Footnotes

Chair’s Preface

[1]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.25. The Commission also estimated the number of Australians classified as problem gamblers was 115,000; with a further 280,000 at moderate risk. See, Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[2]        Mr Denis Fitzgerald, Catholic Social Services Victoria estimated for every problem gambler around seven others were affected. Mr Denis Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 17.

[3]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.1.

[4]        Based on total losses of $11.9 billion in 2008–09, with 40 per cent of this amount coming from problem gamblers. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.1 and p. 5.33.

[5]        Productivity Commission found that it was easy for players to lose $1,500 or more an hour. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

Executive Summary

[1]        Productivity Commission found that it was easy for players to lose $1,500 or more an hour. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[2]        Configured to limit average losses to around $120 per hour.

Chapter 1

[1]        The Agreement between the Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, Prime Minister and Mr Andrew Wilkie, 2 September 2010.

Chapter 2

[1]        Ms Sue Pinkerton, Submission 25, p. 1.

[2]        Ms Julia Karpathakis, Pokies Anonymous, Submission 34, p. 1.

[3]        Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80.

[4]        Mr Stephen Menadue, Submission 95, p. 1.

[5]        Sourced from: www.freeyourself.com.au, (accessed 20 April 2011).

[6]        Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 1.

[7]        Ms Julia Karpathakis, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 2–3.

[8]        Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 1.

[9]        Mr Andrew Wilkie MP and Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 16.

[10]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 64.

[11]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, pp 53–54.

[12]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 5.

[13]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 64.

[14]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 55.

[15]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 1.

[16]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, pp 44–45.

[17]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 14.

[18]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 15.

[19]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 56.

[20]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 59–60.

[21]      Pokies Anonymous, Submission 34, p. 1.

[22]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Submission 95, pp 1–2.

[23]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 52.

[24]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 17.

[25]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 2.

[26]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 11.

[27]      Pokies Anonymous, Submission 34, p. 2.

[28]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 1.

[29]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 46.

[30]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 7.

[31]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 59. See also Ms Jo Flanagan, Social Action and Research Centre, Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 2.

[32]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80. See also Professor Malcolm Battersby, Director of the Statewide Gambling Therapy Service, SA, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 61.

[33]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 81.

[34]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 54.

[35]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 58.

[36]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 58.

[37]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[38]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 2.

[39]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Submission 95, p. 2.

[40]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 11.

[41]      Pokies Anonymous, Submission 34, p. 3.

[42]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 66.

[43]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 56.

[44]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80.

[45]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 82.

[46]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 16–17.

[47]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 17.

[48]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 23–24.

[49]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 21.

[50]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[51]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 58.

[52]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[53]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 2.

[54]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 54.

[55]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 14.

[56]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 9.

[57]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[58]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 62.

[59]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[60]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 66.

[61]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 76.

[62]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 23.

[63]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 62.

[64]      Mr Andrew Wilkie MP and Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 65–66.

[65]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[66]      Mr Mark Henley, Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 44, p. 48; Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Submission 64, p. 10; Dr Jennifer Borrell, Submission 109, Attachment 1, p. 3; Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 19, 6.18; Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 10.

[67]      Ms Kate Roberts, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80.

[68]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 19.

Chapter 3

[1]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 4.24.

[2]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 4.24.

[3]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, pp 4.25–4.27.

[4]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.26.

[5]        NSW Government, Submission 110, pp 3–4.

[6]        NSW Government, Submission 110, p. 3.

[7]        Mr John Whelan, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 17.

[8]        Premier Colin Barnett, 'Commonwealth threat to introduce pokies in WA', Ministerial Media Statement, 3 February 2011, http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Lists/Statements/DispForm.aspx?ID=135886 (accessed 14 April 2011).

[9]        South Australian Council of Social Service, Submission 90, p. 2.

[10]      Mr Stephen Doyle, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 3.

[11]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 56.

[12]      Tasmanian Gaming Commission, Social and Economic Impact, Study into Gambling in Tasmania – Policy responses, Report to Treasurer, October 2008, p. 7.

[13]      Linda Hancock and Michael O’Neil, Risky business: why the Commonwealth needs to take over gambling regulation, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Working Paper no. 11, Deakin University, Geelong, 2010, p. 25, 28.

[14]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 23.

[15]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 23.

[16]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 15.

[17]      Dr John Falzon, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 5.

[18]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 55.

[19]      Ms Jo Flanagan, Committee Hansard 18 February 2011, p. 25.

[20]      Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 23.

[21]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 2.

[22]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 56. Dr Kerry Chambers from Gambling Awareness, Nova Scotia also highlighted the dangerous nature of EGMs, see Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, pp 7–8.

[23]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 56.

[24]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 65.

[25]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3.

[26]      Ms Jo Flanagan, Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 10.

[27]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 45.

[28]      The DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association and provides a common language and standard criteria for classifying mental disorders. The fifth edition is currently in consultation and due to be published in 2013.

[29]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 58.

[30]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 58.

[31]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 58.

[32]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 58.

[33]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 62.

[34]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 32.

[35]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 33.

[36]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, pp 62–63.

[37]      A near miss occurs when the spinning icons on the machine appear to almost line up.

[38]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 63.

[39]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 63.

[40]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 69.

[41]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 46.

[42]      Brett Warfield, Gambling Motivated Fraud in Australia 2008–2010, Warfield and Associates, 2011, p. 16, http://www.warfield.com.au/Warfield_Gambling_Fraud_08_10.pdf (accessed 16 March 2011).

[43]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 5. See also Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 8.

[44]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 34.

[45]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 11.

[46]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 2.

[47]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 10.

[48]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 31.

[49]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 2.

[50]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 34.

[51]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 2.

[52]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 31–32.

[53]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 32.

[54]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 64.

[55]      'Load-up' refers to the maximum cash input that can be inserted into a machine at any one time. The load up limit currently varies across jurisdictions, from $100 in Queensland to $10,000 in NSW.

[56]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 2.

[57]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.37, 11.39.

[58]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 3, p. 1.

[59]      Bet amounts modelled were: $1.80, $0.90, and $0.45.

[60]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Kevin Harrigan, Submission 118, p. 4.

[61]      Mr Peter Cercone, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 53.

[62]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 35.

[63]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 35.

[64]      Senator Nick Xenophon and Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 15.

[65]      Pokies Anonymous, Submission 34, p. 1.

[66]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 36.

[67]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 35.

[68]      Mr Declan Matschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 3. Maxgaming, Submission 19, p. 9; See also Mr Ross Ferrar, Chief Executive Officer, Gaming Technologies Association Ltd, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 39.

[69]      Mr Peter Hall, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 6.

[70]      Gambling Impact Society (NSW), Submission 36, p. 8.

[71]      Independent Gambling Authority, Submission 33, Attachment A, p. 6.

[72]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 47.

[73]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 47.

