Mandatory cashless gambling card with harm reduction measures
Welcome to the Wesley Mission's Advocacy Resource Hub.
Resource Hub
Gambling harm affects individuals, families and communities at many levels. To support meaningful change, we’ve created a central hub of resources designed to inform, empower and inspire action.
Here, you’ll find helpful materials such as fact sheets, discussion papers, survey results on community attitudes and social media tiles that explain our campaign goals. These resources are for organisations who wants to learn more about gambling harm and take steps to reduce it.
NSW Poker Machine Loss Data Report
NSW families and communities are being hit by a record surge in poker machine losses, with new data showing $2.37 billion lost in the first three months of 2026.
Our gambling reform goals as social media tiles
Our five 2023-2027 gambling reform goals:
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Powering down poker machines between midnight and 10am
Goal 3
A fully-funded, independent state-wide self-exclusion register
Goal 4
Let local communities have a say in local poker machine applications
Goal 5
Publish gambling data venue by venue
Key findings
Finding 1
Nearly 80% of NSW residents support shutting down poker machines from midnight to 10am. A majority believe it would make no difference or even enhance a night out.
Finding 2
66% of people have no reservations about the introduction of a mandatory cashless system for gambling, with harm minimisation built in, and support is highest for loss limits to be fixed, based on NSW average losses.
Finding 3
The initial strong positive response by regular gamblers to the government’s banning of external signage is wearing off. Like most public health measures, the government needs to implement a new harm minimisation reform.