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”...