[74]      Aristocrat, Submission 38, p. 2.

[75]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 15.

[76]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 34.

[77]      K Finlay, H Marmurek, V Kanetkar and J Londerville, Assessing the Contribution of Gambling Venue Design Elements to Problem Gambling Behaviour, Toronto, Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, 2007, p. 4, http://www.austgamingcouncil.org.au/images/pdf/eLibrary/3169.pdf (accessed 4 April 2011).

[78]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 45.

[79]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 48.

[80]      The price of which is factored into the overall return to player ratio.

[81]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 33.

[82]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, pp 47–48.

[83]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 34.

[84]      Information available from: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthsci/files/monash-lecture-april-2010.pdf (accessed 25 February 2011).

[85]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 65.

[86]      Benjamin J. Wilkes, Craig J. Gonsalvez and Alex Blaszcynski, 'Capturing SCL and HR changes to win and loss events during gambling on electronic machines', International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 78, 2010, p. 271.

[87]      Senator Nick Xenophon, Committee Hansard 14 February 2011, p. 37.

[88]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 37.

[89]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 37.

[90]      Information available from: http://www.olgc.sa.gov.au/default.asp?page=gaming.Games_and_Machines.Web_Site_RTP021203.htm (accessed 1 March 2011).

[91]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 16.

[92]      Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 36.

[93]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 64.

[94]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 65.

[95]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 8.18. See also Sarah Collerton,'Pokies should show odds of losing', ABC News online, 8 October 2010.

[96]      See Convenience Advertising, Submission 100, pp 6–12.

[97]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 8.24.

[98]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 34.

[99]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 35.

[100]    Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 36.

[101]    Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 63; Tasmanian Gaming Commission, Social and Economic Impact, Study into Gambling in Tasmania – Policy Responses, Report to the Treasurer, October 2008, p. 5.

Chapter 4

[1]        There are varying definitions but broadly a population health approach considers the health of the entire population, rather than those already ill or at risk of illness. It emphasises an orientation towards whole groups rather than individuals and complements approaches that seek to treat individuals. It tends to be multi-sectoral and takes into consideration socio-economic as well as clinical factors. Queensland Health, Understanding population health, Background Paper, http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phcareers/resources.asp (accessed 15 March 2011).

[2]        Merimbula RSL Club, Submission 7, p. 1.

[3]        Community Clubs Association of Victoria, Submission 79, p. 5.

[4]        Mr Gary Banks, Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 42.

[5]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.1. The Commission also estimated the number of Australians classified as problem gamblers was 115,000; with a further 280,000 at moderate risk. See, Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[6]        Mr Mark Henley, UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 44, 48; Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Submission 64, p. 10; Dr Jennifer Borrell, Submission 109, Attachment 1, p. 3; Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 19, p. 6.18; Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 10.

[7]        Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 47.

[8]        Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 51.

[9]        Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 56.

[10]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Uniting Church in Tasmania and Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 22.

[11]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 22.

[12]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Deakin University, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 10–11. See also Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 5.

[13]      Reverend Brent Lyons-Lee, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 28. See also Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 5, 6.

[14]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 18.

[15]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol.1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 16.

[16]      Mr Denis Fizgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 17. In 1999, the Productivity Commission reported that on average around seven other people were adversely affected to varying degrees by a severe problem gambler’s behaviour. Productivity Commission Australia’s gambling industries, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 7.1.

[17]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, pp 53–54.

[18]      Ms Julia Kaparthakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 3.

[19]      St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, Submission 50, Attachment A, p. 1.

[20]      Brett Warfield, 'Gambling motivated fraud in Australia 2008–10', Warfield and Associates, 2011, http://www.warfield.com.au/Warfield_Gambling_Fraud_08_10.pdf (accessed 16 March 2011).

[21]      Ms Kate Roberts, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 78.

[22]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 15.

[23]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 1.

[24]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, University of Adelaide, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 70–71.

[25]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 7.

[26]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 45.

[27]      Queensland Health, Understanding population health, Background Paper, http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phcareers/resources.asp (accessed 15 March 2011).

[28]      Mr Mark Henley, UnitingCare Wesley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 44.

[29]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 73.

[30]      Ms Kate Roberts, President Gambling Impact Society (NSW), Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 72.

[31]      For example, Responsible Service of Gambling training is mandatory in all venues in Queensland. RSL & Services Clubs Association Queensland, Submission 108, p. 17.

[32]      Club Safe is the club industry's Responsible Conduct of Gambling Program. It was initially developed by Clubs NSW with input from the Australian Institute for Gambling Research. Club Safe is a program designed to help registered clubs manage responsible gambling operations.

[33]      For more information see the Gaming Care website, http://www.gamingcare.org.au/ (accessed 15 March 2011).

[34]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 18.

[35]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 18.

[36]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 24.

[37]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 24.

[38]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 61.

[39]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 61.

[40]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 60–61.

[41]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 54.

[42]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 54.

[43]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 10.

[44]      Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation News, Summer, 2011, p. 4, http://www.vcgr.vic.gov.au/CA256F800017E8D4/WebObj/0F75A07731BDED5FCA2578180020421C/$File/VCGRSummer2011.pdf. (accessed 24 February 2011).

[45]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 5.

[46]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 7.

[47]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 40.

[48]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 40.

[49]      Ms Penny Wilson, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 78.

[50]      Ms Kate Roberts, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 77–78.

[51]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 19.

[52]      Ms Sarah Hare, Schottler Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 24.

[53]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 12–13.

[54]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 13.

[55]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 19.

[56]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 46.

[57]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 16.

Chapter 5

[1]        Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 3.

[2]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 10.6.

[3]        Typically a mandatory shut down or cooling off period would apply.

[4]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 25.

[5]        Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 7.

[6]        Responsible Gambling Working Party, Supporting customer commitment: fourth progress report, South Australian Government, Adelaide, August 2010, p. 6, http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/public/download.jsp?id=3187 (accessed 15 March 2011)

[7]        Schottler Consulting, Submission 2, Attachment, Major findings and implications: Player tracking and pre-commitment trial: A program and outcome evaluation of the PlaySmart pre-commitment Scheme.

[8]        Responsible Gambling Working Party, Supporting customer commitment: fourth progress report, South Australian Government, Adelaide, August 2010, http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/public/download.jsp?id=3187 (accessed 15 March 2011).

[9]        Schottler Consulting, Submission 2, Attachment, p. 9.

[10]      Schottler Consulting, Submission 2, Attachment, p. 7.

[11]      Responsible Gambling Working Party, Supporting customer commitment: fourth progress report, South Australian Government, Adelaide, August 2010, pp 40–41, http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/public/download.jsp?id=3187 (accessed 15 March 2011).

[12]      Responsible Gambling Working Party, Supporting Customer Commitment: Fourth Progress Report, August 2010, p. 40, http://www.treasury.sa.gov.au/public/download.jsp?id=3187 (accessed 15 March 2011).

