ER, Essential Report, Gambling, gambling reforms, poker machines, pokies, Pokies Legislation
Q. The Federal Government has proposed gambling reforms which include “pre-commitment” technology that will require pokies 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?
| 18 Apr 2011 | 12 Sept 2011 | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total support | 65% | 67% | 61% | 73% | 52% | 82% |
| Total oppose | 21% | 25% | 30% | 21% | 41% | 10% |
| Strongly support | 32% | 34% | 29% | 38% | 20% | 53% |
| Support | 33% | 33% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Oppose | 12% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 20% | 5% |
| Strongly oppose | 9% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 21% | 5% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 8% |
The majority of respondents support the proposed gambling reforms to include pre-commitment technology on pokies machines around Australia.
However, support for the reform has fallen 6 points to 61% this week, with opposition climbing from 25% to 30% at the same time.
Greens voters are the most likely to support the reform (82%) followed by Labor voters (73%). Whilst Coalition voters were the least likely to do so, the majority of them nonetheless support the reforms (52%).
Looking at the responses by age, respondents aged 18-24 are the most likely to support the reforms (74%) whilst those aged 55-64 are the most likely to oppose them (42%).
Looking are responses by state and territory, respondents in NSW are the most likely to oppose the reforms, with 37% stating they are either strongly opposed or opposed to the proposed legislation.