Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question and I recognise his long interest in this topic. The government recognises that, while most people gamble responsibly, gambling is a major social problem for some Australians. We recognise that the laws governing gambling are of course within the powers of state and territory parliaments who licence premises and poker machines. That is why the Commonwealth has abolished the national gambling regulator and restored control of gaming machine regulation to the states. They have that jurisdiction clearly and plainly.

We are nonetheless very interested in working with industry, state and territory governments and other key stakeholders to ensure that there are implemented practical solutions that will reduce problem gambling.

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