[13]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 12.

[14]      Mr Scott MacDougall, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 14.

[15]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 13.

[16]      Mr Scott MacDougall, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 14.

[17]      Mr Earle Rowan, Senator Chris Back, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 22.

[18]      Schottler consulting, Major findings of a trial of a card-based gaming product at the Redcliffe RSL, and Major findings of a trial of a card-based gaming product at the Sandgate RSL, are both available from the Responsible Gambling website of the Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/responsibleGambling/policyStrategy/research/index.shtml (accessed 15 March 2011).

[19]      Office of Regulatory Policy, Report: Queensland Card-based Gaming Trials, Queensland Government July 2009, p. 5, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/responsibleGamblingDocuments/summaryReportIntoCGBtrials.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[20]      Office of Regulatory Policy, Report: Queensland Card-based Gaming Trials, Queensland Government July 2009, p. 12, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/responsibleGamblingDocuments/summaryReportIntoCGBtrials.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[21]      Office of Regulatory Policy, Report: Queensland Card-based Gaming Trials, Queensland Government July 2009, p. 14, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/responsibleGamblingDocuments/summaryReportIntoCGBtrials.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[22]      Office of Regulatory Policy, p. 16. See also Schottler Consulting, Major findings of a trial of a card-based gaming product at the Redcliffe RSL, p. 93, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/responsibleGambling/policyStrategy/research/index.shtml (accessed 15 March 2011).

[23]      Office of Regulatory Policy, Report: Queensland Card-based Gaming Trials, Queensland Government July 2009, p. 13, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/responsibleGamblingDocuments/summaryReportIntoCGBtrials.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[24]      Office of Regulatory Policy, Report: Queensland Card-based Gaming Trials, Queensland Government July 2009, p. 17, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/responsibleGamblingDocuments/summaryReportIntoCGBtrials.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011). See also Schottler Consulting, Major findings of a trial of a card-based gaming product at the Sandgate RSL, p. 8, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/responsibleGambling/policyStrategy/research/index.shtml (accessed 15 March 2011).

[25]      Ebet Pty Ltd, Submission 49, p. 2.

[26]      Mr Tony Toohey, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 46.

[27]      Responsible Gambling Council (Canada), Insight 2009: Play Information & Management Systems, 2009, p. 63, http://www.responsiblegambling.org/articles/INSIGHT_2009_Final_SinglePgs.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[28]      Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, pp 215–225.

[29]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 15.

[30]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 52.

[31]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 25.

[32]      Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, p. 223.

[33]      Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, p. 223.

[34]      Government of Nova Scotia , 'New gaming strategy focused on research and prevention', media release, http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110325007 (accessed 4 April 2011). Further details are contained in the Nova Scotia, Responsible Gambling Strategy 2011,  http://www.gov.ns.ca/tch/pubs/ResponsibleGamingStrategy2011.pdf, (accessed 4 April 2011).

[35]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. C.15.

[36]      Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, Video Lottery Informed Player Choice system: Fact Sheet, September 2009, http://www.nsgc.ca/files/factsongambling/IPCS%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Sept%202009.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[37]      Alcohol and Gaming Division, Nova Scotia Annual Gaming Report 2009–10, p. 11, http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/docs/00.56AGR.2010.Final.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011).

[38]      Focal Research Consultants, Phase 1 Evaluation of the My-Play System: 2010 Regular VL Players Benchmark Survey: Highlight Report, http://www.nsgamingfoundation.org/newsAnnouncementsView.aspx/1127/NSGF%20Releases%20Groundbreaking%20Research (accessed 15 March 2011).

[39]      Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 54.

[40]      Mr David Curry, Committee Hansard, 14 February, 2011, p. 73.

[41]      Mr David Curry, Committee Hansard, 14 February, 2011, p. 78.

[42]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 52. The study is by Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, pp 215–225.

[43]      Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, p. 223.

[44]      The prevalence rate of problem gambling of 0.70 per cent of the population in WA is well below the national average of 2.07 percent. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, Table 5.2.

[45]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Dr Gary Banks, Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 60.

[46]      Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, pp 215–225.

[47]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 30–31.

[48]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 59–60.

[49]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3.

[50]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 14.

[51]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 6.

[52]      Independent Gambling Authority, Submission 33, Attachment, p. 39.

[53]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 3.

[54]      Independent Gambling Authority, Submission 33, Attachment, p. 39.

[55]      Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission 35, p. 7.

[56]      Some jurisdictions have subsequently provided details of their regulatory arrangements and communication protocols, in response to a written request from the committee. The committee expresses its gratitude to those jurisdictions that were able to respond in time for this report. Where it has been possible to do so, the relevant information in the table has been checked against this regulatory information. 

[57]      Adapted from Australasian Gaming Council, A database on Australia's Gambling Industry 2009/10. Available from: http://www.austgamingcouncil.org.au/images/pdf/2009_10_Database/db%202010%20web%20chp%209.pdf (accessed 15 March 2011); and the Australasian Gaming Council, Submission 81, pp 15–18.

[58]      Ms Liza Carroll, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, pp 66–67.

[59]      Ms Liza Carroll, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, p. 66.

[60]      The Ministerial Council on Gambling ceased operations in March 2011, and its functions were transferred to the COAG Select Council on Gambling Reform. See Problem Gambling Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website: http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/gamblingdrugs/progserv/problemgambling/Pages/default.aspx#8 (accessed 15 March 2011)

[61]      Ms Liza Carroll, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, p. 67.

[62]      Ms Liza Carroll, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, p. 67.

[63]      Ms Liza Carroll, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, p. 67.

[64]      Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Bill Shorten MP, Assistant Treasurer, 'Release of legal advice on gambling reform', media release, 1 February 2011, http://www.jennymacklin.fahcsia.gov.au/mediareleases/2011/pages/aus_gov_legal_advice_01022011.aspx (accessed 15 March 2011).

[65]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 3.

[66]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 37.

[67]      Mr Anthony Ball, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 56.

[68]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 2–3.

[69]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 37.

[70]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 37

[71]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 37–38.

[72]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 18.4.

[73]      Productivity Commission Inquiry, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, pp 18.4–18.5

[74]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 3.

[75]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 4.

[76]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 17.

[77]      Ms Cheryl Vardon, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 30.

[78]      Ms Cheryl Vardon, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 31–32.

[79]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 32.

[80]      Mr John Whelan, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February, 2011, p. 12.

[81]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 65.

[82]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 65.

[83]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 23.16

[84]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 18.13.

[85]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 18.13.

Chapter 6

[1]        The Productivity Commission used alternative terminology, using the terms 'partial' or 'full' to describe what this committee refers to as voluntary and mandatory schemes. See Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 10.20.

[2]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 21.

[3]        Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 3.

[4]        ALH Group, Submission 15, p. 2.

