NSW Labor resists pressure to commit to cashless gambling card

Opposition leader Chris Minns says measure recommended by NSW Crime Commission needs further consideration

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The New South Wales Labor leader, Chris Minns, has refused to back a push to introduce a cashless gambling card in the state, despite pressure from cross-bench MPs trying to force the Coalition government's hand on the proposal.

After the NSW Crime Commission released a long-awaited report this week calling for the card's introduction and finding billions of dollars in dirty" money is being gambled in pubs and clubs every year, both major parties are under pressure over a measure fiercely opposed by the state's gaming lobby.