Australia: Pokies clampdown will hit jobs, warn venues
4 Jan 2010
The recommendations include stricter controls on gambling at clubs and hotels, while facilitating new opportunities to gamble online, according to the report.
The clubs and hotels are particularly aghast at new proposed betting limits.
The clubs and hotels say the proposed controls would reduce revenue 30 per cent, and force 190 of them to close, the Sydney Morning Herald said.
The State Government also criticized the recommendations in the Sydney Morning Herald report.