Labor faces backlash as NSW Mayor pushes to remove 45,000 pokies
Labor faces backlash over its gambling crackdown as New South Wales Mayor Darcy Byrne pushes to remove 45,000 poker machines statewide. NSW is home to nearly half of Australia's pokies, and punters lost $2.3 billion in just three months. Albanese's government is grappling with proposed legislation seen as inadequate by reform advocates.
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Published 03 Jul 2026, 14:54 UTC · Updated 03 Jul 2026, 15:10 UTC
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