AUS - “Cashless pokies ‘may help’ ID problem gamblers”
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Source: ABC News
Published Date: May 16, 2007
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NEW SOUTH WALES – The New South Wales Government says new technology that allows cashless winning from poker machines could be used to identify problem gamblers.
The new ‘Ticket In, Ticket Out’ machines force poker machine players to move away from the machine to collect their winnings.
Gaming Minister Graham West says data collected from the tickets could be used to study gambling.
“[It can help] identify the habits of people who are problem gamblers, so that we can work with them to reduce that problem,” he said.
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