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Support for Mandatory Pre-commitment
Q. Do you support or oppose the mandatory pre-commitment proposal to address problem gambling which will require poker machine players to set limits on how much they can lose?
18 Apr 2011 | 12 Sept 2011 | 10 Oct 2011 | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Total support | 65% | 67% | 61% | 62% | 71% | 53% | 77% |
Total oppose | 21% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 17% | 35% | 15% |
Strongly support | 32% | 34% | 29% | 27% | 32% | 21% | 38% |
Support | 33% | 33% | 32% | 35% | 39% | 32% | 39% |
Oppose | 12% | 13% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 22% | 6% |
Strongly oppose | 9% | 12% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 9% |
Don’t know | 13% | 9% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 9% |
62% of respondents said they support the proposal for mandatory pre-commitment for poker machines and 25% oppose. This represents a small drop in opposition since this issue was last polled in October 2011 – but a similar level of support.
A majority of all voter and demographic groups supported the proposal.
Support for the proposal in NSW was 52% with 34% opposed, in Queensland 54%/30% and in Victoria 71%/16%.

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