Eddie had been doing well in abstaining from gambling for more than a year during the first pandemic lockdown.
“My partner puts up with it where she can and then hits a threshold with it when I spend thousands of dollars in a week. It will cause a massive argument. It’s not good for anything. It’s not good for the kids.” A strategy that would physically stop him from gambling would help. While he knows little about how the proposals work, he hopes a system such as a cashless card or facial recognition might help.
“I think we need a national self-exclusion register, and we need an independent national regulator to stop problem gamblers going from one [venue] to another.
AnnaPattySMH Staff see regulars come in on pension day and blow the lot are told don't say a word, let them play. Same ppl every fortnight. Advise them to stop and it's your job. If gambler says I've no money for food or rent management says refer them to mission Australia, Vinnies etc.