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  • Jan, 2012

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    Mandatory Pre-commitment Trial

    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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  • Apr, 2011

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    Opinion of Gambling Reforms

    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.

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