Key Takeaways
- The Australian state of Victoria has announced new legislation that will compel Pokie gaming machines to be linked to a system which player can use to set loss limits.
- The pre-commitment facility must be available to all players, although they are not obliged to use it.
- As part of a harm minimization strategy, the more may be a taste of the way in which online gaming regulation could be introduced by the federal government.
- A coordinated strategy for gambling harm minimization has been announced as a necessary pre-cursor to liberalizing the laws for online gambling.
The Australian state of Victoria has introduced new legislation which gives an insight into how it is considering the national call to develop a coordinated harm minimization strategy for gambling.
