Media response - Victorian Government pokies trial

Published on 25 August 2025

Council was invited to provide a comment to The Age about the Victorian Government's upcoming trial to prevent gambling harm. No specific questions were received.

Response

This trial is a positive step and will provide people with greater control on how much they lose on pokies. Our preference is for mandatory and binding loss limits to be a feature of the trial and we have written to the Victorian Government's Department of Justice and Community Safety to outline this.

Issued: 24 August

To: The Age

Quoting: Mayor Cr Paul Klisaris