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The Guardian // World

NSW government failing to measure or reduce gambling harm, damning audit finds

Thursday 12th June 2025, 4:44AM

Gambling losses and calls to helplines both up but Minns government has no benchmarks or measures to assess its harm minimisation strategy, report saysAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has not set targets to reduce the harm caused by about 90,000 poker machines in the state and does not know if it is protecting people, according to a damning audit.The state’s auditor general has also said the NSW government is doing “relatively little” to assess whether pubs and clubs are identifying and preventing gambling harm at their venues.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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