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TheNorthernTerritorygovernmenthasloweredthenumberonlinecasinoofpokermachinesallowedacrosstheregionasitcontinuestoacknowledgethesignificantharmcausedbyproblemgambling.Thecapongamingmachinesincommunityvenueshasbeenreducedfrom1699to1659,excludingmachinesattheNT'stwocasinoswhicharecoveredbyseparateagreements.GamingMinisterChanseyPaechsaidsincereintroducingthecapwhenLaborcametopowerin2016,thegovernmenthadlowereditthreetimes,cuttingabout200machinesfromthepool."OurgovernmentisawarethatproblemgamblingcreatesasignificantpublichealthrisktocommunitiesacrosstheNT,andthat'swhywearedoingwhatwecantoreduceavailabilityofgamingmachines,"theministersaid."Wecontinuetopromoteresponsiblegamblingandprovideongoingfundingforresearchaswellascommunity-basedsupportservices."Tuesday'schangesalsoendanine-monthmoratoriumonnewgamingmachinesinAliceSpringsthatwassparkedbycommunityconcernoverplansfor60moreathotelsandtavernsinthetown.Applicationsfor40ofthosemachinesintwovenueshavesincebeenwithdrawn.Existingapplicationslodgedlastyearfor20machinesattheToddTavernandGapViewHotelremainintrain,howevernonewapplicationsfromcommunityvenuesacrosstheTerritorywillbeacceptedoncethecapisreached.InregardtotheMindilBeachCasinoinDarwinandtheLassetersHotelCasinoinAliceSprings,thegovernmentsaidtheywouldneedtoadheretoanewcodeofpracticethatprioritisedharmminimisation. |
