‘Pretty damn good’: Tim Costello backs Perrottet government plan for cashless poker machine card

Gamblers will be able to set their own loss limits, which will only be able to be changed once a week

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New South Wales pubs and clubs will be given five years to introduce cashless gaming systems across all poker machines, with gamblers able to set their own loss limits, under a $344m plan developed by the state government.

The state's premier, Dominic Perrottet, announced the package on Monday after months of public debate and major pushback from some of his Coalition colleagues.

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