horne said the government was focused on implementing the recommendations of the royal commission. "Again, this is a first for Crown Casino. And it is aimed directly at tackling money-laundering activities," Ms Horne said.
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