[5]        Alex Blaszczynski, 'Gambling Motivations, Money-Limiting Strategies, and Pre-Commitment Preferences of Problem Gamblers Versus Non-Problem Gamblers', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 26, 2010, pp 361–372, cited in Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 21.

[6]        Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 51.

[7]        Australasian Gaming Council, Submission 81, p. 8.

[8]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[9]        Twin Towns Services Club, Submission 41, p. 16.

[10]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 58.

[11]      Ms Gabriela Byrne, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 23.

[12]      Ms Julia Karpathakis, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 11.

[13]      Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 32.

[14]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 5.

[15]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 45.

[16]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 5.

[17]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 57.

[18]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 9.

[19]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 16.

[20]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 17.

[21]      Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 4.

[22]      See also Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 45.

[23]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3.

[24]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 48.

[25]      A number of submissions noted that pre-commitment was just one measure among many. For example, the submissions of Lifeline Australia and Uniting Care; see also the evidence of Dr Charles Livingstone who noted it is 'not going to be a panacea', Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 40, a sentiment echoed by Ms Kate Roberts of the Gambling Impact Society NSW who said: "Basically, to sum up, we see precommitment not necessarily as the full panacea to problem gambling, which is why we think it needs to be a component of a range of strategies.", Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 72.

[26]      Maximum loss refers to the maximum amount a player is prepared to lose or spend. It does not include any credits or prizes the player accrues during the course of play, but the amount that comes from their own pocket.

[27]      Mr Alan Moss, Independent Gambling Authority, South Australia, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 22–23.

[28]      Relationships Australia (SA), Submission 67, p. 4.

[29]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 10.33

[30]      Ms Kate Roberts, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 74.

[31]      Mr Simon Schrapel, President, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 102.

[32]      Mr Simon Schrapel, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 103.

[33]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 20011, p. 72.

[34]      Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 37.

[35]      Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 49.

[36]      Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 49.

[37]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 71–72.

[38]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 72.

[39]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 72.

[40]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Chief Executive Officer, Relationships Australia, Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 19.

[41]      Ms Margie Law, Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 3.

[42]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 46.

[43]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 47.

[44]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 55.

[45]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 54–55.

[46]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 55.

[47]      Mr Stephen Menadue, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 46.

[48]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 70.

[49]      Ms Jo Flanagan, Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 4.

[50]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 11.

[51]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 46.

[52]      Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 56.

[53]      Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission no. 35, p. 3.

[54]      Ms Margie Law, Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 15.

[55]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 10.33; Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre Submission 48, p. 10; Mr Mark Henley, Manager, Communications, Uniting Care Wesley, Adelaide, Committee Hansard 1 February, p. 45.

[56]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 43–44.

[57]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 18.

[58]      Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 45.

[59]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 32.

[60]      A pre-paid card with a $20 limit was suggested by Ms Margie Law of Anglicare Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 14. Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro cited the higher range, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 70.

[61]      The length of time the limit should apply is how long the player wants to keep their limit at the specified amount.

[62]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 62.

[63]      Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 38, 39.

[64]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 62, also Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 43.

[65]      Cooling off is different to the duration of the limit.

[66]      Mr Simon Schrapel, President Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 101.

[67]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard 1 February 2011, p. 80.

[68]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 18.

[69]      24 or 48 hours was suggested by Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 47.

[70]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 44.

[71]      For example, the Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 11; Dr Jennifer Borrell, Submission 109, p. 2; South Australian Heads of Christian Churches Gambling Taskforce, Submission 114, p. 8; Uniting Care Australia, Submission 115, p. 2.

[72]      Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission 35, pp 5–6.

[73]      South Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 90, p. 4.

[74]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February, 2011, p. 72.

[75]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 11.

[76]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 11.

[77]      Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 45–46.

[78]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 33.

[79]      Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 57.

[80]      Anglicare Tasmania, Submission 56, p. 7.

[81]      NSW Government, Submission 110, p. 9.

[82]      For example, as part of a responsible code of gambling conduct, players who display problem gambling behaviours are referred by venue staff to appropriate gambling help services.

[83]      Some jurisdictions also offer third party initiated exclusion where there is a reasonable belief someone may be a problem gambler.  For details see Australasian Gaming Council, A Database on Australia’s Gambling Industry 2009/10, AGC, Melbourne, 2010, chapter 9.

[84]      St Vincent de Paul (Queensland), Submission 50, Attachment B, p. 6; see also Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 42.

[85]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, pp 12–13.

[86]      South Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 90, p. 3.

[87]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, pp 17–18.

[88]      Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 4, 5.

[89]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 26–27.

[90]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 27.

[91]      Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 4.

[92]      Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 11.

[93]      Mr Steven Ciobo MP, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 38 and p. 39; Mr Steven Ciobo MP; Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 69.

[94]      The technical challenges around cross border issues are briefly discussed in chapter seven.

[95]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 48.

[96]      Relationships Australia (SA), Submission 67, p. 3.

[97]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 39.

[98]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 48.

[99]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, pp 2–3.

[100]    Mr Stephen Jones MP, Mr John Whelan, Australian Hotels Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 17. The article referred to was: N O'Brien, E Duff, 'To drink here, first queue to give fingerprints', Sun Herald, 30 January 2011.

[101]    Mr John Whelan, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 18.

[102]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 8.

[103]    Mr Josh Frydenberg MP and Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 62.

[104]    Mr Josh Frydenberg MP, Mr Alan Moss and Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 34.

[105]    Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 57–58.

[106]    Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 56.

[107]    Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission 35, p. 3.

[108]    Responsible Gambling Advocacy Centre, Submission 48, p. 8.

[109]    Relationships Australia, Submission 72, p. 4. See also Dr Kerry Chambers, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 6.

[110]    Relationships Australia, Submission 72, p. 4.

[111]    The Ottawa Charter developed in 1986 is an international statement for action on health promotion, widely used in the health promotion sector. See World Health Organization, Health promotion webpage, http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/ (accessed 15 March 2011).

[112]    Mr David Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Convenience Advertising, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 111.

[113]    Mr Chris Puplick, Chair, Convenience Advertising, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 115.

[114]    Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 47.

[115]    Mr Ian Donald, Technical Director, Regis Controls, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 60.

[116]    Mr Declan Martschinke, National Product and Marketing Manager, Maxgaming, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 14.

[117]    Mr Tony Toohey, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 50.

[118]    Mr Robert Smith, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 30.

[119]    Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 46.

[120]    Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 56.

[121]    Ms Sue Pinkerton, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 58.

[122]    Recommendation 19.2: 'The Australian Government should enter into negotiations with a state or territory government to sponsor a full-scale regional trial or trials of a full precommitment regime (recommendation 10.4), with trialling to commence by 2013', Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 65.

[123]    Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 65.

[124]    Mr Nick Champion MP and Mr Anthony Ball, Executive Director, Clubs Australia, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 57.

[125]    Ms Nadine Grinblat, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 34.

