The trial aims to test new technology that would require people to set limits on their losses before they start making bets on the pokies.
The Alliance for Gambling Reform is advocating for the Victorian government to clearly and publicly detail how it will be evaluating the data.
The council’s decision to retract its endorsement of the trial follows the Alliance for Gambling Reform withdrawing its support earlier this week.
In 2024/25, gamblers across the Monash LGA lost more than $126 million across 15 venues, representing the eighth largest loss across the state.
If gamblers can’t set boundaries on losses, what is the point?
Gamblers will be able to set limits on how much they spend and how long they play.
Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello spoke to the Eastern Melburnian about his disappointment with the lack of action so far and how he still holds out hope for change.
In the last six months of 2024 nearly $8 million a week was lost by gamblers playing pokies at venues in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
