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Gambling policies

Aug 27, 2018
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Q. Would you support or oppose each of the following?

  Total support   Strongly support Support Oppose Strongly oppose Don’t know
Reduce maximum bet on poker machines to $1 as recommended by PC. 63%   27% 36% 10% 5% 21%
Reduce trading hours of venues that have poker machines 60%   27% 33% 18% 5% 16%
Regulation to make poker machine design less addictive 71%   35% 36% 10% 3% 16%
Restrict poker machines to designated venues such as casinos 64%   34% 30% 17% 6% 14%
Ban gambling advertising during sports matches 69%   39% 30% 12% 4% 16%
Place bans on gambling companies and gambling outlets like clubs making political donations (as developers have in some states) 68%   38% 30% 12% 3% 17%
Place a levy of gambling companies and venues using poker machines to fund anti-gambling awareness campaigns and services for victims. 69%   35% 34% 9% 4% 19%

 

There was at least 60% support for all policies listed. There was highest support for Regulation to make poker machine design less addictive (71%). There was lowest support for reducing trading hours of venues that have poker machines (60%).

There was also majority support for all policies from each of the regular/sometime gambling groups. In fact, gamblers were more in favour of the most policies than non-gamblers.

  Total support   Gamble reg/some Racing Gamble reg/some Poker machines Gamble reg/some Cards Gamble reg/some Sport
Reduce maximum bet on poker machines to $1 as recommended by PC. 63%   73% 69% 77% 75%
Reduce trading hours of venues that have poker machines 60%   65% 59% 73% 64%
Regulation to make poker machine design less addictive 71%   74% 71% 77% 78%
Restrict poker machines to designated venues such as casinos 64%   68% 57% 76% 72%
Ban gambling advertising during sports matches 69%   64% 65% 69% 64%
Place bans on gambling companies and gambling outlets like clubs making political donations (as developers have in some states) 68%   69% 71% 61% 69%
Place a levy of gambling companies and venues using poker machines to fund anti-gambling awareness campaigns and services for victims. 69%   69% 69% 69% 68%

 

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