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Gaming Minister defends ‘robust’ pokies trial

28/08/2025

Gaming Minister Enver Erdogan has defended the State Government’s ”robust” pokies-card trial set to begin in Greater Dandenong in September. The trial of mandatory carded-play on poker machines has been criticized by Alliance for Gambling Reform and Greater Dandenong Council for not including mandatory precommitment…

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