Coles wants $1 maximum bets for pokies - so why won't the pokie-makers play ball?

Charles Livingstone

Teaching & Learning

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

This is a commentary on EGM bet reductions as a way of reducing harm, and a discussion of why segments of the gambling industry are resisting this approach.

Period	19 Dec 2016

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Coles wants $1 maximum bets for pokies - so why won't the pokie-makers play ball?
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	19/12/16
Description	Reduced maximum bets offer a harm reduction response to poker machine harms. This is a commentary on efforts to introduce these, and the way industry is resisting these efforts.
URL	https://theconversation.com/coles-wants-1-maximum-bets-for-pokies-so-why-wont-the-pokie-makers-play-ball-70574
Persons	Charles Livingstone