[126]    Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 44.

[127]    Mr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 45–46.

[128]    Senator Nick Xenophon and Ms Liza Carroll, Deputy Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 79.

Chapter 7

[1]        Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[2]        Responsible Gambling Council (Canada), Insight 2009: Play information and management systems, RGC, Canada, 2009, p. 4.

[3]        RSL Victoria, Submission 103, p. 5.

[4]        RSL Victoria, Submission 103, p. 5.

[5]        More detail on 'wedges' is provided below.

[6]        Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 12.

[7]        Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[8]        Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 31.

[9]        Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39. p. 15.

[10]      Gambling Impact Society (NSW), Submission 36, Attachment A, Dr Robert Williams, University of Lethbridge, Canada, Pre-commitment as a strategy for minimizing gambling-related harm, pp 2–3.

[11]      Dr Jennifer Borrell, Submission 109, Attachment, p. 12.

[12]      Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 6.

[13]      Senator Chris Back, Mr Ian Donald and Mr Elik Szewach, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 64.

[14]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 24.

[15]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 23–24.

[16]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 57.

[17]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 3.

[18]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 4.

[19]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 4.

[20]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[21]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, pp 5–6.

[22]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, pp 5–6.

[23]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, p. 6.

[24]      Mr Scott MacDougall, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 14.

[25]      Mr Scott MacDougall, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 14.

[26]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 12.

[27]      More information about biometrics is provided later in this chapter.

[28]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 16.

[29]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 14, 21.

[30]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 16.

[31]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 54–55.

[32]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 56.

[33]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 65.

[34]      Mr Justin Brown, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 17.

[35]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 29.

[36]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 29.

[37]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 24.

[38]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 25.

[39]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 36.

[40]      See for example, the submission by Responsible Gaming Networks Submission 39, p. 3.

[41]      Independent Gambling Authority, Submission 33, Attachment 1, p. 10.

[42]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39¸Attachment 1, p. 10.

[43]      Relationships Australia, Submission 72, p. 3.

[44]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 55.

[45]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 56.

[46]      Mr Josh Frydenberg MP and Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 48.

[47]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 9.

[48]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 9.

[49]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 9.

[50]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 9.

[51]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, pp 9–10.

[52]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[53]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[54]      These modules are essentially the readers or player interface modules that would need to be installed on the machines.

[55]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[56]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[57]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 31.

[58]      More details on technical standards is provided later in this chapter.

[59]      Monitoring is undertaken to determine how much taxation is to be levied.

[60]      Mr Des Crowe, Australian Hotels Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3. Also see Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 18.

[61]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 19.14.

[62]      Ms Louise Sylvan, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 45.

[63]      Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 17.

[64]      Relationships Australia, SA, Submission 67, p. 2.

[65]      Ms Margie Law, Anglicare Tasmania, Senator Catryna Bilyk, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 8.

[66]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 45.

[67]      Mr Tony Toohey, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 47.

[68]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard 3 February 2011, p. 7.

[69]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 48.

[70]      Player Information Displays.

[71]      Mr Justin Brown, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 16.

[72]      Mr Justin Brown, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 8.

[73]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 2.

[74]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 2.

[75]      Scientific and Technology Innovations, Submission 4, p. 4.

[76]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 11.

[77]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, p. 2.

[78]      NSW Government, Submission 110, p. 7.

[79]      Tasmanian Gaming Commission, Additional Information Received 5, 24 February 2011, p. 2.

[80]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Transcript, 3 February 2011, p. 6.

[81]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Transcript, 15 February 2011, p. 56.

[82]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Transcript, 15 February 2011, p. 56.

[83]      Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard Revision 10.1, 5 February 2010, p. 10, 1.1.2, http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/licenreg/documents/gaming/gmns10_1.pdf, (accessed 9 March 2011).

[84]      Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard Revision 10.1, 5 February 2010, p. 10, 1.1.4, http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/licenreg/documents/gaming/gmns10_1.pdf (accessed 9 March 2011).

[85]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 30.

[86]      Mr Scott MacDougall, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 24.

[87]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 31.

[88]      Gaming Technologies Association, Submission 44, p. 3.

[89]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, pp 17.30–17.32.

[90]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, Recommendation 17.5, pp 63–64.

[91]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 24.

[92]      The estimate range was between $2.5 billion and $4 billion. Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 25.

[93]      The Productivity Commission reported that $11.9 billion was lost on EGMs in 2008–09. They estimate that around forty per cent of losses (ie, $4.8 billion) are generated by problem gamblers. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.1 and p. 5.33.

[94]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 36.

[95]      Maxgaming, Submission 19, p. 6.

[96]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 5.

[97]      Maxgaming, Supplementary Submission, p. 1.

[98]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 36.

[99]      Independent Gambling Authority Tabled Document, Additional Information Received p. 62.

[100]    Mr Justin Brown, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 8.

[101]    Mr Andrew Wilkie MP and Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 60.

[102]    Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 58. This figure was also quoted in Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 18.

[103]    Scientific and Technology Innovation, Submission 4, p. 7.

[104]    Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 58.

[105]    Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 53.

Chapter 8

[1]        This is also discussed in chapter six.

[2]        Whether this would be a magnetic card, a smart card or some other manual card was not specified.

[3]        Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 31.

[4]        Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 69.

[5]        Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 51.

[6]        Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 21, 24.

[7]        Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 46–47.

[8]        Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 59.

[9]        Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 40.

[10]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 39–40.

[11]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 40.

[12]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 45–46.

[13]      A maximum loss limit of around $20 per hour. Victorian InterChurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission 35, p. 6.

[14]      Victorian Interchurch Gambling Taskforce, Submission 35, p. 6.

[15]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.39–11.40.

[16]      Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 21, 24.

[17]      EGMs can be characterised as high or low intensity. A low intensity machine is configured for play at a lower intensity, for example by employing a slower 'spin rate', or allowing lower bet limits. See chapter three for further discussion around low-intensity machines.

[18]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 5.

[19]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, pp 2–3.

[20]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 3.

[21]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 50. This view was also repeated to the committee on 25 March 2011, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 24.

[22]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 3; Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 21.

[23]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 3.

[24]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.24.

[25]      NSW, NT and ACT do not set limits on the speed of play. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.7.

[26]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.7. Reducing the speed of play to every 5.5 seconds would reduce losses on a $1 bet to $65 per hour.

[27]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol.1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.21.

[28]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol.1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.23.

[29]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.23.

[30]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Kevin Harrigan, Submission 118, p. 4.

[31]      Alex Blaszczynski, Louise Sharp, Michael Walker, 'The assessment of the impact of the reconfiguration on electronic gaming machines as harm minimisation strategies for problem gambling', Report for the Gaming Industry Operators Group, University of Sydney, Sydney 2001, http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/gambling/GIO_report.pdf (accessed 12 April 2011).

