MP gambles on poker machine laws

CLARENCE Valley clubs are expected to target Member for Page Janelle Saffin in a poster campaign against proposed changes to poker machine laws.

CLARENCE Valley clubs are expected to target Member for Page Janelle Saffin in a poster campaign against proposed changes to poker machine laws.

Yamba Bowling Club chief executive Phil Boughton confirmed the club would put up the posters which ask: "Janelle, why are you voting to hurt your community?"

At the centre of the debate is a proposal to introduce mandatory pre-commitments in which punters declare in advance how much they would be prepared to lose in a 24-hour period.

While clubs claim the laws will cause widespread closures, Families Minister Jenny Macklin has labelled the claims as myths based on Treasury research.

Originally published as MP gambles on poker machine laws