The Tasmanian government is continuing to resist calls to release the terms of reference of a review it's commissioned into how the hospitality industry will be affected by its cashless gaming card policy. But the government released new details about how the review will be conducted. Advocates fear the review is being influenced by the industry and will be used as an excuse to water down the scheme.
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00:00The stakes are high and the future of Tasmania's nation-leading mandatory cashless gaming card
00:13is on the line.
00:15The government is seeking to justify walking away from their pre-commitment card.
00:22MPs want more information about a Deloitte review commissioned by the government which
00:28will examine the impact the cashless card will have on Tasmania's hospitality industry.
00:34The review will be delivering, I think, a rationale to the government to start backpedalling
00:40on its commitment to the card.
00:42The government still hasn't released the terms of reference, despite calls from politicians
00:48and the media.
00:50The document it has released details the phases of the review.
00:54Phases 1 will be gathering the views of key stakeholders.
00:58Who they are will be guided by the state government.
01:012.
01:02Understanding how a card would change gambling behaviour, including whether it would push
01:08people to other forms of gambling.
01:103.
01:11Estimating how much the cards would actually minimise harm.
01:164.
01:17Modelling how the card would impact the hospitality industry and measuring how much would be saved
01:23by reducing problem gambling.
01:25The fifth phase is delivering the report.
01:29It's got industry fingerprints all over it.
01:31It uses industry framing and language.
01:34We will work through and make the right decisions in the best interests of Tasmanians.
01:41We're all committed to harm minimisation.
01:43The minister in charge of implementing the cashless gaming card, Roger Yench, has had
01:48to divest shares he owned in one of Australia's largest hotel and gaming operators.
01:54He sold the shares, worth just over $2,000, on Monday, the day he was asked about them
01:59by the ABC.
02:00Well, Roger has detailed his interests ever since he was a member of parliament.
02:08And so he's divested his interests, as he should.
02:12Meanwhile, the fate of the pre-commitment card scheme is far from a sure bet.
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