[32]      The study looked at a range of parameter limiting measures for EGMs, including reducing the spin rate, limits to note acceptors and reducing the maximum bet to $1.

[33]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.15.

[34]      12 per cent of recreational gamblers spent more than $1 per button push; compared to 22 per cent of low risk gamblers, 31 per cent of moderate risk gamblers and 50 per cent of problem gamblers. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.12.

[35]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.28.

[36]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.20.

[37]      Recommendation 11.1.  Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.29.

[38]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 5.

[39]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 44.

[40]      Dr John Falzon, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 3.

[41]      Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 10.

[42]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 47.

[43]      Load-up refers to the amount of cash which can be loaded into the machine prior to commencing  play.

[44]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 36.

[45]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Supplementary submission 2, p. 2.

[46]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Kevin Harrigan, Supplementary submission 1, p. 3.

[47]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Kevin Harrigan, Supplementary submission 1, p. 3.

[48]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.35.

[49]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.39.

[50]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Kevin Harrigan, Supplementary submission 1, p. 3.

Chapter 9

[1]        Information drawn from Clubs Australia, Submission 47, pp 3–4.

[2]        Information drawn from Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 2.

[3]        Information drawn from Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[4]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[5]        Mr Anthony Ball, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 66.

[6]        Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 12.

[7]        Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 27.

[8]        Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 54.

[9]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 21.

[10]      Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3.

[11]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 28.

[12]      See for example ALH Group, Submission 15, p. 2; RSL & Services Clubs Association, Submission 108, p. 3, 4; South Australian National Football League, Submission 31, p. 2.

[13]      North Sydney Leagues Club, Submission 17, p. 1.

[14]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 37.

[15]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 51.

[16]      See for example Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 54; ALH Group, Submission 15, p. 3.

[17]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 52. The study is by Ingeborg Lund, 'Gambling behaviour and the prevalence of gambling problems in adult EGM gamblers when EGMs are banned. A natural experiment', Journal of Gambling Studies, vol 25, 2009, pp 215–225; See also Dr Ralph Lattimore, Mr Gary Banks, Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 60; Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3; Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 30–31; Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 59–60; Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 60.

[18]      Victorian Interchurch Gambling Taskforce, Supplementary Submission, p. 4.

[19]      Mr Ralph Bristow, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 79. See also Professor Malcolm Battersby, Director of the Statewide Gambling Therapy Service, SA, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 61.

[20]      Dr Sally Gainsbury, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 39.

[21]      Ms Kate Roberts, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80.

[22]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 46–47.

[23]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 46.

[24]      Mr Mark Henley, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 49.

[25]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 38; Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 18.

[26]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 18.

[27]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 19; Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 54.

[28]      Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 4.

[29]      Joe Hildebrand, 'Flaw in Gillard's pokies promise', Courier Mail, 28 January 2011, p. 13. As the committee has not received this advice the committee can only note the estimates reported in the media. As the detail of the design features have not been agreed this estimate appears to be based largely on an assumption that the majority of machines will need to be replaced which is not what is being advocated by the committee.

[30]      Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3.

[31]      Twin Towns Services Club, Submission 41, p. 9.

[32]      Mr Robert Chappell, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 36.

[33]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 31.

[34]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 58.

[35]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 58–59.

[36]      Mr Peter Cercone, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 51.

[37]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3. See also Mr Simon Schrapel, President, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 100.

[38]      For a voluntary scheme where all machines are configured for pre-commitment, but it is voluntary for players to adopt.

[39]      Mr Earle Rowan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 23.

[40]      Mr Nick Champion MP and Mr Ross Ferrar, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 31.

[41]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 17.30.

[42]      Information available from: http://www.coag.gov.au/mutual_recognition/legislation_rev/potential_restrict_competition.cfm#63 (accessed 10 March 2011).

[43]      Information available from: http://www.coag.gov.au/mutual_recognition/legislation_rev/potential_restrict_competition.cfm#63 (accessed 10 March 2011).

[44]      Merimbula RSL Club, Submission 7, p. 1.

[45]      Moruya Golf Club, Submission 69, p. 2.

[46]      Mr Colan Ryan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 92.

[47]      The Agreement between the Hon. Julia Gillard, MP, Prime Minister and Mr Andrew Wilkie, MP, 2 September 2010, p. 7.

[48]      Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February, 2011, pp 53–54; RSL and Services Clubs Association QLD Inc, Submission 108, p. 17; The Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[49]      Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[50]      Aristocrat, Submission 38, p. 6.

[51]      See also Mr Peter Cercone, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 48, 52.

[52]      Social Issues Executive, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, Submission 112, pp 4–5.

[53]      For example Mr Peter Cercone, Chief Compliance Officer, Playtech, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2010, p. 47, 48.

[54]      Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 41.

[55]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 44.

[56]      Mr Andrew Wilkie MP, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 64.

[57]      Blacktown Workers Club Group, Submission 11, p. 4.

[58]      Mr Tom Cummings, Submission 113, p. 3.

[59]      Document released by Treasury under Freedom of Information, Executive Minute: Meeting with Gambling Industry Representatives, http://www.treasury.gov.au/contentitem.asp?NavId=087&ContentID=1958 (accessed 10 March 2011).

[60]      Dr Jamie Doughney, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 48.

[61]      Mr Grant Duffy, Numurkah Golf and Bowls Club, Submission 16, p. 1.

[62]      Merimbula Lakeview Hotel, Submission 5, p. 2.

[63]      Merimbula Lakeview Hotel, Submission 5, p. 2.

[64]      Illawarra Catholic Club Group, Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 2.

[65]      Illawarra Catholic Club Group, Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 3.

[66]      Crescent Head Country Club, Submission 20, pp 2–6.

[67]      Eden Fishermen's Recreation Club, Submission 23, p. 5.

[68]      Eden Fishermen's Recreation Club, Submission 23, p. 5.

[69]      Merimbula Lakeview Hotel, Submission 5, p. 3.

[70]      Nino Bucci, 'Battle looms over plan for $8.6m Deakin development', Canberra Times, 7 March 2011, p. 1.

[71]      Twin Town Services Club, Submission 41, pp 1–2.

[72]      See for example Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club with total revenue of $22 million in 2009–10, Submission 32, p. 1; Blacktown Workers Club Group, Submission 11, pp 1–2.

[73]      Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 38.

[74]      Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, pp 38–39.

[75]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 59.

[76]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 31.

[77]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 54.

[78]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, pp 10.39–10.40.

[79]      Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, pp 28–31.

[80]      Secretariat communication with FaHCSIA, 13 April 2011. A consolidated data set is not readily available but some states publish limited data on their regulatory websites. For example see Queensland: Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, EGM Range Statistics for Hotels and EGM Range Statistics for Clubs, http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/resources/index.php/gamingstatistics/ (accessed 13 April 2011)

[81]      Kirsty Needham, 'John Singleton joins clubs in $20m pokie push', Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 2011, available from: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/singleton-joins-clubs-in-20m-pokie-push-20110309-1bo1w.html (accessed 10 March 2011).

