More than 500 new poker machines installed in NSW despite Chris Minns promising to slash numbers
by Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6RZQF)
Total number of machines in state increased from 87,094 in March last year to 87,644 in October
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More than 500 new poker machines have been installed since Labor won office in New South Wales last year, despite a campaign pledge to cut their numbers in pubs and clubs.
In January 2023, two months before the state election, the now premier, Chris Minns, declared a Labor government would reduce the number of poker machines" in NSW.
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