Drink-driving laws led Goss to introduce âscourgeâ of pokies
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Former Labor premier Wayne Goss once lamented the introduction of poker machines into Queensland clubs as one of his biggest regrets.
But in 1990, Mr Gossâs cabinet forged ahead with the long-standing Labor policy, with pokies rolling out from February 1992.
The Goss cabinet moved to introduce pokies into Queensland clubs in 1992.
Credit:Peter Braig
The deliberations can be revealed after the public release of Goss government cabinet minutes, which have been kept under wraps for 30 years.
A cabinet submission from January 29, 1990, argued that clubs were experiencing âserious financial problemsâ as a result in a downturn in patronage, which the introduction of pokies âas soon as possibleâ could solve.