[82]      Niki Savva, 'Wilkie ready to Play his Ace on Gambling Laws', The Australian, 1 March 2011, p. 12.

[83]      An average loss rate per hour of around $120.

[84]      Productivity Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 40.

[85]      For example, the Productivity Commission suggested that an 'airbag' machine offering low intensity play could be enabled through the insertion of a player loyalty card; once the card was removed the machine would revert to its 'normal' high intensity mode. Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 11.41.

[86]      Commonly referred to a recreational gambling but the committee uses this term to refer to gambling at a low intensity as some gamblers would consider high intensity machines to be recreational.

[87]      Mr Ian Horne, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 24.

[88]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[89]      Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 55.

[90]      Information drawn from Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[91]      Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 9.

[92]      Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, pp 8–9.

[93]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 26.

[94]      Mr Alan Moss, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 31.

[95]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 69.

[96]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 49.

[97]      Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 9.

[98]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 25.

[99]      Ms Sarah Hare, Schottler Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 18.

[100]    Ms Margie Law, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 3.

[101]    The committee is confining its comments to foreign tourists at casinos for although the committee heard about other venues that have numbers of foreign tourists the committee believes that allowing these mainly large venues to be treated differently would have the perverse effect of encouraging them to be even more like casinos.

[102]    Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.34.

[103]    Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, pp 14.30–14.31.

[104]    Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, vol. 2, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 14.3.

[105]    Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 6.5.

[106]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 5.

[107]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 2.

[108]    Mr Peter Newell, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 55.

[109]    Mr David Curry, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 84.

[110]    Mr Colan Ryan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 92.

[111]    Mr Colan Ryan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 96.

[112]    Mr  Colan Ryan, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 87.

[113]    ACT Government, Community Contributions made by Gaming Machine Licensees 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, ACT Gambling and Racing Commission, 26 October 2010, p. 9.

[114]    Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 48.

[115]    NSW Government, Submission 110, p. 4.

[116]    The funds are the sport and recreation fund, charitable and social welfare fund, gamblers rehabilitation fund and the community development fund.

[117]    See Greg Kelton, 'Share pokie profits', Adelaide Advertiser, 10 February 2011, p. 3; See also South Australian Council of Social Service, Gambling Revenue in SA, The Community Funds under the Gaming Machines Act 1992. Note: the figures are calculated from the March quarter 2010 but the fact sheet has not been updated.

[118]    Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 61.

[119]    Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 62.

[120]    Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 38.

[121]    Mr Stephen Doyle, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 3.

[122]    Clubs WA, Submission 3, pp 4–7.

[123]    Clubs WA, Submission 3, p. 8.

[124]    Clubs WA, Submission 3, p. 4.

[125]    Illawarra Catholic Club Group, Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 2.

[126]    City Diggers Wollongoong, Submission 12, p. 1.

[127]    Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 60–61.

[128]    Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 61.

[129]    Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 62.

[130]    Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 62.

[131]    Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 62.

[132]    Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard 15 February 2011, pp 61–62.

[133]    Dr Charles Livingstone, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 39.

[134]    Dr Richard Woolley, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 39.

[135]    Dr Mark Zirnsak, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 15.

Coalition members' dissenting report

[1]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 21.

[2]        Alex Blaszczynski, 'Gambling Motivations, Money-Limiting Strategies, and Pre-Commitment Preferences of Problem Gamblers Versus Non-Problem Gamblers', Journal of Gambling Studies, (2010) 26, pp 361–372.

[3]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 25.

[4]        Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 2–3.

[5]        Dr Sally Gainsbury, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 37.

[6]        Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 71–72.

[7]        Professor Malcolm Battersby, Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 55.

[8]        Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 43.

[9]        Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, pp 69–70.

[10]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 37.

[11]      Dr Sally Gainsbury, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 40.

[12]      Professor Jan McMillan, Submission 66, Attachment A, p. 22.

[13]      For example, Dr Sally Gainsbury's evidence that problem gamblers would set high limits and play to those. Dr Sally Gainsbury, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 40.

[14]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 14.

[15]      Mr Trevor Croker, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 14.

[16]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 74.

[17]      Ms Sarah Hare, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 20.

[18]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Dr Sally Gainsbury, Submission 13, p. 9.

[19]      Lifeline Australia, Submission 97, p. 5.

[20]      Mr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 49.

[21]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Dr Sally Gainsbury, Submission 13, p. 9.

[22]      Lifeline Australia, Submission 97, p. 5.

[23]      St Marys Rugby League Club, Submission 82, p. 9.

[24]      Mr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 February 2011, p. 32.

[25]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Senator Chris Back, Proof Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. 32.

[26]      Twin Towns Services Club, Submission 41, p. 9.

[27]      RSL (Victoria Branch), Submission 103, p. 4.

[28]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 29.

[29]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 32.

[30]      Senator Chris Back, Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 35.

[31]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 27.

[32]      Mr Colan Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February, 2011, p. 94.

[33]      Mr David Curry, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 77.

[34]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 29.

[35]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 75.

[36]      Mr Peter Newell, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 45.

[37]      Mr David Curry, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 78.

[38]      Mr Colan Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 97.

[39]      Associate Professor Linda Hancock. Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 8.

[40]      Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 43.

[41]      Mr David Curry, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 72.

[42]      Ms Penny Wilson, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 72.

[43]      Mr Anthony Ball, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 62.

[44]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.39.

[45]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.40.

[46]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 5.39.

[47]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 8.

[48]      Mr Anthony Ball, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 67.

[49]      ClubSAFE and its sister programs are a comprehensive resource that includes induction information and interactive, face-to-face training and online training for new gaming employees, refresher training every two years, counselling services, a self-exclusion program and other information resources. Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 9.

[50]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 9.

[51]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[52]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 54.

[53]      However, the serial number of the card may need to be recorded in a central database. Regis Controls Submission 29, p. 26.

[54]      Mr Robert Chappell, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 February 2011, p. 34.

[55]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[56]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, p. 2.

[57]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 54.

[58]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 16.

[59]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 65.

[60]      Associate Professor Paul Delfabbro, Submission 9, p. 4.

[61]      Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 13.

[62]      Global Gaming Industries, Submission 78, p. 6.

[63]      For example, concerns raised by Dr Livingstone and Dr Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[64]      The Simplay system provided by Maxgaming and operating in Queensland features a cashless card. Maxgaming, Submission 19, p. 1.

[65]      Ms Sharon Nisbet, Submission 77, p. 5.

[66]      Professor Jan McMillan, Submission 66, Attachment A, p. 40.

[67]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, Attachment 1, p. 8.

[68]      Responsible Gaming Networks, Submission 39, p. 3.

[69]      Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 27.

[70]      Regis Controls, Submission 29, p. 27, 29.

