The cashless gaming trial has recommended the NSW government implement a mandatory statewide account-based gaming system by 2028. The $3.4 million trial only had 14 "genuine and active" participants, which has been criticised as "embarrassing and not credible". The government will consider the 30 recommendations in the report.
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00:00Washing machines for dirty cash. The NSW Crime Commission found much of the money fed through
00:07poker machines was the proceeds of crime. But now an independent panel has concluded
00:12the use of cash in gaming should not be banned outright.
00:16This is to bring people along. There was a lot of adverse commentary about having a cashless
00:24system.
00:26The panel has recommended that the continued use of cash be permitted as part of a mandatory
00:30state-wide account-based gaming system that requires all players to be identified.
00:36Hunters would still be allowed to play with a limited amount of cash each day.
00:40Cash should not be in the system at all. The fact that even after this they're saying there'll
00:45still be an option is a fail.
00:48Cash can have a place and it's really important that whatever system that we put in place
00:53is easy for people to use.
00:55The trial that led to the recommendations had just 14 genuine active users and feedback
01:00on the technology was collected from two users only.
01:03Certainly the take-up rates were very disappointing.
01:06The Australian Hotels Association, which sat on the panel, called the research embarrassing
01:11and not credible.
01:12The fact that we've had a low take-up suggests that it will only work if we make it universal
01:19and mandatory.
01:20The government has yet to announce its position, saying it's taking its time to work through
01:24the panel's 30 recommendations.
01:26The proposed account-based gaming system would be voluntary until 2028, the year after the
01:32next election.
01:33It's not good enough to say that this report will be considered in due course.
01:37This is a crisis in New South Wales.
01:40With the Coalition remaining committed to a fully cashless system, Labor may be faced
01:44with a political gamble.
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