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What's next for problem gamblers?

March 15th, 2011

Trials of electronic card systems that self-limit the time and money a gambler can spend on pokie machines have shown some promising preliminary results, but fundamental issues would need to be resolved before they could be introduced, according to the director of the Flinders Centre for Gambling Research, Professor Malcolm Battersby.

Professor Battersby will chair the Southgate Policy Club Q&A on Gambling, to be held at Flinders University Victoria Square at 5pm on Tuesday, March 15. The panel will include no-pokies campaigner Senator Nick Xenophon, SA’s Minister for Gambling, the Hon Bernard Finnigan, and Australian Hotels Association (SA) General Manager Mr Ian Horne.

Flinders Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Barber will open the Policy Club discussion.

As well as discussing broader aspects around the prevention of gambling problems at a population and public health level, the panel will canvass specific issues such as so-called pre-commitment technology.

Professor Battersby said there are basic questions to be answered about the purpose, effectiveness and viability of a card system for gamblers.

“Would it be used, for example, as a mandatory consumer protection device, or would it be targeted at problem gamblers? And how would limits be set and regulated?”

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