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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s proposal to conduct a trial of mandatory pre-commitment for poker machines which will require gamblers to set limits on how much they can lose?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total approve | 58% | 69% | 49% | 82% |
| Total disapprove | 29% | 20% | 40% | 12% |
| Strongly approve | 22% | 28% | 17% | 33% |
| Approve | 36% | 41% | 32% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 16% | 12% | 22% | 9% |
| Strongly disapprove | 13% | 8% | 18% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 12% | 11% | 5% |
58% said they approved the Government’s proposal to conduct a trial of mandatory pre-commitment for poker machines and 29% disapproved.
Labor voters (69%) and Greens voters (82%) showed high approval and Liberal/National voters were more likely to approve (49%) than disapprove (40%).
These figures indicate a slightly lower approval of the trial than for the introduction of mandatory commitment – last week’s survey showed 62% support and 25% opposition to the mandatory commitment proposal.
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Q. The Federal Government has proposed gambling reforms which include “pre-commitment” technology that will require pokie players to have a card registered to their name and pre-programmed to prevent them losing more than a set amount in a 24-hour period. Do you support or oppose this measure? (Question commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Total support | 65% | 76% | 62% | 75% | 66% | 65% | 69% | 66% | 60% |
| Total oppose | 21% | 16% | 28% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 21% | 32% |
| Strongly support | 32% | 42% | 26% | 42% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 28% |
| Support | 33% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 32% | 37% | 32% | 32% |
| Oppose | 12% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 8% | 11% | 18% |
| Strongly oppose | 9% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 14% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 13% | 9% |
Two thirds (65%) of respondents support The Federal Government’s proposed gambling reforms which include “pre-commitment” ” technology that will require pokie players to have a card registered to their name and pre-programmed to prevent them losing more than a set amount in a 24-hour period and 21% oppose.
Support is consistently above 60% across all voter and demographic groups. The highest support is from Labor voters (76%), Greens voters (75%) and those aged under 35 (69%). By income, support ranges from 61% for those on $600-$1,000 pw to 70% for those earning $1,600+ pw.