FactCheck: are 'around 5,000 jobs' at risk if pokies are removed from pubs and clubs in Tasmania?
- Written by: Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
The gaming industry estimates that around 5,000 jobs are at risk if electronic gaming machines are removed from pubs and clubs.
– Excerpt from the Tasmanian Liberals’ Future of Gaming in Tasmania policy document, February 2018
The future of electronic gaming machines – commonly known as poker machines or “pokies”...