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Tasmania to introduce mandatory pre-commitment for some pokies players — but experts see too many loopholes
Eleven years ago, Robert Kreshl was living on the streets of Hobart, sick with pneumonia and pleurisy, $17,000 in debt and addicted to poker machines.
Key points:
- Tasmania’s introduction of mandatory pre-commitment is a national first but critics warn the reform is not tough enough
- Gamblers who…
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