$1.5m lost to NSW pokies every day in April, while major club prepares for cashless trial
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More than $2.2 billion was lost to pokies in NSW pubs and clubs in the first four months of the year, prompting gambling reform advocates to call for an acceleration of cashless gambling trials.
Almost $600 million was collected by poker machines in April alone, up 12.58 per cent on April 2019, ahead of the first “digital wallet” program to be trialled at a venue in August.
Led by Aristocrat Gaming and Wests Newcastle, the 12-week trial will trigger cashless payments for electronic gaming machines, with built-in features like time and spending limits.