Gambling marshals patrolling poker machine venues across the state are being considered by the NSW government after a Sydney RSL club was forced to install them but no other club has followed suit | Nigelgladstone
Gambling marshals patrolling poker machine venues across the state are being considered by the NSW government after a Sydney RSL club was forced to install them but no other club has followed suit.
She is supported by ClubsNSW whistleblower Troy Stoltz, independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie, and Benjamin Hamilton, a founder of the gambling reform group, Kickin' The Punt.Advertisement Gambling marshals monitor and engage with punters who may have a problem with poker machine gambling, similar to the way a responsible service of alcohol marshal operates.Dee Why RSL paid $200,000 in costs and fines this year after an investigation by the regulator found it had offered illegal high-roller perks to Mr Van Duinen.
"Right now, venue workers can blame everybody else for failing to protect gamblers, but if venues are required to have a full-time gambling marshal, the buck will finally stop somewhere," he said.NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello said the Dee Why RSL case is a reminder of the damaging and tragic consequences of gambling addiction.
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