[71]      Biometrics costs will vary with the type of scan, but is likely to add around $30–$100 to the cost of a device.

[72]      Mr Declan Martschinke, Senator Chris Back, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, pp 12–13.

[73]      Mr Steven Ciobo, Mr Ross Ferrar, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, pp 40-41.

[74]      Relationships Australia (SA), Submission 67, p. 2.

[75]      Twin Towns Services Club, Submission 41, p. 1.

[76]      Club Mulwala, Submission 22, p. 1.

[77]      Mr Ian Donald, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2011, p. 63.

[78]      Mr David Curry, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 70.

[79]      Dr Charles Livingstone and Dr Richard Woolley, Submission 26, p. 10.

[80]      Mr Justin Brown, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 February 2011, p. 13.

[81]      Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 29.

[82]      Mr Tony Toohey, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 45.

[83]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 37, p. 3.

[84]      National Welfare Rights Network, Submission 37, p. 12.

[85]      Mr Josh Landis, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 56.

[86]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 42.

[87]      Mr Trevor Croker, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 3–4.

[88]      Mr Trevor Croker, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 15–16.

[89]      Mr Gary Banks, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 43.

[90]      Mr Robert Fitzgerald, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 45.

[91]      Dr Ralph Lattimore, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 44.

[92]      Mr Ross Ferrar, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 29.

[93]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 17.

[94]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 3.

[95]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 3.

[96]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 3.

[97]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 4.

[98]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 5.

[99]      Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 6.

[100]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 2.

[101]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 1.

[102]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 2.

[103]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[104]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[105]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[106]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 1.

[107]    Mr Anthony Ball, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 66.

[108]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 3.

[109]    Mr Chris Downy, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 27.

[110]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[111]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[112]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 2.

[113]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3.

[114]    Mr David Curry, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 79.

[115]    North Sydney Leagues Club, Submission 17, p. 1.

[116]    Merimbula RSL Club, Submission 7, p. 1.

[117]    Illawarra Catholic Club Group, Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 2.

[118]    Crescent Head Country Club, Submission 20, p.1.

[119]    City Diggers Wollongong, Submission 12, p. 2.

[120]    Blacktown Workers Club Group, Submission 11, p. 4.

[121]    For example the Sandgate RSL, Qld,  which operates the Ebet pre-commitment system, Club Pine Rivers, Qld,  which operated the Maxgaming Simplay, pre-commitment system, Sussex Hotel, SA, which operates the Maxetag system.

[122]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[123]    Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 48.

[124]    Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 48.

[125]    Ms Cheryl Vardon, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 30.

[126]    Ms Kate Roberts, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February, p. 75.

[127]    Mr Ralph Bristow, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 80.

[128]    Professor Malcolm Battersby, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 58.

[129]    Mr Mathew Rowell, Proof Committee Hansard, 18 February 2011, p. 22.

[130]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 19; Mr Peter Newell, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, p. 54.

[131]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 16.

[132]    Maxgaming, Supplementary submission, p. 1.

[133]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 4.

[134]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3.

[135]    Twin Towns Services Club, Submission 41, p. 9.

[136]    Merimbula RSL Club, Submission 7, p. 1.

[137]    Moruya Golf Club, Submission 69, p. 2.

[138]    Mr Colan Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 14 February 2011, p. 92.

[139]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 19.

[140]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 4.

[141]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 5.

[142]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, pp 3–4.

[143]    Mr John Whelan, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 15.

[144]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[145]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 4.

[146]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 5.

[147]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 37.

[148]    Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 2.

[149]    Club Central Menai, Submission 8, p. 3.

[150]    RSL & Services Clubs Association Queensland Inc, Submission 108, p. 9.

[151]    Para Hills Community Clubs, Submission 21, p. 2.

[152]    Pittwater RSL Club, Submission 53, p. 5.

[153]    The Richmond Club, Submission 87, p. 4.

[154]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, pp 2–3.

[155]    Productivity Commission, Gambling, vol. 1, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 6.1.

[156]    Twin Town Services Club, Submission 41, p. 5.

[157]    South Australian National Football League, Submission 31, p. 2.

[158]    Redcliffe Leagues Club, Submission 83, p. 91.

[159]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[160]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 21.

[161]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 37.

[162]    Australian Hotels Association, Submission 86, p. 4; Mr John Whelan, Director of Responsible Gaming, Australian Hotels Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 26.

[163]    RSL & Services Clubs Association Queensland Inc, Submission 108, p. 3.

[164]    Mr Des Crowe, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 February 2011, p. 3.

[165]    The Hon. Julia Gillard MP & Mr Andrew Wilkie, Member-elect for Denison, Agreement, 2 September 2010, p. 7.

[166]    Mr Peter Newell, Proof Committee Hansard, 4 February, 2011, pp 53–54.

[167]    Australasian Casino Association, Submission 93, p. 2.

[168]    RSL and Services Clubs Association Qld Inc, Submission 108, p. 17.

[169]    Clubs Australia, Submission 47, p. 37.

Additional Comments by Senator Xenophon

[1]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[2]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[3]        K Hagan, 'Gambling linked to one in five suicidal patients', The Age, 21 April 2010, http://www.theage.com.au/national/gambling-linked-to-one-in-five-suicidal-patients-20100420-srri.html, (accessed 27 April 2011).

[4]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[5]        T Schellink, et al, 'Evaluating the Impact of the "My-Play" System in Nova Scotia', Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation, October 2010, http://www.nsgamingfoundation.org/uploads/Research/Technical%20Report%20Phase%201%20My-Play%20Benchmark%20Final%20%20_Focal_%20Jan%2028%202011.pdf (accessed 27 April 2011).

[6]        T Schellink, et al, 'Evaluating the Impact of the "My-Play" System in Nova Scotia', Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation, October 2010, http://www.nsgamingfoundation.org/uploads/Research/Technical%20Report%20Phase%201%20My-Play%20Benchmark%20Final%20%20_Focal_%20Jan%2028%202011.pdf (accessed 27 April 2011).

[7]        L Hancock and M O'Neil, 'Risky Business – Why the Commonwealth needs to take over gambling regulation', Deakin University Australia, 2010, p. 11.

[8]        Productivity Commission, Gambling, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 2.

[9]        Productivity Commission, Australia's Gambling Industries, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 1999, p. 23.

[10]      John Whelan quoted in 'Pokies limits 'would cost hotels $4b'', ABC News Online, 15 February 2011, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/15/3139200.htm (accessed 27 April 2011).

[11]      Independent Gambling Authority, Submission 33, p. 3.

[12]      Productivity Commission, Gambling, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 6.1

[13]      Mr Robert Smith, Committee Hansard, 4 February 2011, pp 32-33.

Appendix 4

[1]        Sources: Evidence presented to the committee; Responsible Gambling Council of Canada Insight 2009: Play Information and Management system, www.howstuffworks.com (accessed 11 March 2011).