The Victorian government will introduce strict limits on how much money can be loaded into an individual poker machine and force punters to register to play under new laws designed to reduce gambling harm.
Gamblers will not be able to load more than $100 on a poker machine at a time and the spin rate of each game will slow by 40 per cent from next December, under a long-promised crackdown announced by Gaming Minister Melissa Horne on Tuesday.
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Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian. Connect with Zoe on Twitter. Email Zoe at zoe.samios@afr.com
