Eleven years ago, Robert Kreshl was living on the streets of Hobart, sick with pneumonia and pleurisy, $17,000 in debtand addicted to poker machines.
Key points:
- Tasmania’s introduction of mandatory pre-commitment is a national first but critics warn the reform is not tough enough
- Gamblers who are part ofplayer loyalty programs must nominate an amount they are willing to lose over a year
- If they hit their limit, gamblers are cut off from loyalty rewards and benefits, but they may still gamble elsewhere
“It was pretty rough, I was hanging onto this delusional belief that I could win bigand that would solve all my financial problems,” Mr Kreshl said.
“My weekly wage was just disappearing down the machines. As soon as I got paid, [I’d go]straig…
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